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A unique wall shelf made from an old wine box, painted in turquoise and varnished, covered in the bottom with varnished paper of vintage style that can match your decor or brighten up a light wall with its colors. It is ideal for storing spices, makeup, medicine, or small toys.…
Vintage wooden wall clock with key hooks, customized with mixed media in relief with kitsch style miniatures. The clock mechanism is brand new and works with an included battery. This wooden clock is inspired by the cuckoo clock. It has been transformed into a unique design…
Lovely lamp made with an old tea box, unusual with a touch of vintage, but an industrial shade makes it incredible! I used a tea box for this original lamp, made of metal, repainted in part the same color as its shade. It has a cord with a switch, a socket, a bulb, and a wall…
My name is Tamas Kanya from Budapest, Hungary. I’ve been creating what you would call mandala compositions on the riverbank near my house in Budapest. I thoroughly enjoy the creative process of gathering materials on my walk down to the river Danube. I only use naturally…
A beautiful pearl-encrusted mannequin torso like the one above is super easy to create. The only skill needed is patience because it is a little time-consuming. But the result is so worth it! It is a very creative way to repurpose pearls from broken pieces of jewelry (along with…
The staff at Mannequin Madness shows you in the video below how we use mannequin butts to make a low coffee table. But you can follow the same instructions using mannequin legs to make a taller table like this one.
It’s a shop counter that I made recently for someone who was opening the shop. I used wood and metal pipes, old manometers, and other objects I bought on the junkyard.
Worth checking out as they are just great-looking furniture. We take time to make those, take care of the details, and ensure that the finished product is the best we can make. We use old water pipes, metal objects, old wood, etc.
After moving into a house on a steep ridge, we decided to put handrails down to our backyard. We wanted something different and artsy. With the help of a local bike co-op, we found an artist who fits the bill. When we contracted with a local artist, Ezequiel Leoni, we had two…
Tortoises live a long life, and this sculpture took almost 9 months to complete. First, I make a paste using cardboard paper and glue. Then, I sculpt in layers, waiting for it to dry, to continue. The most critical part is that the pulp brings back the wood´s DNA to the…
From Ragz To Blanketz is an art and craft project/problem-solving tool developed by the environmental artist Dennis N. Easter to transform old clothing into blankets to prevent the resources from ending up in the landfill. The dress used was either too worn to wear or too…
A collection of my salvaged wood and metal artworks created through my love of textures and detail. I learned my DIY skills from my late father Keith; he was self-taught and would often make something from The Readers Digest of DIY projects. I feel privileged to use some of his…
At Upcycle with Jing, we want you to both looks and feel good when wearing our jewelry. Therefore, all of our jewelry pieces have been handcrafted from PET plastic bottles we found in Helsinki. Our inspiration is what we set out to save – nature. Everything in our collection is…
Hello, my name is Milati Hanifah, and I just got graduated from Craft Major at Telkom University, Indonesia. I was working on processing recycled bottle plastic waste. I choose to make contemporary jewelry because the materials I used had their limits and how wonderful the phase…
A couple of old blinds and a tin plate is all it takes to make this fun pendant lampshade. Aluminum is a nice material to use in DIY projects because it bends and cuts so easily. This pendant is lightweight and very easy to make. Plus, you get to reuse a very ugly blind that’s…
Make a pretty arch shelf with corrugated cardboard. This DIY shelf is straightforward to make and doesn’t require any power tool. Indeed all you will need to build the shelf is cardboard boxes, masking tape, glue, and paint. The arch shape is a big decorative trend right now.…
Industrially- and mass-produced objects become personalized as unique individuals use them. I contemplate an object’s history from how it has been formed, folded, scratched, colored, stretched, cut, and more. Then through painting on them, I recover and enhance the hidden…
My weekly shredding of unwanted junk mail and the advertisements was really a drag until I looked at the beautiful specks of color strips peppered into a pile of white. That’s was when I decided to experiment with creating a wall-hanging picture from the materials. I started the…
Watches are one of my favorite crafting supplies. Does anyone even wear them anymore? Well, I stopped wearing them a long time ago, and that’s about the same time I started crafting with them. In my last project, I made some watch face earrings . Today I am carrying on with the…
The Bialetti Moka celebrates more than 80 years of classic design elegance and technological simplicity. From the early 1950s to the present day, Bialetti has manufactured over 200 million coffee makers. This is one coffee maker we share in its design creativity. A Bialetti Moka…
Instead of throwing out plain white dollar store candles not being used, upcycle them using chalk paint and colored wax to create a custom look.
Skirtella’s Collection – London/Brixton 2013-2016 With old or broken umbrellas, I recreate a new dress: Skirt + Umbrella = Skirtella style! Would you like to dress with an umbrella? Yes, we can . The Skirtella’s style is very fashionable in clothing too, and it sold and had…
Piel de Rueda produces bags and accessories for men and women in a recycled inner tube. All our creations are made in Italy and km 0, are created in respect of nature by recycling waste materials recovered near our laboratory, and are absolutely vegan and cruelty-free! This bag…
Do you have some old watches that don’t work anymore, or maybe you don’t wear them? If you do, I have a fun little project to share. Today’s project is a quick and easy way to make some fun and quirky earrings by upcycling old watch parts. I have made these watch face earrings…
Piel de Rueda makes bags and accessories for men and women in recycled inner tubes. All our creations are made in Italy and at km 0, are created respecting nature by recycling waste materials recovered near our laboratory and are absolutely vegan and cruelty-free! This pouch has…