Upcycling Mugs

Rag and Bone

Garbage dump / Used gems.

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

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

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

Man patching up his bag.

"Push it a little more to the right. A little more. Right there. Perfect."

Birthday Suit Alterations

"Bargain bin."

"I upcycled it."

"Did you throw away this tabletop?"

The dumpster code - find something, leave something.

Recycling Bin/Upcycling Bin

Woman swimming with float made of old bottles.

Monica makes all her own clothes out of dryer lint

Markets.

'Walter makes all our furniture himself.'

"Deals in junk....talks a load of rubbish."

That's supposed to say garage sale!

"We couldn't recycle them, so this entire 3-season room is made of coffee pods."

"We didn't have room to store the Halloween decorations so we put them on the Christmas Tree."

"Upcycled, re-purposed and resin dipped - that's how gran would have wanted to go."

"Why can't you just buy some modern LED lights?"

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

Dumpster Diving

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

Queen of Upcycling!

"We decided to make pillows out of Buddy's fur. As you can see, he sheds a lot."

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

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

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

Flip This Housecoat

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

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

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