How-To: Scrap Happy Necklace
Turn your tiny fabric scraps into a scrap happy necklace!
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Trash to Treasure Garden Railway
I took my toddler to the Garden Railway at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park yesterday, and it was a smash hit for both of us. He was obsessed with the “choo choos,” and I was enthralled by the incredible scenery: when you looked closely, each San Francisco landmark was made from recycling. […]
How-To: Plumbing Pipe Candlesticks
Take a peek into Stephen Antonson’s workshop and learn to make candlesticks from common plumbing pipe components in this how-to video from Etsy.
Evelyn Roth’s Video Trap
Evelyn Roth crocheted recycled TV station tape into this TV-and-body suit she called the Video Trap, which appears at about 4:00 in this video from the 70s. John Stone Davis, Evelyn’s husband, publishes videos of hers to his YouTube channel. [Thanks, Erica!] More: Knitted Interfaces for Technology
Ping Pong Ball Decor
25,000 ping pong balls decorate this loft bedroom! A pied-à-terre as permanent residence, Box/Box is an apartment for Snarkitecture partner Daniel Arsham. A 90 square foot private hideaway contained within a larger 2,500 square foot collaborative workspace, the project was conceived as an accelerated design/build experiment and was completed within a two-month period at a […]
Film Canister Room Divider
Love this great upcycle project from our friends over at RePlayGround. This room divider is made up of more than one thousand plastic film canisters. The canisters are strung together with elastic giving it flexibility to be rolled up when not in use and when shipped. The rolling action resembles how a roll of film […]
How-To: Heart Envelope Pouches
These envelope heart pouches from Jessica of Zakka Live are simple and clever and a great way to upcycle old envelopes. They’d even be an easy project for kids to tackle, and a great way to help teach them how to look at common objects from a new perspective. Love it! More: How-To: Security Envelope […]
