Upcycling Artists Mugs

"He was right about saving that box. It did come in handy."

"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.

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

"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!

Bottle Bank: For the Colour Blind.

'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"

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

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

'The Prom Dress: One Week Later'

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

'I made a Valentine's Day card for you. The school has no art supplies so I wrote the color in.'

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

Crap others threw out

"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.

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

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

'Do you do anything with the old casks?'

"Oh, do you like the candles? I made them myself our of old crayons!"

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

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

Must Adopt As A Pair.

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

Garage Sale (sign originally read 'Garbage' sale).

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

'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'