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Entries Tagged as 'repurpose'

Drumming and Pinning

January 25th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Inspiration, Music, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse

Have to keep drumming… Like/Love If you like Econesting, you’ll just love the Econesting Facebook page. Where else would you find repurposed drums made from wine barrels? …and no, I did not contribute to emptying those drums (…maybe just a sip) You’d rather tweet? Head over to the Econesting Twitter page @econester and say hi. Pinning [...]

Repurposed Boats: Water, Weather and Whim

May 5th, 2011 · 6 Comments · crafts, decor, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Garden, Green Home, Nature, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living, Travel

“Have a happy passing,” quipped our captain as our ferry headed out to sea towards the island. As we debarked and drove down the unpaved road on the island I have visited every year since I was 20, I noticed small changes. The insular world of living on an island constantly changes and unfolds, as [...]

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Tags:boats·fishing·repurpose·reuse·seasons·vacation·weather

Wood Lust To Wear

April 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Art, crafts, Design, Eco-Friendly, Family, Fashion, Nature

Let’s just say…moms like jewelry. All kinds. The glittery kind that sparkle in all its small solid rockness on a finger, and the kind that goes with the grain and celebrates the beauty of nature. Designer, Gustav Reyes creates these salvaged wood bracelets by repurposing wood from unusual sources: castoff baseball bats, and maple, walnut [...]

DIY Eco-Gifts For The Skier/Snowboarder On your Holiday List

December 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · crafts, decor, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Family, Green Home, Holidays, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse

Around here, “‘Tis the season” also means, it’s time to hit the slopes. We just love winter sports and we all ski and snowboard. What we don’t love is the pricey equipment, and an industry that generally gets a thumbs down for eco-friendliness. Ski, snowboard and skateboarding paraphernalia tends to be highly technical, but damaged [...]

Cuff Cup Cozy: The Easiest DIY Project Ever

November 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · crafts, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Green Home, Knitting

Last year, a new laptop inspired me to transform an old sweater into a laptop case. The sweater I used had a complicated Fair Isle design and a gaping hole on the sleeve. It was too short to repair and wear. It’s magical the way a sweater will shrink up in the washer and dryer [...]

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Tags:felting·Knitting·recycle·reduce·repurpose·reuse

Making Stuff From Stuff

July 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments · crafts, decor, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Green Home, Nature, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

It’s one of those eerily beautiful, rainy days here in the Hudson Valley. We’ve hardly had any rain to balance the assault of crazy hot, humid stickiness that’s enveloped the area. The summery mood and dimly-filtered lighting is just delightful for creating projects that may have been put on the back burner because it was [...]

Scrap Happy: 6 Ingenious Things to Make From Scraps

June 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Design, DIY, Knitting, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse

Breathe new life into old objects and reduce landfill waste by diverting leftover odds and ends that would be relegated to the dumpster into useful items. Call it repurposing, call it recrafting, call it creative reuse, or call it trash transformed. No matter what you call it, this concept of “cradle to cradle” is one [...]

Reduce, Redecorate and Reconsider What Belongs to You

May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · decor, Design, Eco-Friendly, Green Home, Inspiration, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Shopping, Sustainable Living

Can you reconcile reducing consumption while creating a cozy and stylish home? I am a bit of a redecorating junkie. While I would like to always practice what I preach, on occasion I am guilty of impulse buying for my econest. I can’t kick myself too much because on close inspection, if I hold a mirror up [...]

DIY Felted Laptop Sleeve

June 18th, 2009 · 6 Comments · crafts, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Knitting, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

Here’s my latest mantra: Gotta new laptop. Gotta protect it from the elements. Gotta figure out how to make something to cover it. Its gotta be cheap (and stylish), because who can afford a new laptop sleeve once you’ve emptied your pockets for such a beautiful computer specimen? When I travel (even to the local coffee [...]