Shans Simple Things

Shans Simple Things

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Hi, Iโ€™m Shan! 90% or more of my art is made with recycled or secondhand materials.

DM me for orders, trades, and custom requests ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ„ Thanks for supporting my [little] craft obsession! ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ’•

06/11/2026

A little Cargo Largo crafty haul ๐Ÿฅฐโœจ

06/06/2026

Happy Pride Month, Love Bugs โค๏ธ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿž๐Ÿœ๐ŸฆŸ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธshirt from .magic.everywhere ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’–


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06/05/2026

My obsession with saving scraps and what other people might โœจthrow awayโœจ obviously extends to the kitchen. Food was the art I fell in love with first and from a really early age. These days, itโ€™s still one of my favorites.

As a part of my culinary training, I was taught to save the bones and other scraps when cooking with chicken and beef to make stock for sauces, soups, etc. A few years ago, I learned people do the same thing with their veggie scraps and I was sold. Itโ€™s something I started doing immediately after and havenโ€™t stopped doing since.

We save all of our clean veggie scraps in a bag in the freezer until itโ€™s full. Next, we dump the scraps in a pot and cover with water. I cook it low and slow for 2-4 hours depending on how much time I have. Once ready, I double strain the stock and store in the fridge to use within a week or freeze it to use later! This time I used about half for a soup base the same night and froze the rest. As I was prepping veggies to add to my soup, I was able to start the scrap bag alllll over again. ๐Ÿ˜Š Is this something you do too?? If not, would you try it?? In the last year we started doing this with fruit scraps -> juice, and Iโ€™m also hooked.

05/31/2026

Happy birthday, Mom ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™ if I had a say, I would choose you as my mom in every life time

05/26/2026

Yay the May collage ๐Ÿฅฐโœจ Iโ€™m getting over a cold, so much voice is doing its best. ๐Ÿคช Every month I tell you how much I am enjoying this little challenge for myself and this month is no different ๐Ÿ’–

I took a lot of time off creating in April and May because my mental health controls my creative capacity (working on it though ๐Ÿคž). Doing the monthly collages was such a gentle welcome back into the world of crafting. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do โค๏ธ

05/25/2026

Tbh I love all trash, it doesnโ€™t have to be pretty ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

Cutting up packaging for future projects so I was def focused on the patterned pieces this time tho ๐Ÿคช

Thank you to my friends and family for your trash donations as always ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–

05/22/2026

Grateful for the Lush soap clay bc what else would I do when the clock strikes midnight โœจ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ (pretty sure is called FUN)

Iโ€™ve been shopping at lush for 11 years now - since I got my first job in high school bc bath bombs, masks, and bubble bars = priority. I just canโ€™t believe I didnโ€™t get myself any of this stuff until this year ๐Ÿ˜ฉ What do I name little dude?

05/10/2026

Forever grateful to have a mom and best friend rolled into one ๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿž Happy Motherโ€™s Day mom bestie

05/04/2026

Just Denver things I fear ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿ’”

In all seriousness, we join the dopamine (ice cream) lottery every Monday morning because itโ€™s so worth it ๐Ÿฉต Endlessly grateful for the pints I have gotten, still craving the ones I havenโ€™t but reminding myself other people can have turns too ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜ฉ

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