HOW TO – Make a Nature Can
Megan from Plum Pudding shows you how to create Nature Cans from fabric scraps and recycled oatmeal containers, which your kids can take on walks to collect leaves, rocks, and other fun stuff
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HOW TO – Backyard composter
Ryan writes in with a helpful how-to – Well, it’s garden season again, which means it’s time to start composting. I meant to be composting throughout the winter, but a telephone pole fell on my old compost pile, and I’ve had absolutely no motivation to repair it. It wasn’t much of a pile anyways. As […]
2 Liter Water Bottle Recycling
Here are 8 ways to recycle the common 2 liter plastic soda bottle. Did you know…Americans throw away 2 million plastic bottles an hour. We throw away about 868 million pounds of it annually (about 75% of what’s produced). That’s an estimated $130,000,000 worth of plastic! To download Water Bottle Recycled MP4 click here or […]
HOW TO – T-shirt Rug
Randy needed a rug for his new studio, and he had a LOT of t-shirts he never wore. Combined, he made this instructable for fashioning a colorful t-shirt rug.
Bottle Cap Medallions
John Boak of Cabin Craft made these bottle cap medallions to decorate his cabinet doors. Learn how to make one yourself with his extensive photo tutorial.
Refashioned Clothes Make Meaty Art
Tamara Kostianovsky has a show opening in New York, called Actus Reus, of her painstakingly handmade beef carcasses, crafted from her own recycled clothes. These are meant to be disturbing and thought provoking; I’m sure they’re really incredible in person. Via Cool Hunting.
Recycled Blanket Bags
Tineke Beunders makes the Something Old, Something New bags from recycled woolen blankets. The only new addition is the wooden handle. Each bag is has a colorful cotton lining. Possible inspiration for your own bag creations? via Style Files. Related Recycled Blanket Rug