Blogs Posts on "Upcycling"

Lovely Legs by A Penny Saved For A Rainy Day on Nov 10, 2009A month or so ago I bought this bed at a yard sale for $10. Remember?I really fell in love with the shape of the legs even though at the time I wasn't sure if I really needed another bed. Turns out I didn't -- but I have been wanting a co...

Suck It! 8 Brilliant Examples of Plastic Drinking Straw Art by WebEcoist on Oct 28, 2009Plastic drinking straws are one of the hallmarks of our disposable society. The little tubes are manufactured to be used just once, then they are discarded to sit in landfills for hundreds of years. And with our love of fast food and iced coffee, the...

Upcycling Vintage? by Pinup Glam to Groovy Kitsch on Oct 25, 2009I've never claimed to be a purist when it comes to vintage clothing. I mix up eras, wear vintage with modern and I've been known to customize my own clothes for the sake of fit or fashion. However I usually refrain from altering vintage clothes that...

Way-Out Wednesday: Let's Play A Game of....BRAINS... by The Girl Can't Help It on Oct 21, 2009Welcome to Way-Out Wednesday! In keeping with the Halloween spirit and admiring many an Etsy chick with mad craftacular skillz, I found something that is not only creative but a little odd, in the best way, of course. There is a seller called P's and...

Retro Lampshades: Vintage Tapes into Table & Floor Lamps by dornob on Oct 18, 2009Some folks are endlessly fascinated with vintage vinyl, but as analog video and audio cassettes become increasingly outdated collectibles their retro-cache continues to grow. These clever lamp designs manage to both capture that retro look while also...

Message in a Bottle: A Village Made of Recycled Bottles by WebEcoist on Oct 14, 2009You can always count on your grandma to make wonderful crafty things, but Grandma Prisbrey’s Bottle Village in Simi Valley, CA has to be the ultimate in granny creativity. It was built by Tressa Prisbrey (better known as Grandma Prisbrey) alone...

Last Week's Warehouse Sale Finds by My Notting Hill on Oct 1, 2009Last Friday, Meg of Pigtown*Design gave my friend, Anne, and I a great tour of three Baltimore shopping spots (thanks Meg!). I couldn't let that trip go by without posting some pics. Our first stop was the annual warehouse sale at McLain Weisand, a f...

Way-Out Wednesday: Upcycling Gone Wild by The Girl Can't Help It on Sep 30, 2009Time for another Way-Out Wednesday, kids! I've talked alot about upcycling lately, and figured I should probably give a quick lesson on what it is before I keep going on about it, for those who aren't quite sure what it is. Upcycling is basically tak...

Upcycled Art: Paper Bags Return to Their (Tree) Roots by WebEcoist on Sep 23, 2009Paper bags are everywhere, and most of the time they end up either in the landfill or littering the landscape. But artist Yuken Teruya looks at a paper bag and sees potential, not waste. He takes these ordinary, often-forgotten objects and turns them...