Welcome to the Valera Grace blog, home of the gently repurposed and unique items you will want for yourself or as a gift for that special person! Here you can find a collection of our items as well as tips and tricks of the trade - and occasionally an "off the wall" post or two. Besides some of our products and ideas, the name Valera Grace has been recycled! Here’s a little history behind the name.
Born in Drop, Texas in 1896, our Grandmother came into this world with her own unique brand of style and “Grace.” She loved the outdoors, dancing, cooking, crafting and gardening. She could hunt, fish, play basketball and….crochet, sew and make ceramics! In fact, she had a love for life like no one else we have ever seen! When she died, I looked in her refrigerator and found a fresh cherry pie!
Valera Grace was upcycling before upcycling was cool! As with many from her generation, Grandma used everything she had. She "reused, reduced and recycled" before our younger society embraced it. Fabric from clothing became doll clothing, she crocheted around plastic that came off of six packs of drinks and she had a lovely foot stool made out of coffee cans and a used bedspread. I think I even saw her stuff pillows with scrap fabric from old clothes. That was before Fiberfil.
Enjoy this blog in the comfort of your home as you see her progenies exhibit variations of her eccentric style as we infuse our modern and eclectic twists. We make wearable pieces of art, home décor and gifts from “off the beaten path.” We upcycle, recycle, repurpose and reuse a wide variety of materials to make our unconventional articles. Our dream is to bring new life, like the life our Grandmother had, into objects otherwise destined for neglect.
Yes, Valera Grace (the shop) is the legacy of one human soul brought to this world to show us how to do it! How to love life and appreciate all that surrounds us! Thank you Grandma Grace.
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