Upcycling : create beautiful things with the stuff you already have

9780762441792
0762441798

221 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm

Includes index

Materials for recycling
Upcycling ideas for decorating (Bear-"skin" oriental rug
Birdcage chandelier
Ceramic-dipped silk flowers and plastic fruit
String outdoor seating
Chinatown-tote-bag shower curtain
Heaven-on-Earth bedroom clouds
Fine-tooth-comb bookshelf
Wine-cork bath mat
Gemstone cabinet knobs
Painter's-tape privacy screen
Glittering bad artwork
Gold-"dipped" plates
Necktie wreath
Plastic-bottle hourglasses
CD-jewel-case frames
Cassette-tape tissue box
Stenciled cabinet
Cast-iron-pipe hooks and towel rack
Leather-belt doormat
Starry-sky artwork
Cork-covered lampshades
Holiday-string-light neon artwork
Carpet-sample patchwork rug
Plastic-banana fruit bowl
Cozy scarf-blanket
Reupholstered pet stairs
Safety-pin sequined pillow
Sharpie-tie-dyed bedding and napkins
Fallen-branch shelves
Button-silhouette artwork
Tarnished-silver-tray table
Floating silk-flower arrangements
Cork-tin-can organizers
Glowing rock-salt lights
Electronic-cord organizer
Zip-tie vines
Wallpaper-swatch-book quilted wall)
Upcycling ideas for entertaining (Laminate-countertop grouted tray
River-rock-handled jar mugs
Hotel-key-card breakfast-in-bed tray
Carpet-sample placemats
Chinatown-tote-bag floor cushions
Chinese-food-takeout-chopstick trivet
Christmas-light hanging pendant
Men's-shirt pennants
Rubber-dipped utensils
Flocked "ceramic" cans
Jar-lid dining table
Mini-liquor-bottle bud vase collection
Paint-stirrer lanterns
Patrón-tequila oil lights
Potato-chip-bag "silver leafed" mirror
Frosted-"cookie" cookbook weight
Tiered trays)
Upcycling ideas for giving (Book vases
String scented diffusers
Button monogrammed journals
Upcycled cashmere sweater accessories
Keyboard journals
Concrete water bottles
Sweater-dryer balls
CD dumbbells
Newspaper fire logs
Hotel soap on a rope
Sock-shoe forms
Spare-change catchall tray
Soda-can sequined tote bag
Valentine's Day love bottle
Wood-grain journals
Scrap-wood postcard)
Upcycling ideas for kids (3-D globes
Found alphabet art
Coffee-sleeve crowns
Crayon vases
Furniture stag heads
Blown-up kid's artwork
Kid's T-shirt artwork
Lego journals
Lipstick-case crayons
Pots-and-pans robots
Plastic-water-bottle flowers)
Upcycling the great outdoors (Bamboo pens
Preserved botanicals
Flocked, reusable tote bags
Twig crafting stamps
Leaf-silhouette artwork
Beach-finds clock
Rock frames
Spiderweb artwork
Spoon-plant ID markers
Tennis-ball swing
Bathroom-towel picnic blanket)

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Lévy, Jennifer