Every year, the San Francisco City Dump selects various local Bay Area artists for its coveted Recology Artist in Residence program. If chosen, the artists are granted every dumpster diver’s dream: 24-hour access to 44 acres of recycling facilities and public disposal areas — aka the Transfer Station, aka the dump. Each artist is given […]
Terrie Miller of Permie.net has put together a wonderful roundup of DIY garden projects using upcycled materials. Learn how to build a seedhouse using a window or glass door, make a garden work table from old pallets, grow 100lbs of potatoes in 4 square feet, and construct a raised garden bed from cut branches. Terrie […]
Tiffany Threadgould of RePlayGround reports in with photos from last night’s Green Up Scraptacular at Terracycle’s Port Authority Green Up shop in NYC. Above is tiffany wearing a a Target plastic bag dress with a workshop participant who made a party hat from a cereal box and refashioned her t-shirt with Megan Nicolay of Generation […]
I love these snazzy yarn cubbies from Lee Meredith. Better yet, they are recycled from coffee cans! See how she did it over on her blog.
Michelle Min made a quickie grocery tote bag from an old t-shirt! Perfect for when you’re in a jam. I keep a stack of old t-shirts near my fabric scrap bin for just this occasion. More: Pillow Chair from T-Shirts and Foam T-Shirt Quilt
Springtime means more time spent outdoors, hopefully in the yard, park, or garden! Check out Twitim221’s how-to for this laced-up hanging chair made with paracord and an old pallet.
Seller Illuminated Bird makes these lovely bird feeders from the lenses that once covered traffic lights, which she carefully reclaims, cleans, polishes, and fits with brass and stainless steel hardware. The two shown here are, immediately above, “Sunshine and Spring,” and uppermost, “Bird Feeder 101.”
