Have you ever wondered what to do with your husbands huge collection of old National Geographics?

I first found out about the old National Geographic stash when my boyfriend and I moved in together in 2001. He’s now my husband and the National Geographic collection has crossed continents with us. I was very excited to see this. Something like this would look great on the wall in the living room of …

Giveaway: turquoise vegetable ivory earrings from Muichic

Andres Arango sent me a pretty pair of turquoise vegetable ivory earrings from his Muichic collection to give away to a reader. Andres is an architect & designer from Colombia living in Burlington, Vermont. His Muichic jewellery collection is made from the Tagua nut (aka.vegetable ivory): a botanical alternative to ivory; a seed that comes …

Cocoon Designs: using anything again

I have just discovered (and fallen in love with) Karna Erickson’s creatures at her Cocoon Designs etsy shop. where do all good robots go – $295.00 USD They’re all made of recycled materials. the quilts secret no1 and 2 – $75.00 USD Old quilts, yarn, felted sweaters, fabrics, vintage and thrifted. peace keeper – $40.00 …

Genius armchair cover made from left-over yarn

Look at the texture on that armchair cover.  I’d love to run my hands all over it. Genius armchair cover made from left-over yarn by Els Van Hemelryck. Moral of the story: left-overs are beautiful, and shouldn’t go into the bin. ponnekeblom via RecycleArt [ad#google]

7 go-to blogs for creative greenspiration

Working with my hands gives me a sense of purpose. Taking something that’s old and tired and turning it into something new makes me feel like I’ve achieved something really worthwhile.  Lucky for me, the internet brings inspiration to my fingertips, easily, without trips to the library or the shops for books and magazines. It …

TERTIUM NON DATA: hand-recycled PET lovelies

Turkish architect and graphic design artist Gulnur Ozdaglar makes beautiful things from old plastic bottles. tertium non data translated from latin means: the third is not given. it is an alchemic term which refers to the process of combining two disparate elements to create a new, third element. the process of transformation is a mystery …

COPArt Live!

If I was in London this weekend, COPArt is where I’d like to be. COPArt Live! Bank Holiday Monday (3 May, 10.30am) Londoners interested in the environment and looking for some bank holiday fun are invited to attend a free event that will mix art and music at the Village Underground in Shoreditch on Monday …

New uses for old things

There are 50 all-time favourite new uses for old things over at Real Simple, like this toilet roll cord organiser and tomato sauce bottle pancake batter dispenser.  I’ll add one of my own new things made from old toilet rolls.  Take a look. 50 All-Time Favorite New Uses for Old Things [Real Simple] Recycled loo …

EcoDIY with kids: a bird’s nest

I like this idea for an Easter egg receptacle.  We’re going to be away from home this Easter and staying in a B&B,  so this is a good idea for somewhere for the Easter Bunny to leave eggs for the children.  It’s messy and a great kids’ craft and it’s made of stuff that is …