Rescued Paper Notebooks are made entirely from discarded paper that has been collected and assembled by hand in India. Papers are folded and bound in a direct form of recycling which enables the owner to write on the reverse of the printed pages. They come in three sizes and a variety of colours from Sukie.
I’ve always loved the effect of punched tin cans with candles in them, but I’ve never managed to make one without denting the tin terribly. So I’m really pleased to find the “trick” to preventing that. Here’s a really great tutorial from Craft: that shows you how to make a punched tin can candle receptacle …
I love the industrial look of these nesting tables by So’mace and Wuttke Werks. They’re made of reclaimed whitewashed Douglas Fir and recycled rebar in Hawaii. Recycled rebar nesting tables [design*sponge] [ad#google]
Shannon of Free Spirit Knits has put together a headband tutorial for old jumpers/sweaters that have been accidentally washed in hot water. Another great way of reusing things that were destined for the bin. Follow the link below for the full tutorial. Ruined Clothes Get New Life [Free Spirit Knits] [ad#google]
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 …
Becky Stern’s cool bike tube headband at Craft: is simple to make and a great way to use up punctured bike inner-tubes. We get through these in our family. Lots of thorns in South Africa. Bike Tube Headband [Craft:] [ad#adify]
A cool urban pool made by lining a dumpster. Brainchild of Macro/Sea. Dumpster pool [Recyclart] [ad#google]
Marin Camille Hood has made a few really cool chandeliers out of old bicycles and bicycle bits. This is one of them. The rest of them are here. chandeliers [artwork by marin camille] Recycled works by Marin Hood [Recyclart] [ad#adify]
Give some moms a big pile of recycling and instead of dropping it off at the nearest recycling centre, they come up with an inspired toy for their kids. This cute WALL-E robot is made out of what “Kitten Muffin” (not her real name, surely) found in her recycling bin, although looking at the raw …
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