Upcycling Devotee Gifts

'I couldn't afford studded snow tires so I tried driving nails into the tires I have.'

The Environmentalist

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

But is it organic?

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

Queen of Upcycling!

Bottle Bank: For the Colour Blind.

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

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

You had me at vintage.

That's supposed to say garage sale!

'It's a bold initiative but I don't think it's right for the staff kitchen.'

French Early Bird

"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"

"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!"

'The Prom Dress: One Week Later'

'When you said he was very talented, I thought you meant in business.'

Rubbish and Everest

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

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

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

"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?"

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

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

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