Want to know what goodies you can make with your garbage? This book shows you how to give everyday household items a new life the hip craftster’s way. You’ll discover how to complete more than 30 creative projects using materials you already have at your disposal, while reducing trash and upcycling your personal style. From a credit card bracelet to a map photo frame, this fun guide shows you how to create truly one-of-a-kind pieces—one earth-friendly project at a time.
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Refashionistas— Waste not, want not!
Drowning in a sea of stuff? Want to know what goodies you can make with your garbage? This book shows you how to give everyday household items a new life—the hip craftster's way. You'll discover how to complete more than 30 creative projects using materials you already have at your disposal, while reducing trash and upcycling your personal style.
Credit card bracelet
Lawn chair webbing clutch
Bottle cap magnets
Board game clock
Photo-negative lampshade
Beer case notebook
License plate pendant
Map photo frame
And more
This fun, easy-to-follow guide shows you how to create truly one-of-a-kind pieces—one fabulous, earth-friendly project at a time.
About the Author
Kate Shoup has written or cowritten several books, including Not Your Mama's Stitching and Not Your Mama's Beading, both from Wiley. She has also cowritten a screenplay and starred in a feature-length independent film.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By N. DeSantis
Format:Paperback
I searched the inside of this book on Amazon, and was impressed by the variety of materials they suggest to reuse and craft with. When I got the book, I realized that was the only interesting part of the book. The ideas in here are so elementary, things you would see on forums, nothing original or even very appealing. Using a bottlecap to make a magnet? Needless to say, I returned this book in short order. I can't see anyone finding this book useful.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first part that has to do with girl accessories it's somehow fresh and has a lot of nice things. The second part with home accessories it's not interesting enough to amaze you. The crafts aren't something that we haven't seen before.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By J. L. Osier
Format:Paperback
This book was horrible. Truly did not find a single item in it that I will be making. Expected to actually be able to 'reuse some refuse' not use three pages from a magazine and then buy a whole bunch more supplies to make a craft. Do not waste your money. If you truly want to reuse materials like I did, I would recommend "Craftcyle" by Heidi Boyd or "Alternacrafts" by Jessica Vitkus
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun book
This was a fun book to buy that provides all kinds of ways to repurpose our trash! Although there are some things I wouldn't make, I appreciate all the ideas of how to utilize... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Karen Lee
3.0 out of 5 stars
its ok
This book is ok. I am just not sure why you would spend your time making some of these items, but I do love the idea of redesign.
Published 3 months ago by Mary Jill Sheffield
4.0 out of 5 stars
Recycle
I love finding new ways to make things by recycling items. Great ideas. You won't be disappointed by the various projects.
Published 4 months ago by Connie Kerr
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing special
Nothing new to me here. Not much I'd want to replicate for my own home. Great photos may help inspire others but the full book left me flat.
Published 4 months ago by Bethany A Noble
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Absloutly Love this Book!
I love this book so much! I just wish there were more like this with as great of quality ideas. However I'm so glad I found this and can cherish it for yrs to come. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Madelena714
5.0 out of 5 stars
I LOVE RECYCLING
I am the only person in my area who recycles. I reuse any glass jar that has a silicon ring in lid foe canning. It does work. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Elizabeth J. Nowak
2.0 out of 5 stars
One or two interesting ideas.
This is worth checking out from you local library, but don't waste your money. You'll likely find one or two ideas that you either use or that spark some other idea but the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by S. Livingston
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hmmm...Can you really call it recycling?
In most cases, you are using a tiny piece of something you want to recycle and then use bunch of new chemicals(glues, varnishes, etc) to create something that is not even that... Read more
Published on November 25, 2010 by deepest
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rubbish
Not all the projects are that useful but most are fun and easy to do. I will refer to this book often
Published on May 10, 2010 by L. A. Calkins
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool Book
In this book there are a few interesting ideas to recycle, reuse, transform things. I wouldn't say it is absolutely crazy and revolutionary, but it's interesting and deserves to be... Read more
Published on July 17, 2008 by Yael Bolender
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