10
Oct
Upcycled Fashion: Bike Tube Coin Purse
These are pretty awesome – Brandy began collecting discarded bike tubes and upcycling them into bags, wallets and even earrings!
Category Archives: Rethink Recycle
08
Oct
Upcycled for a Cause: Kustawi Handbags
In Swahili, the language spoken in Kenya, Kustawi means, “to thrive”. KUSTAWI is a line of handbags made from hand rolled paper beads which are skillfully created by the students in Right 2 Thrive’s Empowerment Program.
07
Oct
Paper Bag Floors
Look this up at Recyclart.com. (Try not to get sucked in to the gloriousness of that site long enough to alert your superiors at work. I don’t want that guilt hanging over my head.)
06
Oct
Huge Galvanized Sink
Weekend To Do List: Add another bathroom for the sole purpose of owning this incredible sink!
05
Oct
No Sew Shirt Napkins
This is an awesome idea made even better by the fact that there is no sewing involved!
02
Oct
Upcycled For A Cause: Coke Earrings
On many mornings in Aqaba, ladies could be singing, laughing, talking, and drinking tea while creating unique hand made items…from trash.
22
Sep
Upcycled Art: Tin Can Robot Art
It makes me laugh – I like it. Found it at spoonful.
21
Sep
Upcycled Lighting: Washing Machine Drum
Willem Heeffer, a Dutch designer based in Helsinki, Finland recently shared some of his work with us. The used washing machine drums are salvaged from a local recycling center and given a new life as a lamp. “When I work with old materials I take them out of context, use it in an unexpected way to […]
21
Sep
Upcycled Wine Country: Wine Bottle Ceterpiece
Simple & Elegant.
19
Sep
Projects & Tutorials: Plastic Bag Bowls
Create really beautiful usable vessels out of plastic bags. No, really.