How-To: Tire Sandals
Awesome tire sandals! RGR_375 whipped these up from a section of car tire and some sections of bike tube. More: Retro-Style Running Shoes from Old Tires Bike Tube Headband
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Renewal Notice show in Shepherdstown West Virginia
Extreme Craft guru and CRAFT pal Garth Johnson just curated a show based on his 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse book, called Renewal Notice: Recycling sucks. This is an odd rallying cry for the 21st Century, but it makes a great conversation starter. Designers, policy makers and consumers are moving beyond recycling to embrace more […]
Reuse Art Exhibit Online
Longtime CRAFT and MAKE contributor Annie Buckley has curated an online art exhibit on the venerable HuffPo. On Seeing is a great collection of emerging and established artists from around the globe, all using ordinary, every day items — Popsicle sticks, paper strips, soccer balls, patrol uniforms, grocery bags, vintage clothing, traffic lights — to […]
Recycled Denim Bags
Ecouterre rounds up 7 bags made from recycled denim from their recent recycled denim challenge. This checkered woven denim saddle bag by artist Miranda Chance caught my eye because it’s one of the best recycled denim projects I’ve seen around in a long time. It’s stylish and doesn’t still look like a pair of pants. […]
How-To: Yarn Toadstool Pin Cushion
Hannah of Made With Love by Hannah shares a great way to reuse the cones from spools of serger thread with this cute little yarn toadstool pin cushions.
How-To: Toilet Paper Tube Little Monsters
If you’re scrambling to find an easy Halloween projects the kids can make this weekend, check out this quick and easy tutorial from Alisa Burke. These toilet paper tube monsters would be perfect, and it would be fun to have a whole collection of them out at your Halloween part. Inspired to craft something for […]
Compost Sites in Western Queens
Nick Normal @ Make: Online recently went on a bicycle tour of some different compost sites in Queens, NY. He writes: This past weekend I went on a group bike tour of five compost sites in Western Queens, NY, in the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside. The sites were as diverse as […]