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Crazy-wonderful & crafty emails I’ve received recently
This is usually a links round-up but this week everything seems to have arrived in my inbox instead ;) Daniel emailed us pictures of cannon he made reusing and recycling stuff. Yes, you read that...
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Bottle caps and corks – two requests
We’ve had two similar requests over the last couple of days so I thought I’d post them together. First up, Alan wants bottle caps: I make beautiful replicas of fine art (e.g. Matisse, Warhol) and logos...
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What can I reuse or recycle to make a moneybox/piggy bank?
A couple of weeks ago on The Really Good Life, I was umming and ahhing about whether or not to buy an automatic chicken coop door. There were several reasons arguments for it but we don’t *need* one,...
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Recycling plastic bottles, drink cans & cardboard tubes into art
When we were talking about making jewellery from drinks cans a couple of months ago, Mary Anne Enriquez sent me links to some relevant Flickr groups which then got buried in my inbox – sorry for that...
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Interesting reducing, reusing & recycling links
With Halloween approaching, check out this fab tutorial on making mini skull lanterns out of little plastic bottles – she says “milk bottles” but from a British POV, they look more like little yoghurt...
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How can I reuse or recycle clothes patterns?
Carol sent us an email explaining: I often see huge bins of clothes patterns at thrift stores. Most helplessly outdated or missing instructions. I have used them in the past as packing material but was...
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Recycled into Jewellery – more beautiful items made from rubbish
With all the buy-stuff events coming up over the next couple of months – and because it’s generally wonderful and inspiring, I thought it was high time we had another look around the world of upcycled...
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Recycled Christmas – upcycle trash into handmade presents
Perhaps it’s just the blogs I read but it seems like more people than ever are thinking of making gifts this Christmas. There are lots of suggestions out there for making biscuits, cakes or jams, or...
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What can I reuse or recycle to make Advent calendars?
Advent started yesterday so really I should have asked this question last week but nevermind. We don’t celebrate Christmas but I know that one or two people around the world do – and some of those...
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What can I reuse or recycle to make a draft excluder?
Ok, put your hand up if you’re cold. I’m guessing everyone in the northern hemisphere is waving at their computers right now. It’s pretty brr. On my frugal/cooking/growing blog The Really Good Life,...
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Recycled Christmas decorations – our favourite ideas
Wondering how to make your festive season that bit greener by making recycled Christmas decorations? There are lots of ways to make them reusing waste paper, scrap fabric, or random other things from...
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What can I reuse or recycle to make Christmas crackers?
I’ve had “make crackers” on my ideas list for a while and every time I saw it, I thought “mmm crackers” but it turns out I meant Christmas crackers. (Although I do make a good eatin’ cracker as well –...
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What can I reuse or recycle to make placemats/table mats?
We’ve been using our dining table more recently – regular use stops it becoming a dumping ground for everything we own but can’t be bothered putting away properly. But because we’re newcomers to the...
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Last minute Recycling at Christmas links
Since sharing my favourite upcycled Christmas present ideas and recycled Christmas decoration suggestions, I’ve spotted another few awesome things that I thought I should mention in case you’ve got a...
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Reducing, reusing and recycling links round-up
It’s been a while since I did a round-up of some of my favourite reducing, reusing and recycling links so without further ado… I’m often amazed what fab things people can make from old toilet roll...
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Upcycled & recycled Valentine’s Day gifts, cards & decorations
Since it’s coming up to Valentine’s Day, I thought it might be nice to have a round up of fun recycling/upcycling Valentine’s Day crafts – for inspiration or purchase! Andrea Cook has been making cute...
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Fantastic stuff made from fused plastic carrier bags
I was going to write an article on different ways to reuse & recycle plastic carrier bags but then I started seeing such great pieces made from fusing the bags that I thought they deserved their...
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Plastic bottle creations, recycled robot plant pots, fairtrade paper beads &...
Every now and then I realise I’ve had some great ideas & links sent to my email but not shared them with you yet – this is one of those times! First up, Vernon got into touch to tell us about his...
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Upcycling leather jackets into shoes, pill bottles into knitting spools & an...
Some more news/links from my inbox that I thought may interest you guys: Matt from Mes Footwork has been in touch to tell us about their new range of upcycled trainers: “We make shoes in Newcastle from...
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Reusing, recycling and upcycling links – and a video
It’s been a while since I’ve featured some of the wonderful reusing, recycling and upcycling links I’ve spotted recently. So, without further ado…: Drinks can pop top lampshade I love this lampshade...
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