This is a beautiful idea for a rather hidden waste problem. From London designer Lucy Norman: “More books are printed every year, read and discarded. Even though many are taken to charity shops, they mostly go unsold and the charities have to pay for the books to be sent to landfill. For example 10,000 books […]
I love this gorgeous DIY Tree Lamp over on Garden Design. The how-to looks really easy and accessible and what a beautiful and bold end result you get.
I just love these tiny bottlecap candles from Craftaholics Anonymous. What a fun way to reuse both the caps and the stubs of some broken crayons. I could see these scattered about a buffet table or grouped in a pattern to create a design of flickering lights.
I have monograms on the mind and came across this unique spin on the idea using recycled wine corks on this eco-friendly blog, Green is Universal.
Kristin Roach of Craft Leftovers fame shares a very useful tutorial for turning beat-up old frames into beautiful like-new ones. She covers removing mold, tightening up loose corners, and adding a fresh finish. That box of ancient frames in my garage finally has a future!
What a joy it was to see Jeremy Mayer’s typewriter sculpture work up close last year at Maker Faire Bay Area. Here’s a new piece by Jeremy, called Bust V (Grandfather).
Image by Liz Jones I’m fascinated by this Flickr set by Liz Jones. She collects bits of plastic refuse from beaches and river beds near her home in Melbourne, and then collates them into these beautiful color studies. In this profile on Junkculture, Liz talks about how she wanted to highlight how lasting disposable plastic […]
