Upcycling and repurposing projects that turn thrifted and salvaged materials into something better.
Upcycle ThatPest control mistakes can cost homeowners money while undermining efforts to create a healthier, more sustainable home. If you spend your weekends giving old furnit…
Upcycle ThatFollowing the right emergency plumbing steps in the first few minutes can help prevent a leak, burst pipe, or overflow from causing serious damage. Water can quickly s…
Upcycle ThatChoosing materials for upcycling is about more than deciding what looks good. The right combination of wood, fabric, leather, metal, paint, and hardware can turn tir…
Upcycle ThatUpcycling ideas for outdoor areas can turn forgotten materials into useful additions to your garden, patio, or outdoor resting space. If you have pallets, crates, or …
If you've ever wished you could live in a cosy cottage surrounded by wildflowers, bake bread every morning and spend your afternoons making things by hand, then you've already discovered the appeal of cottagecore. The good news is you don't need a thatched cottage or a garden…
Upcycle ThatUpcycled cupboard doors offer a practical way to refresh a kitchen or storage area without sending perfectly usable materials to landfill. By working with reclaimed …
Upcycle ThatHard water plumbing problems tend to develop slowly. A little scale around a faucet may seem harmless, but the same calcium and magnesium deposits can accumulate insi…
Upcycle ThatRenovation water damage often starts with a problem that was already hiding behind walls, under floors, or around plumbing fixtures. Once you start pulling a room apa…
Upcycle ThatMineral-based food additives might not sound like an obvious upcycling topic, but they connect to a principle we talk about all the time: getting more value from the re…
Upcycle ThatA leaking pool might not look like a major source of household waste. There is no overflowing tap or obvious puddle to give the problem away. Instead, water can disappea…
Upcycle ThatMusical instruments from weapons make for a very interesting and unique upcycle. Mexican artist Pedro Reyes has created 47 musical instruments from over 6,000 seize…
Upcycle ThatHidden pest damage can quickly change the math on an otherwise promising upcycle project. There is a particular kind of excitement that comes with walking through a ne…
Upcycle ThatA comfortable home depends on more than just adjusting the thermostat. Regular HVAC maintenance helps your heating and cooling system run efficiently, keeps temper…
Sew GuideA bellows pocket is a perfect storage pocket with a gusset on the side. But how roomy can a jeans pocket be. Well, as roomy as it can be. There is a way, to turn it into an expandable bellows pocket. Yes, you make a little alteration to the jeans pocket and it turns into ...
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…