Ten Green Modular Shelving: shelving and tables using glass bottles
Ten Green is a modular shelving system, constructed simply from local recyclates.
This prototype was built with the Coach House Trust in Glasgow, using bottles from their recycling centre, and wood from the maintenance of their own sites. You can use any found timber, and adapt the dimensions to suit the wood you are working with.
Motherboard PCB Bracelet
This bracelet is for the geeks of the leet'est and also for looking funky.
you have some of the jewelry
and the bag/backpack
not forgetting the wallet,
and now the bracelet!
Tools needed:
~Drill -Drill bits
~Hacksaw -or similar
~File -I used a hand saw file
~Pliers -cutting and small long-nosed
~Dust mask!
Supplies:
~1 Computer motherboard
~Wire -telephone wire and thick copper wire (size of the earth wire for house wiring)
You must forgive me for not having a proper picture of the motherboard, I had already hacked it up while waiting for my batteries to charge.
Groovy *Beaded* Pom Pom Curtain!
What's more kitschy than a beaded curtain? How about one made with Pom Poms!
I strung black yarn with pom poms of various sizes and spaced them out. I was going to string them tightly together, but I liked the bubbly look this gave it. . .and my fingers hurt from stringing pom poms.
i laid the strings out on the floor and hot glued them to big fat popsicle sticks to make the curtain "rod." then i tucked the whole shebang up into the workings of my stupid vertical blinds. I think it's much improved, don't you?
i used some jersey loops laced together to make the curtain tie-back. neato!
Beaded CD Curtain
Easy and inexpensive to make, this beaded CD curtain pops with color and pizzazz!
- Beadery Value Pack Novelty Beads
- Nylon Thread
- Crimp Beads
- Colored CDs
- 3/8-inch Dowel Rod
- 3/8-inch Dowel Finial Ends
- Purple Paint
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Flat Nosed Pliers
- Fiskars® Drill
- Ruler
Determine length of dowel, paint dowel and finial ends. Let dry.
Drill small holes in top and bottom of CDs.
Cut 18-inch length of nylon thread, thread on crimp bead. Place over dowel and bring end back through crimp bead. Crimp closed near dowel.
Thread desired beads and crimp to hold in place. Place CDs as desired between beads. Continue to thread beads and CDs as desired.
Make a RECYCLED PAPER BEAD Bracelet!
Looking for a fast, inexpensive recycled project that you will love wearing or giving as a gift?TRY MAKING PAPER RECYCLED BEADS!
Turn junk mail,magazines, brochures, last year's calendars, and gift wrapping paper into cool beads that may be used for bracelets or necklaces.
Before taking that stack of old magazines to the recycle bin, tear out a few pages with your favorite colors...with a few quick cuts, one magazine page yields enough beads for 3 bracelets! You can wear your finished product in about 1 hour!
Everyone asks me about the cool painted, wooden beads in my bracelets...'''yes, those are the PAPER BEADS made from RECYCLED Pages from MAGAZINES AND BROCHURES!
Try making some recycled paper beads today...I think you will be amazed!
glass food storage - the clear choice : The Alternative Consumer
I love using my Pyrex flea market finds for storing foodstuffs in the fridge. Aside from the eco upsides, I derive the added benefit of not having plastic of any sort — baggies or containers, touching, and possibly leaching into my food. (Plastic # 7 can leach Bisphenol A — BPA, a hormone disrupter.) Lidded glass containers such as those pictured below are especially good for salads, fruits and veggies.
A great way to be kind to your body, planet and wallet — search your mom’s upper shelves of her kitchen cupboards for reusable glass containers, or seek them out at tag sales, flea markets, e-bay or etsy.
Etsy :: interrobang :: Seatbelt Messenger Bag - MEDIUM-sized Unisex Messenger - Upcycled from Seatbelts
This messenger bag is made from recycled seatbelts, which are fantastic because they are virtually indestructible
Etsy :: 1453designs :: Funky Pair of Original Recycled Found Objects Assemblages - Bookends
Mr. & Mrs. Jones - OOAK original bookends made out of repurposed vintage materials.
Design objects from recycled bottle caps - Core77
RFI - Design contre design
Rag Armchair, Gaetano Pesce Vêtements usagés, caoutchouc naturel.
© Gaetano Pesce
Inhabitat » DUTCH DESIGN & SUSTAINABILITY: Droog Design
Tejo Remy’s Rag Chair Student Designs Chair Full of Garbage : TreeHugger
Created by Nick Demarco, a student, on show at ICFF 
* Terramia *: Crazy for Corks
Cork Chalkboard/ Message Board 
Cork Lamp 
Corks in plants 
Cork under lid handle 
Cork Coaster made with CDs
Turn Your Old CDs Into a Funky Disco Ball
| CDs, DIY, eco | geeksugar - Technology, Gadgets, & How Tos.
These days, there's really no reason to have CDs lying around since we get our music fix on Napster and Pandora, and download our music over at iTunes. And now even with Amazon's music service. Thankfully for Mother Earth, this reduces our need for less than eco friendly packaging and waste to pile up in landfills
designboom shop: 'cassette wallet' by marcella foschi, italy
retro wallets hand-made from cassette tapes
as every 'cassette wallet' is hand made,each design is a one-off. once its goneits gone!
CD Ornaments for Christmas, Christmas Crafts
This fun Christmas project is perfect for the kids and adults alike. You can have kids follow these directions exactly to create the ornaments pictured here, or you can provide them with a lot of construction paper and glue and let their imaginations take over.
CD Christmas Ornament Craft
Recycle your old CD's and make beautiful Christmas decorations.
What you will need: Old CDs, pretty ribbon or lace, drill, pictures from old Christmas card, and beads
What to do for star ornament:
1. Place two CDs back to back so that the shinny sides face out. Tape them together so that they don't move around while drilling holes.
2. Print out the star pattern and cut it out. Place it on top of the CDs and mark with a permanent marker where the holes should be drilled.
3. Drill the holes big enough so that your lace or ribbon will fit through twice.
4. Starting at the top of the star, lace the ribbon in and out all the way around the star twice so that you have a star. Tie the ribbon at the top and add beads if you would like.
5. To finish, glue a picture from a Christmas card or family picture in the center.
What to do for Ray Ornament:
1. Glue two CDs together so that the printed sides are together. Keep wrapping ribbon around and through the middle hole of the CD's until you get back to where you started from. Tie the two ends together and add some beads to the top.
create your own customized and compact 2008 calendar
There's no rule that says you need to send out cards at Christmas, in fact many people disregard this tradition all together, waiting until the January lull to send out cards. Delay your delivery and give yourself the chance to focus on other holiday chores and possibly even handwrite your cards
