Refashioned T-Shirt Jumper Skirt
September M. on Cut Out + Keep shows you how to cut up an old t-shirt and refashion it into this cute jumper style skirt. Link.
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Cardboard Rugs by Wendy Plomp
Molly of Ambatalia Fabrics has some major inspiration for us! These cardboard rugs made by Dutch designer Wendy Plomp. Read more at the Ambatalia blog. Link.
HOW TO – Recycled Sodapop Charms
Craftster user Altered Angel shares her clever tutorial for making recycled soda can charms. These would be so fun to make out of wacky-looking imported soda cans, too. Link.
Refashioned Sweater Tote
Emily of What’s That Gonna Be has refashioned an old thrift store sweater into a gorgeous sweater tote complete with leather handles in my favorite shade of green! Link.
Vintage Shirt Patchwork Quilt
Derek and Lauren on design*sponge show you how to take vintage men’s shirts and transform it into this spiffy patchwork quilt! Link.
Cal Lane’s Steel Lace
The New York Times has a great feature on artist Cal Lane, who creates intricate lacework sculptures using a torch on old steel items such as wheelbarrows and shovels. Link.
PET Bottles Shredder
Phil @ MAKE writes: This device “shreds” plastic bottles to make them easier to carry and to make crafts with them. Aiming to reduce the volume of PET bottles carried by “catadores” (people who collect bottles and other kinds of waste from streets), Takashi Utsumi developed a device with which one can rapidly shred PET […]
