Sunday, February 10, 2013

Inspirations - upcycling

Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. - wikipedia


to process (used goods or waste material) so as to produce something that is often better than the original. - Dictionary.com

"UPCYCLING = RE-PURPOSING!" - Vanessa Lai

Here comes the pictures!

(Artist: Jennifer Collier http://www.jennifercollier.co.uk/)

upcycled suitcases have been quite popular these days. (from: http://modpodgerocksblog.com/2010/07/repurposed-vintage-suitcase.html)

These look so comfy!~ and OMG! they are sooooooo cute!! (from: http://www.duitang.com/people/mblog/30009018/detail/?next=30041398)



Old t-shirts and sweaters (old clothes, basically.) are the BEST upcycling material, I would say. 'Cause you can basically make anything out of fabric!

Scarves



Gloves



Plushes
(from: Pinterest)

Pillow case


 Tote bag

Bangles

even, coffee cup holder!

There are so many more upcycling ideas and projects we can actually do. I think I should post another entry about upcycling projects that we can do with our tiny teeny budget! 





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