Hello Cupcake!
I admit to being a tad obsessed with cupcakes (understatement of the century), so I was instantly smitten and inspired by this ingenious way of recycling your old wool sweaters. These winsome cupcake pincushions are made from preloved woollies by Betz White, who should be cordoned off with velvet and declared a national treasure. (Check out her site for more recycled-sweater goodness.) You can get your hands on these mighty-delectable darlings at Cut + Paste for $28 each.
When baking cupcakes or muffins, choose unbleached paper liners. (Paper is commonly bleached with chlorine or chlorine derivatives, which release dioxins and other organochlorides into the environment.) You can also go the tree-free route and cut down on waste at the same time by spooning your batter into reusable silicone baking cups. Better yet (and this is what we now do at home), spray some butter on your muffin pan and let ‘em go commando!
juanita said,
April 20, 2006 at 11:26 am
Gosh.
Jean said,
April 20, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Those make me want to eat my sweater.
mim said,
April 21, 2006 at 11:22 am
I feel the same way about crispina french of http://www.crispina.com. She was making recycled felt softies and quilts way before it was fahionable.
The Worsted Witch » Better Latte Than Never said,
June 17, 2006 at 3:56 pm
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