Rubbish!: Reuse Your Refuse [Paperback]

Kate Shoup (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2008

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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From the Back Cover

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047022357X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470223574
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #408,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Accurate title, July 21, 2008

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N. DeSantis (LA, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rubbish!: Reuse Your Refuse (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.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not quite interesting, September 6, 2009

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Evagelia Topalidou "rdeco" (athens, greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rubbish!: Reuse Your Refuse (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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible :(, December 22, 2010

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J. L. Osier (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rubbish!: Reuse Your Refuse (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