Posts tagged: re-use
Tie Pography
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Either you love or hate things made from old ties. Skirts, handbags, belts have been predictably sewn from old ties. Even tablecloths and footstools have been made from the long bias-cut silk strands. Over on Dudecraft we found a refreshing twist, or should I say knot, for the familiar piece of fl » READ MORE
Push Lawn Mower Lamp
By DIY MavenCheck out Jenny's lamp. It used to be a push lawn mower. Very clever!
Guess what she's using for a table on which it's sitting.
Make Paint Chip Gift Tags
By DIY Maven
Paint chips + scissors + hole punch + Christmas tree punch (I have this one!) = some very cute and clever Christmas git tags. Thanks for the great idea sugar girls! Via.
New Lives For Plastic Bottles
By lilybeeRecycline is a Swiss company that does pretty funky things with plastic bottles, like this,
And this,
You can buy them, (provided you speak German) here, » READ MORE
Upcycle: Turn an Oatmeal Box Into a Pretty Ribbon Holder
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Turn an oatmeal box, baby wipe container, corn meal box or any other cylindrical container into a fabric covered pretty ribbon container. Covering the container with a fun fabric could easily turn this into the perfect handmade gift for the crafty friends in your life. To see the step by step instructions and photographs, read on....
Recycle your favorite T into a pillow!
By DIY Maven
I’ve heard of people making quilts out of their favorite old t-shirts, but I think I like Savy Seams's idea of turning them into pillows even better! And can you imagine cuddling with the worn fabric of an old friend? How comfy that would be! (This would also be a great way of re-using those T’s that we’ve ‘grown out of’ but can’t bear to give away.)
What you need:
a t-shirt
pillow form
a zipper
a needle for knit fabric, sewing machine an » READ MORE
Sheds made of demolished Katrina homes.
By DIY Maven
After hurricane Katrina, Brad Guy of BMRA, Bryan Bell and Sergio Palleroni, resolved to put to use the material of 50,000 homes that had been demolished. (To put this figure in prospective, 5% of the 50,000 homes equals 53,000,000 board feet, which is enough to build 3,800 homes.) The determined trio, along with students from Design Corps’ Summer Studio who had studied re-use and community design, built two prototype sheds. An excellent examp » READ MORE
Don't discard your old Socks...Reuse them!
By intouchozWith our house clean up we discovered a large bag of old socks, which had been put aside a year or so back, for mending. I'm neither good at, nor interested in darning but felt philosophically, that we shouldn't wantonly waste our resources, so facing a dilemma of what to do with them, I came up with a great idea... For full details http://ecobites.com/diy-recycling-projects/using-up-old-socks.html
Seatbelt Pillows
By DIY Maven
Although these TING re-purposed seatbelt pillows are stylish, I’m pretty sure they’ve lost that new car smell. From reformschoolrules.com ($95-$130).
