tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60319478979118436192024-02-19T12:11:12.606-05:00Art of RecyclingAdmiring all the innovative and creative ways that people find to recycle what most others think of as trash.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-63810389068911320962013-12-11T18:43:00.000-05:002013-12-11T18:53:10.952-05:00Give your old Christmas Ornaments a facelift this year<br />
Tired of your old Christmas ornaments? Give them a facelift using an old CD. <br />
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Most of us have converted those CD's over to our iPods and other electronic music devices. The CD just sits there collecting dust. Why not give it a new purpose with some holiday flair?<br />
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I found the idea above on <a href="http://diy-step-by-step.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">DIY Crafts and Projects</a>. It's an interesting blog with photo only instructions. This one looks simple enough... an ornament you're bored with, a CD that was just collecting dust, some glue and a pair of scissors. I think it would be interesting to try with a colored ornament.<br />
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If you decide to make some of these let me know and send a pick - I'll post it here for you and give you credit for your work.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-26341700370637301792009-04-24T06:51:00.006-04:002009-04-24T07:16:43.878-04:00Upcycle to Make a Ring<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Zakka</span> Life Crafts has <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> simple project instructions for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">upcycling</span> the plastic tab from a milk or juice container into a ring. The project is so simple even a young child can easily do this.<br /><br />The only thing I'd add to her <a href="http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2009/04/kid-craft-seed-bead-ring.html">instructions</a> is the possibility of cutting the round circle into different shapes for more variety. An adult should do the cutting and the edges of cut portion should be sanded down so they are not sharp.<br /><br />From <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeESjSc1xgTGxsaNWbQe3WVIAp9XR3Uv7ppIK1Pck8OB-mGa2HDHUGZn2-mUW-fFaj46XpwnIi0TOBbrqC1TgnLcpE4JpwLlUloE1fGER4_P5MtJqHCPc9WJYuPHSU_NG0GY7NrezJaU4r/s1600-h/seed+ring+step+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeESjSc1xgTGxsaNWbQe3WVIAp9XR3Uv7ppIK1Pck8OB-mGa2HDHUGZn2-mUW-fFaj46XpwnIi0TOBbrqC1TgnLcpE4JpwLlUloE1fGER4_P5MtJqHCPc9WJYuPHSU_NG0GY7NrezJaU4r/s320/seed+ring+step+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328215065446159602" border="0" /></a> to <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf9MJeCFGy8hxQQ3kufAxVZUALKrw1Cdg5Iymkl_Iw8HIGkPFhpJaQLEAWr6BNrydkGow6reE_QF-Yim1jTAgk5VPUol_THkUvhe8hUb9QbeOA61PmHmrdBTVOfLVuY9IoXRc6Ow0AxAr/s1600-h/upcycled-ring.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf9MJeCFGy8hxQQ3kufAxVZUALKrw1Cdg5Iymkl_Iw8HIGkPFhpJaQLEAWr6BNrydkGow6reE_QF-Yim1jTAgk5VPUol_THkUvhe8hUb9QbeOA61PmHmrdBTVOfLVuY9IoXRc6Ow0AxAr/s320/upcycled-ring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328215070895321474" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-65171441729489542732009-04-18T20:52:00.005-04:002009-04-18T22:26:02.505-04:00The Definition of RecyclingRecycling has come of age. It's become cool. It's also become a term that is used for far more than what it really means. Below I've defined "recycling" and two other similar terms. All these methods reduce the waste sent to landfills, which we all know is a good thing.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Recycling</span><br />In recycling the item being recycled is returned to a form which can then be processed by manufacturers into something new. It does have a bit of a carbon footprint from being transported to the recycling center, the manufacturer, the retailer and ultimately back to the consumer. Recycling uses energy and does create some pollution in the process, but generally uses less energy and produces less pollution than the raw materials would. It also reduces the need for mining those raw materials, which means fewer trees cut down, less strip mining, etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Reusing</span><br />Reusing an item is better than recycling because it avoids all the reprocessing and the energy use and the carbon footprint involved with recycling. Reusing an item means just that, using it over again. Like the roommate I had that rinsed out plastic bags and turn them inside out to dry so she could reuse them for her lunch the next day. Reusing an item does not alter that item's shape or look and it generally keeps the same purpose it originally had.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Upcycling</span><br />Upcycling is a new term and there still seems to be some talk about what it's true meaning is. To me upcycling is a step up from recycling (hence the name?). Upcycling is when you reuse an item, or a piece of an item to create something new. Upcycling doesn't take as much energy or produce as much of a carbon footprint as Recycling does. With upcycling you do not need to reprocess the item back into a raw form. Most of the items on this blog are upcycled. Upcycling is more fun than the previous two. With upcycling anyone can use their imagination, take some items from the recycling bin or trash and use them to create something new.<br /><br />That said, I should probably have named this blog "Art of Upcycling". Oh well, more people search on the term "recycling" than "upcycling" anyway. Here's a challenge for you. Upcycle something and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201">send me</a> a photo with a list of the items used to make your new creation. I'll post it on this blog. If you want send the instructions for making that item and I'll post that too.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-65386745451482246322009-03-18T19:24:00.005-04:002009-03-18T21:42:45.499-04:00Creative Metal Recycling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRqnyIA36wsPF3hEGllw7cbwllikLeEeSpXVNw_OA-dcjdTKlLNowKKmVtT3IGwMMpIfRifpn9gBk2b31Hxb-yng57yFJ7ymWwqM2ou-OPvKNXvwSMZzEFyq9UB0oHjXt8LNRNIn16E4Q/s1600-h/birds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRqnyIA36wsPF3hEGllw7cbwllikLeEeSpXVNw_OA-dcjdTKlLNowKKmVtT3IGwMMpIfRifpn9gBk2b31Hxb-yng57yFJ7ymWwqM2ou-OPvKNXvwSMZzEFyq9UB0oHjXt8LNRNIn16E4Q/s320/birds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314672855557998818" border="0" /></a>Check out <a href="http://www.ecoartbytim.com/index.html">Eco-Art Creative Metal Recycling</a>. I love this guy's work! Tim Pace uses cast-off, discarded and scrapped metals to create his unique sculptures. Tim likes to retain the shape of the original found object to keep it recognizable within the resulting artwork, like the shovels and clippers used to create the birds in this photo.<br /><br />Eco-Art pieces range in size from objects that easily fit on the desktop to very tall items that can be displayed as garden art or home décor. I especially like the Reading Mantis displayed outside the Jackson-Madison County Library in Jackson, Tennessee.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-37151820707001312292009-02-20T10:32:00.009-05:002009-02-20T13:33:10.742-05:00Reusing an Airplaine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT9hKaiaz0lps7PCmdzdQnK1ZrDOOdQUpz8_uINME-7ABMbosk6xmXy8MHRsi-SEdsCsmL6ZpnF7vvCfvTrNihk2h2oVVLcDN8RNs9txrW7XJvHhuC68KbKcyO5NxVuwdg24DmERBM-uJ/s1600-h/jumbo-hostel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304943083957029858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT9hKaiaz0lps7PCmdzdQnK1ZrDOOdQUpz8_uINME-7ABMbosk6xmXy8MHRsi-SEdsCsmL6ZpnF7vvCfvTrNihk2h2oVVLcDN8RNs9txrW7XJvHhuC68KbKcyO5NxVuwdg24DmERBM-uJ/s200/jumbo-hostel.jpg" border="0" /></a>Until now I've focused on how people are recycling small every day items in to wonderful things. Today I've found something much larger for you, a Boeing 747 "Jumbo Airplane" that once flew for Singapore Airlines, Pan Am and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Transjet</span>. Oscar <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Diös</span> has turned it into <a href="http://www.jumbohostel.com/DynPage.aspx?id=64660&mn1=5291">Jumbo Hostel</a> in Stockholm, Sweden. It doesn't fly anymore, so it no longer has that huge carbon footprint it used to have. It still has the original lounge, first class seating and spiral staircase. Other parts of the plane have been converted into rooms where you can sleep, including the cockpit. You can even walk out onto the observation deck built on one of the wings to watch other planes take of and land at the airport. I've read that it's engine rooms are also being converted into bedrooms and the old turbines are going to be remade into the blinds for those rooms. It looks really cool.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-76775343217085485812009-02-13T15:01:00.003-05:002009-02-13T15:27:43.835-05:00Made from Recycled Yarn<div><div><div>I've recently discovered the blog <a href="http://http//trashcollector.blogspot.com"><em>Look What I Found</em></a><em> </em>by Le Chat in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This girl really gets it. She does a lot of creating with recycled objects, especially yarn reclaimed from sweaters. Here's a sampling of what she makes from the yarn. The orange one is my favorite. She sells her creations at shows and on her Etsy shop, also called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=52476&order=&section_id=&page=1">Le Chat</a>. Click on the photo's below to read more about what each was recycled from.</div><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5551634"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302377455281411010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOhBlC5vRFsFpkJ-wPuhG8kWD1s1LIwiCQE-g014SmefIs3zqKo2sQuyFj6I8CAPMtM8R6-K6iMdD7m60ZRvp0E89skGqY33uxM9zYQv7y6kOT28uzhX9tO-DkOBdRQoQ9ebw8Cj1Ubsl/s320/recycled-yarn-necklace.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5551634"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302377455056635602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOYDqgQLKAbTfCOENJRUWJCwtYVe_jBd-Hs-sLh7WK1OuVjI8w3Pji2a_WfeXgsIqXq0zbPITi4oj7lrtDuLH_A2FT53HCRH-E5Rci4YiEhvfqAkwSlwaxLoFay-kKlp3joPcuyXHQ1FV/s320/recycled-yarn-cuff.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12039057"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302377450378160754" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0DNGel3NdRsFfGNSikZfZWtpOHUroNyekLoehzHU2TnUh68PUlOcM5Jz8tx-4wz6PNnaa-IlKtvMur91ipq3S2Lbt8-BDjdWoIJfGgEch8lPgbl-Iid8rif8YbxeWFZP1thZtDXO76Dj/s320/recycled-yarn-bracelet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-9557192583218358322009-01-23T07:26:00.008-05:002009-04-11T10:03:41.344-04:00How to Recycle yarn from a sweater<p>Remember when I blogged about <a href="http://recycling-art.blogspot.com/2007/03/recycling-sweaters-for-yarn.html">reusing yarn from sweaters</a> to make new things? Well I just stumbled upon an excellent free instruction on how to unravel the yarn from the sweater step by step. So if you've got sweaters you want the yarn from but are frustrated with how to get it apart, check out this page from <a href="http://www.neauveau.com/recycledyarn.html">Neauveau</a> fiber arts.</p><br /><br /><iframe style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" border="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=theartofrec-20&o=1&p=26&l=ur1&category=green&banner=1BJYH57CE2BW9QWJQTG2&f=ifr" frameborder="0" width="468" scrolling="no" height="60"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-47256027694372457232009-01-21T20:23:00.006-05:002009-01-24T14:34:10.516-05:00From Board Game to Computer Accessory<p>I've seen game pieces used in jewelry and as scrapbooking embellishments, but this one on the <a href="http://techietechno.blogspot.com/2009/01/scrabble-keyboard.html">techietechno blog</a> is a first. A Scrabble keyboard. Most of the keys on this keyboard came from an actual Scrabble game. The edges were rounded off to fit the keyboard better. I must admit I've never really thought to take an old item and make something high tech with it. I think the board from the game needs to become the mouse pad next to this keyboard.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293927098551856626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOGBmxbSZ7hq03GQxA5qVQYlYG3Jbgc9yWidm00RmY3fzdcM2X7O23W14AklyE6bVmGKYeBiNt9RVwoiBXTNgtjikSZ1aPWSxlhdO5Vwa44M3YqJPCqehSjGbSyZyeRaGbIhycLkIYAMs/s400/scrabble+keyboard.png" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center"><iframe style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" border="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=theartofrec-20&o=1&p=26&l=ur1&category=computers_accesories&banner=12CKQQKWNWBNQ20V9X02&f=ifr" frameborder="0" width="468" scrolling="no" height="60"></iframe></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-90535998564788466772009-01-20T14:41:00.011-05:002009-01-24T15:28:10.667-05:00My Recycled Christmas Cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXz_v8D76e5cBrJs6p7FYrMkVYbEzM7aziyiUooyGdPDA78evEUyCctn5O71dXL18ECKNzOcQFL9goRu5tJSXyEsQ3J20L8b099s2UT0-CGPxE669DRDbYM9uT13Re43JquyTygwIir5uB/s1600-h/Bookmarks+and+tags.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293467616309291426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXz_v8D76e5cBrJs6p7FYrMkVYbEzM7aziyiUooyGdPDA78evEUyCctn5O71dXL18ECKNzOcQFL9goRu5tJSXyEsQ3J20L8b099s2UT0-CGPxE669DRDbYM9uT13Re43JquyTygwIir5uB/s320/Bookmarks+and+tags.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2IM2mKlDYwi1vRh4ZaCD8QXsUlQ8R3y0U_UetiZWVqVFiw3lroksdF1Ed129HPEfVarRHvU0q1biq6qepH4m4yhjnZ8LXBtU91tGHrbvMxf3jTsZmgSKb10Y2lcusnUSEd_YY4PvoqLq/s1600-h/Blue+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293467029494022530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="Recycled Christmas Card House" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2IM2mKlDYwi1vRh4ZaCD8QXsUlQ8R3y0U_UetiZWVqVFiw3lroksdF1Ed129HPEfVarRHvU0q1biq6qepH4m4yhjnZ8LXBtU91tGHrbvMxf3jTsZmgSKb10Y2lcusnUSEd_YY4PvoqLq/s320/Blue+house.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Made these with my daughter and her best friend using the <a href="http://avogana.anniarts.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECXCARD"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Recycling</span> Christmas Cards</a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">e-book</span> and templates I purchased the other day. Since the kids were only 5 we stayed with the simple projects. The gift tag with the fish on it actually came from the same card as the polar bear book mark. So even using only Christmas Cards I am able to make items that could be used for other holidays as well. The house is surprisingly sturdy. We made a second house with some kids and a puppy peaking into an old toy store window, but the batteries on my camera died so I can't show it today. I'll have a whole card village on my mantle next year. The templates are easy to use and make the projects work up very fast. The projects in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">e-book</span> can be used to recycle any type of holiday or greeting card for any season. I think I need to get one of these <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YUWKU4?ie=UTF8&tag=theartofrec-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000YUWKU4">Card Keepers</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=theartofrec-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000YUWKU4" width="1" border="0" /> to store the cards in. Hey, my mom just stopped over with all her Christmas Cards! This is very addicting to do. I think next year I'll have my friends over for a card recycling party just after Christmas.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-24420085331975725292009-01-17T16:28:00.002-05:002013-12-11T19:06:00.868-05:00Recycle Christmas CardsEvery year I receive tons of beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Christmas</span> cards. Unfortunately many of them have embellishments that prevent them from being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">recyclable</span>. I hate throwing them away, so all those cards have been sitting in a pile waiting for me to figure out what to do with them. Today I discovered "<a href="http://avogana.anniarts.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECXCARD" target="_top">Recycling Christmas Cards: Craft And Template Collection.</a> It's an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">e-book</span> containing 50 projects and 40 craft templates to recycle Christmas cards or other greeting cards. Since it's an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">e-book</span> we don't have to wait for it to arrive or pay for shipping. Being an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">e-book</span> means it's also not wasting paper or killing trees. I'm about to purchase it. My daughter's best friend is on her way over and I bet this would be a great project to work on with them. I'll post our recycled <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Christmas</span> card results when we're done.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-14588307344870884262007-09-11T14:27:00.001-04:002009-01-17T13:20:11.055-05:00Pencil Art (Nails Too!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDgR089TjAPYS4t4Z3SNqMdhBnEmjoQwXoQVputdVOBn9kdm1uVe_1G_NDOSE8l0pKiMEHPzydk1alrswu2O__o_oZCByI3tWiB6nsraP_6L1w22ONdCHupSE-YN2k1cVnH-JiFYvdFtv/s1600-h/pencil+pumpkin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109015318968516450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="Pumpkin Pencil Pin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDgR089TjAPYS4t4Z3SNqMdhBnEmjoQwXoQVputdVOBn9kdm1uVe_1G_NDOSE8l0pKiMEHPzydk1alrswu2O__o_oZCByI3tWiB6nsraP_6L1w22ONdCHupSE-YN2k1cVnH-JiFYvdFtv/s400/pencil+pumpkin.jpg" border="0" /></a> I am thoroughly impressed with the way artist <a href="http://www.jennifermaestre.com/">Jennifer Maestre</a> is usings bits of pencils to create her art. I'm not quite sure how she's doing it, but the results sure are beautiful. What a wonderful way to use up those short little pencils that are too small to sharpen or write with. She also uses nails and beads and has sections of <a href="http://www.jennifermaestre.com/">her website</a> devoted to that.<br /><br />Check her stuff out at <a href="http://www.jennifermaestre.com/">http://www.jennifermaestre.com/</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-45509979228102339872007-08-06T12:54:00.000-04:002007-09-11T14:47:23.007-04:00Plastic Bags and Audio/Video Tape<div style="FLOAT: right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgBwqiPQiIlpCX2vOMSdiHQn1rDMjW2j5OlJNuAS7AqGoxjpq5TRZ89Lc7nb9QYLk94vRK6OMv8WMG7a92fizOf4MpTRU6sucJtwx5d_rTNkzIYFCIhfeTiLjC9y5tXyv4mkGugMRJUwl/s1600-h/halterdress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095634208942894914" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgBwqiPQiIlpCX2vOMSdiHQn1rDMjW2j5OlJNuAS7AqGoxjpq5TRZ89Lc7nb9QYLk94vRK6OMv8WMG7a92fizOf4MpTRU6sucJtwx5d_rTNkzIYFCIhfeTiLjC9y5tXyv4mkGugMRJUwl/s320/halterdress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="flickr-caption"><span style="font-size:85%;">Picture borrowed from </span><br /><a href="http://http://www.myrecycledbags.com"><span style="font-size:85%;">My Recycled Bags</span></a></div><br /><br />I just stumbled across the <a href="http://www.myrecycledbags.com/">My Recycled Bags </a>blog. It's a great site that includes instructions for making your own <a href="http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/17/instructions-for-cutting-plastic-bags-creating-recycled-plastic-yarn/">plastic bag yarn </a>(called plarn) and creating lots of useful items like water bottle totes, reusable lunch bags, purses, etc. There's even Barbie doll clothes crocheted from cassette tape!<br />The author of the blog is too modest to tell us who she is, but kudos to her for giving us such a great resource! Here's a pick of her latest Barbie fashion.<br /><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-58507071553590943772007-07-06T09:01:00.000-04:002007-07-06T09:27:24.667-04:00New Life For Two Old Sweaters<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKR_cn8Jvy4j7wUwCq9IkmNsw8BigNK6xpd4m2xHxkCd_wTKSveKWxNIXzN_va-RFwfcHPqAG0yHOUhHd9BkT0RdaWSSrHvc64Ax4lH_5IVkIxkSpM_B_gBgLplvxTnQKNnCQcMGRk-t1/s1600-h/greysweaterrecon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084071613768042290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKR_cn8Jvy4j7wUwCq9IkmNsw8BigNK6xpd4m2xHxkCd_wTKSveKWxNIXzN_va-RFwfcHPqAG0yHOUhHd9BkT0RdaWSSrHvc64Ax4lH_5IVkIxkSpM_B_gBgLplvxTnQKNnCQcMGRk-t1/s400/greysweaterrecon.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="flickr-caption"><span style="font-size:85%;">Picture borrowed from </span><a href="http://pacificrain.blogspot.com/2007/07/fall-wardrobe-1-recycled-sweater.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pacific Rain</span></a></span><br /><br /><p align="left">The author of the Pacific Rain blog has created a very cute little sweater from a couple of old worn out sweaters and some items she had laying around the house. I love her design and might just have to make one for myself. She describes a bit about how she made it on her <a href="http://pacificrain.blogspot.com/2007/07/fall-wardrobe-1-recycled-sweater.html">blog</a> and also shows more pictures. I think she did a great job! If she didn't tell anyone, no one would ever guess that this was recycled.</p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-61077586717836930102007-04-25T08:32:00.000-04:002007-04-25T09:05:52.139-04:00A Dress From Binder ClipsA new use for binder clips. Just imagine the tinking noise it would make as you move around... Definately a way to draw attention! I wouldn't want to try sitting down in it though.<br /><br /><style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><br /><div class="flickr-frame" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Binder Clip Dress" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/472368335_8cc62df552.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span class="flickr-caption">Picture borrowed from <a href="http://yourpsychogirlfriend.com/dresses/binder.htm">yourpsychogirlfriend.com</a></span></div><br /><br />This comes from a site I just found on the web - <a href="http://yourpsychogirlfriend.com">yourpsychogirlfriend.com</a>. Lots of interesting clothing made from items that no one but the designers could envision as cloth. Unfortunately there's not much in the way of description for the clothing on the site - they just list what it is made of. I'll be going back to write about more of their creations.</p><p>And while I can't see myself ever wearing anything like this, it sure would be fun to use to dress up a manequin in. Lots more fun than dressing up a cement duck. </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-90680825109656797492007-04-11T07:56:00.000-04:002007-04-11T08:10:39.793-04:00Reuse A ShoeNike has found a way to keep millions of old worn out athletic shoes from littering the earth by recycling them into new basketball courts, tracks, tennis courts and such. And did you know Nike has a goal of waste elimination? That's elimination, not just reduction! Here's a quote from their site:<br /><blockquote>Aspiring toward our long-term goals of waste elimination and increasing physical activity in youth around the world led us to focus on one of the achievable ways to close the loop on a product's lifecycle. That is, rather than throwing away old products, we want to use them to make new products — in this case, sports and play surfaces to help kids get active. </blockquote><br />Nike takes the shoes apart and grinds up the parts which are then used to create new sports surfaces, like soccer and football fields, basketball and tennis courts, tracks and playground surfacing. They use all brands of shoes to do this, not just their own.<br /> <br />To donate your old shoes you just need to find a drop off location. There are locations all over the USA, the UK, Australia and Japan! If there's not one near you there is also the option of mailing in your old shoes. Check their website by clicking the title of this post. On the left you'll find links to the different countries and interactive maps to drop off locations.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-61011698307330074412007-04-09T09:27:00.001-04:002013-12-11T18:49:16.967-05:00Ornaments From Roll On Deodorant<div class="flickr-yourcomment">
Stumbled across this one today. It's an ornament made by beading around the ball from a roll on deodorant bottle! It would work on a ping pong ball too.</div>
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<span class="flickr-caption">Picture borrowed from <a href="http://kiloalphatango.com/glass/glitter_ball"> kiloalphatango.com</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-57184222795638421972007-03-30T12:36:00.000-04:002007-03-30T09:55:20.913-04:00Chairs from Plastic Packaging<div align="left">Found an <a href="http://www.designspotter.com/weblog/archives/2007/03/rd4_chair_by_co.php">article </a>today about chairs hand woven from plastic packaging. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.designspotter.com/weblog/archives/2007/03/rd4_chair_by_co.php">RD4 chair by COHDA</a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlnO5-jor7tmAMVLkCOxcgmzJOw4wXHegnq0Ml9JtDFGB4aFiXFg5wY4IaFjEfBVb6V-HUJyW7mGFDGXglTe3yT-MUvTh5q0r6UX0O2pjBIXRUSAFSWU616Z0lfTT9k6iLs5agGdKHX_R/s1600-h/conr-chair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047710261155611458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlnO5-jor7tmAMVLkCOxcgmzJOw4wXHegnq0Ml9JtDFGB4aFiXFg5wY4IaFjEfBVb6V-HUJyW7mGFDGXglTe3yT-MUvTh5q0r6UX0O2pjBIXRUSAFSWU616Z0lfTT9k6iLs5agGdKHX_R/s320/conr-chair.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"></a>Picture borrowed from Design Spotter</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031947897911843619.post-66212446592279651692007-03-30T12:09:00.000-04:002007-04-25T08:56:31.886-04:00Recycling Sweaters for YarnHave an ugly sweater you received as a gift? Need some yarn? <a href="http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/thrifty.html">Instructions</a> for how to recycle an unwanted sweater into yarn that can be sold or used to knit, crochet, weave or otherwise craft something new. I'm sure this can also be done with scarves, blankets, shawls, or anything else made of yarn.<br /><br />If you recycle some and make something new <a href="mailto:avogana@yahoo.com">send me pictures </a>and I'll post them here.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13977087781910321201noreply@blogger.com0