Upcycling Aficionado Gifts

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

'Decorating on a shoestring'

"Yes, I would love you more if you didn't make mobiles out of old cutlery and beads."

'Pssst, Bill... the sale's going great, but we're getting low on stuff. Make another run to the landfill and bring back whatever you can get your hands on.'

'I love what you've done with your trash.'

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

"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.

Bringing Your Child To The Bicycle Race

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

Bottle Bank: For the Colour Blind.

"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

Queen of Upcycling!

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"

Bradley Wiggins

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

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

'The Prom Dress: One Week Later'

"Hel-l-l-o-o-o-o Summer!"

"What do you mean, it's not an educational toy? I'd have to learn to ride it!"

People chasing a street performer to give money.

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

"A classic lowrider bike usually is built on a late 1960's Schwinn 20-inch frame."

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

Crap others threw out

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

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

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

'Do you do anything with the old casks?'

'Fred, didn't I tell you to wear a helmet?'

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

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