Here are some charms and macrame items i recently made by yours truly.
Farm yard animal
There’s something quietly magical about small plastic farm animals—the kind you’d find scattered across a childhood bedroom floor or tucked into a toy box, their bright colours slightly faded with time. Originating as simple, mass-produced playthings in the mid-20th century, they were designed to spark imagination, turning carpets into rolling fields and tabletops into miniature farms. Today, they carry a deep sense of nostalgia, reminding us of slower, more tactile play in a pre-digital world. Collecting vintage ones adds another layer of charm: each scuff and scratch tells a story, and no two feel exactly the same.
Upcycling them into keyrings gives these tiny figures a second life, blending sentimentality with creativity—suddenly, something once forgotten becomes a small, joyful companion you can carry every
I turned these into charms.
