1. Champagne corks
2. Alphabet blocks
3. Sewing machine bobbins
4. Vintage jewelry
5. Paintbrushes
6. Vintage car door handles / window winders
7. Nuts and bolts
9. Doll limbs (and head!)
10. Purse strap (or leather belt)
11. Plastic toys
12. Vintage rulers or yardsticks
Time to send this groovy glass pendant to a new home! As always, I used a randomizer to pick the winner and it chose entry #64 - that's Holly E. Holly, congrats! Expect an email from me later today to get your shipping details. :)
Thanks to everyone who entered for your interest and for sharing all the ways you've built recycling and repurposing into your lives.
And thanks to Groovy Green Glass for the great giveaway! If you like what they do, please consider helping them win a small business grant. You can vote daily through 3/17 so
Here's to wasting less :)
Here's to wasting less :)
I'm thrilled to introduce you to Groovy Green Glass! Based in Myrtle Beach, SC, this small, family owned company works with restaurants to reclaim used bottles. Then they turn them into useful, and artistic, eco-friendly products. Their entirely post-consumer line includes everything from glassware to jewelry. And today, they're offering one of you a chance to win the beautiful pendant pictured above. Read on...
A little Sunday morning fun. Which only barely compensates for the internet being down. Building a blog post from my phone is NOT fun.
Anyway, this is probably my 4th reuse of this frame. I found it under the back deck of my apartment building in 2010 and it's earned its keep!
Today, it's part mood board, part decor. I have a large collection of random prints, postcards, calendar pages etc. Too large. But I go into it on occasion and group things. Like a visual free-association exercise. It helps when I'm trying to see a pallette in the mess. In this case, my living room.
I'm not quite there (my mess is still a mess) but I like this little junky result right now!
Last year, I ate a lot of nuts. And since I wasn't buying them in bulk, I made myself keep the packaging. As evidence of my nut habit. But also as a reminder to myself to stop buying pre-packaged nuts!
I knew I'd find a way to use the containers (did you see my nutty lamp?) but I had no idea what I'd do with the lids... until Ms Ro asked for a mobile. And then the wheels started turning!
Bras are hard to upcycle. I've been trying to create a "bra roundup" for years... and have failed. Because really, outside of the dog ball, these upcycles are funny, but not terribly realistic right? Having said that, bras aren't really thrift-store material either. So what on earth do you do with them when they're worn out??
It's only been a week since I moved but what a week! Chicago was hit by a massive blizzard last Sunday - meaning we were pretty much housebound. So the final part of moving my stuff out of the old place has dragged on, finally wrapping up this morning. The snow too has clung on. And on...
So. It feels appropriate to be posting a collection of marble upcycles. Because I've felt like I was losing mine this week. But I think they're regrouping.
Starting at the top...
1. The colors in these marble topped tables - the one at the top is perfectly sweet shop, don't you think? The one at the bottom is little more grown up, with it's earth tones.
2. A little sensory marble massage? Not just for kids I think!
3. This marble toothbrush storage idea is simple and proper old marbles would work just as well and look better I think! I also like the idea for paintbrushes, pens, flowers...
4. And finally, the marble fence idea. Not at all new, but there's a reason bloggers keep talking about it. It's a LOVELY idea! See examples and tutorials here, here and here.