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Justina Blakeney

Craft book author & Venus Zine craft editor
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#1: T-Shirt Recon Taking T-shirt Recon to a whole new level
#2: Glamour Flip Flops Recycle your old balloons..
#3: Sweatshirt Good taste: a style recipe
#4: Easy Bikini Trade in your old yoga pants for a new suit.
#5: Wire Hanger Lamps Light Up My Life - Lamp projects to add charm to your chamber.
 

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NameJustina Blakeney
LocationBrooklyn, NY, USA
OccupationCraftypreneur, Designer, Editor and Author (Owner & Designer at Compai-- Editor at Venus Zine--Author of 99 Ways)
Websitehttp://www.justinablakeney.com
 Crafts You Do
 
KnitsChecked CrochetChecked Make clothesChecked CookChecked
DrawChecked PaintChecked ScrapbookUnchecked EmbroidersUnchecked
OthersMake furniture/decorative arts
 Favorite:
ColorGreen
MovieBeing John Malkovich (My favorite film out now is Persepolis)
TV ShowSex in the City
BandPrince
Book99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie and Rock your Scarf ;-)
CityOh that's tuff-how about a top 7? (In no particular order...) Florence Italy, Brooklyn NY, Bern Switzerland, Los Angeles CA, Berkeley CA, Vancouver BC, Paris France
FoodSheesh- that's tough too! Let's just say my life would be a lot sadder without Japanese food and Italian.
 Hobbies
 

Sewing, painting, singing, travel, writing, playing the guitar, visual communications, learning new languages, visiting museums, going to the cinema, web deign, swimming, playing with my nieces, dancing, knitting.

 Favorite Crafts
 

Making clothing, accessories and design pieces from recycled materials.

 What you craft along to
 

TV: Threadheads on the Thread Banger Channel, Project Runway, Top Chef,
Music: The Lady Tigra, NPR, Zap Mama, Sam Cooke, Missy Elliot, The Roots, Paul Simon, Serge Gainsbourg, Andrew Bird, Feist, Koop

 First Project You Ever Made
 

I got a sewing machine for my 6th birthday (thanks mom!) The first thing that I made with it was a scrunchy for my afro. I would use old shirts as fabric and re-use the elastic from old panties for the scrunch! For me, recycling has always been the most fun and most accessible way to craft.

 Favorite Items to Make
 

Right now, I love making dresses. I also love to make food. Okay... I like to make anything with pom-poms, or a floral mod pattern - Actually I'm going through a whole re-upholstery phase right now... gosh... I totally can't decide. I love it all!

 Anything Else
 

99

Make sure to check out Justina's books - 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim and Tie Your T-shirt into Something Special, 99 Ways to Cut, Sew and Deck out Your Denim, and 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie and Rock your Scarf at Compai.com.