I love seeing the works that Pop Crafters make in my workshops. I also have an Etsy shop where I sell some reclaimed slate pieces as crafting supplies. On occasion, my customers will let me in on what they’re using the slates for. I was completely blown away when I saw how this artist used theirContinue reading “Mosaic Portrait using Reclaimed Slate”
Tag Archives: Slate
Make a Mini Vivarium Path
Take a simple item like bits of slate pieces, reclaimed from a past life where they served as a weather repellent roof on a home in Western Pennsylvania. Although they are smaller, and retired from their original post, they’ve taken on new life in the most lively of all places, a Vivarium. Pop Craft Exchange, myContinue reading “Make a Mini Vivarium Path”
Reclaimed Slate Goes Glam
The ever popular reclaimed roofing slates in the Pop Craft Exchange Etsy shop have recently found their longest distance new home in Moscow, Russia. Natalia selected two beautiful slates specifically for their texture and color. On occasion a customer will tell me how they use their slate, sometimes accompanied by a picture. I love seeingContinue reading “Reclaimed Slate Goes Glam”
Un-clean Slate
Read this and the next time your bar trivia team gets a question about slate, you will be their savior. Brush up on your slate expertise with these facts: Writing slates were originally used for schools and recording tabs in pubs. Slate doesn’t just come in grey, it can be found in colors like purpleContinue reading “Un-clean Slate”
