How-To: Coffee Can Spray Paint Storage
Karen of Sew Many Ways shares a great tutorial for putting together a handy spray paint storage system, using all recycled materials.
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Intricately Carved Rubber Tire
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye carved this car tire to create a series of sculptures he calls “Pneu.” [via Cool Hunting] More: Wim Delvoye’s Steel Art Cold Cut Marble Floor
Creative Recycled Book Sculptures
I’ve been collecting used books for making craft projects for ages. But I never knew I could make them into stone! These rocks made from the pulp of recycled books by Lisa Kokin are great. They look almost like real sedimentary stones.
Recycled Paper Press in the Maker Shed
Making your own art paper is fun to do on the patio in summertime. Maker Shed carries the Recycled Paper Press Experiment Kit to get you started: Recycle your scrap paper, old newspapers, and tissue paper into beautiful hand-crafted paper. Start with a slurry of paper pulp, drain it in the sieve tray, then press […]
How-To: Pantyhose Earrings
By Jennifer Perkins For some reason I hoard tights. I have leggings, fishnets, hose, tights, thigh highs – you name it. Sadly, several of these pairs have runs so bad they are no longer wearable. As I always say: If it will sit still long enough, I will make it into a piece of jewelry. […]
Save My Oceans: Grand Prize Winner
Last week, we featured each of our top five finalists in the Save My Oceans contest. Now we can reveal which of these finalists is the Grand Prize Winner. All the entries in the contest were impressive, and it was great to see all the fun, innovative and practical ways folks are reusing plastics in […]
How-To: Laptop Sleeve From Thrifted Leather Jacket
Carly at Threadbanger shows how to use a thrifted leather jacket to create a sleek laptop sleeve that’s stylish and functional.
