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Posts tagged “upcycle”

Etsy Find: Upcycled Sweater Crafts

When we saw this felted wool cactus in a tiny pot, you could've knocked us over with a feather. What a perfect piece of kitsch for any space. On a stack of books on the coffee table? On a bedstand? ...

Etsy Find: Upcycled Ceramics by Fanfare and Foofaraw

There was a time, not too long ago, when we were carefully curating an "Ugly Mug" collection. At thrift stores we'd find the strangest vintage coffee mug on the shelves and buy it (we still use them t...

Trend Watch: Plastic Bottle Lighting

Wow, all of a sudden we’ve seen a lot of upcycled plastic bottle light fixtures. First it was our post about Michelle Brand’s bottle bottom lights, and then we started noticing this creative reuse...

Leitmotiv Bottle Chandelier

Recently, we've gotten a little tired of the "glass bottle becomes _______" phenomenon. (Should we have admitted that?) We're all about reuse and, of course, we reuse glass bottles left and right i...