Happy New Year from MAD

Happy New Year everyone!

Here's a belt of mine featured in a

cartographic treasury on etsy.

This belt was made from all vintage and recycled materials including this wonderful vintage '80s home decor fabric of an old world map, a repurposed upholstery swatch on the back, recycled hand paper-making felts on the inside and a vintage buckle.

I'm no longer making belts in this style but there are a few left on

my etsy shop and they are ON SALE until they are all gone! Look in the sale section of my shop where you will also find aprons and billfolds marked way down and ready to clear out and make space for new designs.

See the treasury of other map-inspired works by taking the link below:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=32486

I'm catching up on my books, doing inventory, browsing fabrics to order in bolts (what? - not recycled!? more on this in another post), and making lots of exciting plans for 2009.

Thanks for a great 2008 everyone. Stay tuned for a selection of belts like the one below and many more MAD innovations in 2009!