Articles tagged “Reuse”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Daily DIY Project: China Hutch to Bulletin Board Makeover By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Sep 25 2009 Transform an old, boring china hutch into a colorful--and usable--piece with this simple bulletin board makeover. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: Soda Tab Chain Maille By Blythe Copeland IN Tech & Transport Sep 24 2009 Make your own royal chain mail with this version that uses old can tabs. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: Upcycled Coolers By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Sep 24 2009 If your go-to summer cooler has seen better days, update it with one of these ideas from MAKE's Hack Your Cooler challenge. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: Box Spring Wine Storage By Blythe Copeland IN Food & Health Sep 22 2009 Put your old box spring to work as an industrial-chic wine rack for your growing collection. Updating your mattress and box spring can do great things for your health—a good night's sleep is key to fixing a whole bunch of ailments—but what to do with your old set? Use this tutorial from ReadyMade to turn your aged box spring into a massive wine rack. + READ MORE

Wa$ted New Zealand Episode: Co-Eds By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Episodes Sep 22 2009 Late nights and long days lead to a messy student life, but it's not the mess these six university students are creating that's worrying us. It's their rubbish. We're about to gate-crash their pad with one month's worth of their... + READ MORE

Recycling, Freecycling & Upcyling, Oh My: 9 Pathways Toward Green 'Cycling' By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden Sep 22 2009 It started with recycling. Now it's a whole new ballgame. + READ MORE

Sweet Prom Dress Made from Candy Wrappers By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Sep 22 2009 Funky and unique prom dresses are a great way for teen Craftsters to really let their creativity and individuality shine. This dress is adorable, fun, and planet loving to boot! It took 15 hours and 101 skittles wrappers, which were collected from friends, family, and + READ MORE

Use Blankets to Protect Tender Plants From Frost By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Sep 22 2009 If you're not willing to see your gardening season end just because frost is in the forecast, here's a simple tip to keep your garden growing a bit longer + READ MORE

Food Scrap Smoothies and Other Ways to Skip the Landfill Without Composting By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Sep 17 2009 You have plenty of food scraps, but no way to compost them? Here's how to avoid sending those food scraps to the landfill. + READ MORE

5 Reuses for Tissue Boxes By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Sep 17 2009 Tissue boxes have never been more beautiful, now that companies are taking care to make them décor friendly. So why not upcycle the design-savvy boxes into something new and useful once the tissue supply has run out? If you need a hand thinking up crafty ways to reuse old tissue boxes, here are 5 quick and easy projects I love. + READ MORE

Why Even the Smallest Reuse Projects Matter By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Sep 17 2009 On Planet Green, we talk a lot about projects that reuse household items that usually get tossed into the trash or recycling bin. When we finish with something, there is often a surprising and completely unseen new purpose for it, if we put ourselves in a mindset of figuring out what that purpose might be. + READ MORE

8 Fabulous Green Fashion Projects By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 17 2009 Keep your wardrobe up-to-date with these upcycling and reuse projects that give new life to your old clothes. + READ MORE

Vintage T-shirts Reborn as Concert T-shirts By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 16 2009 A Chicago musician sells recycled concert duds. + READ MORE

Show Us Your Favorite Green Craft Project By Team Planet Green IN Features Sep 15 2009 One of the best ways to get started with DIY is to get crafty. Our archive of eco-friendly crafts is extensive, but there are always more ideas out there than we can write about. That's why we're asking you to submit your favorite green crafts. + READ MORE

7 Ways to Make a Cell Phone Stand from Junk Drawer Materials By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Sep 11 2009 Caring for a cell phone is part and parcel of keeping it for a long time, which is one of the traits of a green gadget owner.Pencils and Rubber Bands A handful of pencils and rubber bands can transform into a cool little stand in just a few minutes. + READ MORE

9 Reuses for Bubble Wrap By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Sep 9 2009 Say your latest online purchase arrived at your doorstep and was packaged in bubble wrap. Or you just moved, unpacked, and have a mountain of bubble wrap in the middle of your living room. There are 9 reasons to resist the incredible temptation to jump into that pile to hear the satisfying popping noises. That bubble wrap is still really useful! + READ MORE

15 Creative Container Garden Ideas By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Sep 8 2009 Here are 15 creative ideas for reusing everyday items as container gardens. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: Beanbag Chair By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Sep 3 2009 Add seating--and style--with an easy, homemade beanbag chair perfect for hosting new friends in your dorm. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: CD Case Artwork By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Sep 3 2009 Haul those old cd cases out of storage and use them to frame modern artwork that dresses up any space. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: Plastic Messenger Bag By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 3 2009 Turn old grocery bags into your new go-to tote with these instructions for fusing them into a colorful messenger bag from Instructables. + READ MORE