Upcycling Enthusiast Mugs

'But it was never enough. He returned, week after week, looking for more.'

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

Re-Purposing

Antique's store is a front for the city dump.

Self-Made Man.

Man patching up his bag.

'Folk Art of Midtown'

What are you going to do with your face masks when we no longer need them?

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

"Business still difficult, Tom?"

'It runs on telephone directories. Do you think it will catch on as a town turnabout?'

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

Woman swimming with float made of old bottles.

'Teri and I rescued these cabinets from a landfill.'

Reclaimed goods

"I knew these old ashtrays would come in handy someday. We'll use them as tip trays!"

"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."

Queen of Upcycling!

Bottle Bank: For the Colour Blind.

The dumpster code - find something, leave something.

"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.'

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"

Clown to clown on unicycle: 'How does it corner?'

"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!"

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

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

Crap others threw out

Multitasking executive dog