Rubbish!: Reuse Your Refuse

by Kate Shoup

• ISBN13: 9780470289259
• ISBN10: 0470289252
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Want to know what goodies you can make with your garbage? This book shows you how to give everyday household items a new life the hip craftster's way. You'll discover how to complete more than 30 creative projects using materials you already have at your disposal, while reducing trash and upcycling your personal style. From a credit card bracelet to a map photo frame, this fun guide shows you how to create truly one-of-a-kind piecesone earth-friendly project at a time.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The ôUpsideö of Recycling

Funky See, Funky Do: How Discarded Items Can Take on New Life

Castoff Call: I Love Trash and Why You Will, Too

Who Gives a Scrap? Where to Find Those Hidden Gems

Waste Not Want Not: Creating Objects of Desire

Diamonds in the Rough: Making Jewelry from Junk

Can-Do Attitude (Soft Drink Can Resin Pendant)

Good Credit (Credit Card Bracelet)

Long Live Vinyl! (LP Adapter Earrings)

Poker Face (Poker Chip Necklace)

Go Postal (Stamp Brooch)

Vanity Plate (License Plate Pendant)

Put a Cork in It (Cork Bracelet)

Vive La Resistor (Resistor Earrings)

IÆm All Verclamped (Bread Bag Clamp Earrings)

Accessorize, DonÆt Excess-orize

Cuff Daddy (Vintage Tie Cuff)

No Dice (Dice Bobby Pins)

Pick of the Litter (Guitar Pick Key Chain)

Cover Me (Album Cover iPod Holder)

Check It (Blue Tarp Checkbook Cover)

As the Wool Turns (Recycled Sweater Purse)

Clutch Player (Lawn Chair Webbing Bag)

Mag Bag (Magazine Purse)

Paper or Plastic? (Plastic Shopping Bag Clutch)

Ab Tab (Pop Tab Belt)

The Refuse Refuge: Projects for Around the House

Pop Art (Soda Can Address Placard)

YouÆre So Negative (Photo Negative Lampshade)

Bottle It Up (Discarded Bottle Vase)

Game Time (Game Board Clock)

Turn Me On (Romance Novel Light Switch Cover)

Rock ænÆ Bowl (Record Bowl)

Creating a Better World, One Gift at a Time

Six-Pack (Bottle Cap Magnets)

Frame on You (Map Photo Frame)

Do Not Pass Go (Board Game Card Greeting Cards)

Dip Lit (Scented Candle)

College Bound (Beer Case and Recycled Paper Notebook)

Brut Strength (Cork Sculpture)

Reduce, Reuse, Regift (Decorative Gift Boxes)

About the Designers

About the Author

Index

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