Upcycle Guru Gifts

"He was a real fan of recycling."

"This is going to make the most amazing driftwood table."

"We made all the wheels out of old coffee tables and chandeliers."

"He was just hanging about in the shed, so I had him repurposed."

The dumpster code - find something, leave something.

Bottle Bank: For the Colour Blind.

Queen of Upcycling!

"Ikea for hippies" 1. Flimsig used pallets, old foam 2. Stinkum goat wool 3. Beetup recycled lumber 4. Riskig kerosene lamp 5. Stupor hand blown by Nils 6. Smokum found on beach in Mendocino 7. Woblig 100% driftwood

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

'MY husband made the coffee table out of an old door.'

That's supposed to say garage sale!

"1. Flimsig used pallets, old foam 2. Stinkum goat wool 3. Beetup recycled lumber 4. Riskig kerosene lamp 5. Stupor hand blown by Nils 6. Smokum found on beach in Mendocino 7. Woblig 100% driftwood"

"Well, I think we come back as newspapers." "You're nuts."

"Can you believe Jim made all the furniture out of old rubbish?"

'The Prom Dress: One Week Later'

"Didn't your last blouse fall apart in two days?"

"Sometimes, plastic in the ocean isn't bad... Ooh, that bottle cap will make a lovely bowl for Ed and Nicole!"

"Of course I care about the environment, I never throw any clothes away."

Burt was a true artist and conservationist. He recycled his beer cans...Making an ornate garden wall and rockery.

Two 'superheros' show the discrepancy in toilet paper production.

Crap others threw out

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

'Do you do anything with the old casks?'

Recycling - Perfectly good bits you can't recycle or give away...

Must Adopt As A Pair.

"Why pay for a tree in November when you can get one off the side of the road in January for free?"

Person made from 100% recycled materials.

"I've upcycled your magazines into an ottoman."

'Muriel makes all her own clothes out of junk mail.'

"You've opened my eyes to the most disgusting worldly delights."

"When you reach your expiration date, would you like to be crushed or recycled?"

'Gotta hang up now. My mom wants to recycle the phone.'

'Decorating on a shoestring'

"I made it from a lost space probe."

'Folk Art of Midtown'