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… Read More »Have you ever wondered what to do with your husbands huge collection of old National Geographics?
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… Read More »Giveaway: turquoise vegetable ivory earrings from Muichic
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 –… Read More »Cocoon Designs: using anything again
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… Read More »Genius armchair cover made from left-over yarn
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… Read More »7 go-to blogs for creative greenspiration
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… Read More »TERTIUM NON DATA: hand-recycled PET lovelies
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… Read More »COPArt Live!
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. … Read More »New uses for old things
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… Read More »EcoDIY with kids: a bird’s nest