October 28, 2006
Geeky gifts (and some projects, too!)
Acorn Studios offers up bits and bobs made from recycled circuit boards, floppies, cds, keyboards, etc. Nifty little stocking stuffers!
And be sure to check out the project page. My favorite for whimsy is the Car Mirror Shelf, and for plain old simplicity and ingenuity, the Cassete Case Business Card Holder.
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March 27, 2006
Who'd have thought?
...that even an old crab trap could find a new, decorative life?
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February 06, 2006
ReadyMade Blog
Because we all knew it was going to happen sometime... the ReadyMade Blog.
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February 05, 2006
Phoning it in
The new garbagescout.com allows users to take cell photos of discards spotted on the street, and then email it to the site, where it's listed and Googlemapped.
Listings are only in NYC at the moment, but hopefully it'll spread to other urban areas. Another great way to keep stuff out of the landfills!
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February 01, 2006
Locked and Folded
From All-Tribes, a howto on making your own t-shirt folding machine using a box and some tape. Perfect for those of us (AKA me) who hate to fold laundry.
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January 27, 2006
Crate Craft
I adore Clementines! While mine have never been purchased in a crate (always a mesh bag), I'd kind of like one, being a fan of fruit art, and after seeing these ideas (via LJC).
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November 16, 2005
Sustainable Design Exhibition
Re-f-use - it's happening right now in Holland. Thanks for the link, Sasha!
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October 12, 2005
Bowled Over
This has to be the coolest bowl I have ever seen, and not because it is made from strips of magazines. I can only imagine the time it took to make, but the finished object is awesome!
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October 10, 2005
Arrgh-gyle
Finally, a good use for an argyle sweater.
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September 25, 2005
Highlights...
...from the Flickr "Tips for Recycling and Reusing" pool:
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September 09, 2005
Far Flung, Far Out
Care of ReadyMade, a lamp shade made up of picture slides. Now I know what to do with all those old vacation slides...
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September 03, 2005
Doing Hard Time
A how-to on making a clock out of a hard drive.
From the how-to:
Have an old hard drive that no longer works? As long as it still spins up chances are you could build a clock out of your old hard drive!You will need some electronic knowledge, some common electronic components and a bit of patience. The clock that is produced isn’t exactly practical since most hard drives (especially older ones) are too loud for a clock that is to operate 24 hours a day.
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August 27, 2005
Reclaiming Yarn
Care of DIY, a good article on reclaiming yarn from that god-awful sweater that you can't get rid of.
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August 13, 2005
RIP
Cadillac Ranch, where old Caddy's went to die.
Remind me to add this one to my 40x40 list, right below Carhenge.
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August 12, 2005
More Fun to Make than Play (?)
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August 11, 2005
"The Future is Green."
The Recycled category at Treehugger.com is chock-full of good stuff, as is the entire site - check it out.
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August 08, 2005
ReStore
Thanks to Shanee for commenting on Habitat for Humanity ReStores (sorry I missed it during the 'thon!). They sell used and surplus building materials at a fraction of retail, which in turn funds Habitat construction.
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