HOW TO – Make a Starship Enterprise out of a floppy disk
Thanks Gerrit for pointing us to a fun way to get rid of your old plastic 3 1/2″ floppy disks. Turn them into the Starship Enterprise! Link.
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POSCH – Reusable shopping bags
Designer Luce Beaulieu of Montreal, Canada designs a product line called POSCH which are reusable shopping bags made from vintage bedsheets and pillowcases. The bags come in two models, one is a handbag and the other is an adjustable shoulder strap back that can allow for up to 40 lbs of groceries to be carried […]
Recycled sweater bags
I’ve posted a few tutorials on how to felt an old sweater into a bag, but Alicia of Posie gets Cozy has made some really cute ones recently complete with fun buttons, pocket stitchery, and quilted linings. Link. More: Recycled sweater bags in 30 min – Link. Make a sweater arm scarf – Link.
Bags made from recycled skateboads
Focused in the UK makes unique looking handbags out of broken old skateboards. You can purchase these cool bags or you can sell them bits of your broken skateboard. The philosophy behind Focused from their site, “It is this idea of finding beauty in the most unexpected places that has brought about the use of […]
Flickr Group – Wardrobe Remix
There’s a cool flickr group called Wardrobe remix which is filled with outfits that show everyone’s personal style. It is about whatever you wear, wherever you happened to get that from…mass market, designer, handmade, thrifted, etc. Shown here is a thrifted gingham dress, altered, screen printed, and embellished by the owner. Refashioning has never looked […]
HOW TO – Make a garden hose vase
From Phil over on the MAKE Blog, “Quick, easy and clever project – make a vase from an old garden hose…” [ via ] Link.
Make a jar lantern
Sarah’s Pink of Perfection video blog shows us in the most recent segment how to save money and recycle old jars to create nice lighting for those evening backyard BBQs. From Sarah, “I turned instead to the charming jelly jar, but you could use empty salsa and peanut butter jars to the same end. On […]
