Upcycling Guru Pillows

"As them if I can have the bottle when it's empty - it'll make a really nice table lamp."

"I hope you like it. I made it myself."

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.

"Your whole office is made of old brochures."

"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!

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

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"

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

"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'

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

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

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

Crap others threw out

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

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

'Do you do anything with the old casks?'

Must Adopt As A Pair.

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

Person made from 100% recycled materials.

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

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

"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."

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