Anne Jansen of St. Louis and The Key of A takes what was once consider ordinary and turns it into beautiful, wearable works of art. A hundred years ago, type writers and skeleton keys were considered common utilitarian items that were found in many homes. We can now look back at these items and see the beauty and the history. Anne’s line of vintage inspired jewelry and accessories utilizes authentic keys of all types including typewriters, cash registers, skeleton, watch, clock and piano of the early 1900’s. …

Head over to Crafting a Green World for Upcycled Bunny Crafts to make just in time for Easter. Check out our friends at The Upcycle Place. A free market place for buying and selling upcycled goods. Great idea! Visit the creative folks at Love and Trash for a tutorial on upcycling your burnt out candles. I used to be crazy about burning my scented candles. I would only light them if I could burn them for the recommended time so they would burn evenly. I didn’t want …

I am so excited to tell you about these earrings from our friends at Trashy Earrings. The earrings are stylish and affordable(around 7 USD) and come in a variety of colors. I have found that they are great conversation pieces too. The earrings are made of just what you think, trash! That is not the best part though. The earrings are made in Honduras by single mothers who would otherwise not have a way to support their family. Honduras continues to be a poor country with …

Leanne of Noble Upcycling repurposes old wool sweaters into felted woolies in the form of mittens, slipper socks, blankets, bags and stuffed animals. Leanne started upcycling when she turned her first disastrous sewing endeavor into a dust rag! Well, her sewing skills have come a long way since then and she is now able to craft adorable stuffed animals, mittens, slippers, bags, and blankets. All of her creations start as old wool sweaters. She felts the wool before turning the sweaters into “woolies.” Some of her …

Check out this Lucky Shamrock plant from our friends at Kelly Box. The planting containers are made of their corrugated packaging. According to Kelly, corrugated packaging has the best recycling rate of any packaging material used today. It is durable and can be used again and again until it is ultimately sold back to manufacturers to make the next generation of corrugated packages. According to our research, corrugated packaging could also be composted because it is biodegradable. When packaging is necessary, corrugated is a great choice. Thank you Kelly …

This beautiful bowl is the work of 26 year old Jerusalem born Ruti. Ruti has always enjoyed art and comes from a family of artists. In recent years, she has discovered the magic of folding recycled papers into beautiful creations. Through this work she was able to combine her passion for shaping and color-matching, with her love for nature and preserving the environment by using discarded materials. The paper she uses includes: magazines, loose-leaf folder covers, tea-bag covers, maps and various other paper. Her pieces truly speak for …

Ready to replace your plastic baggies with an eco-friendly alternative? Then check out Lunchskins. For years I have been trying to figure out an alternative to plastic baggies. I have made little fabric baggies and they kind of work but they don’t contain anything that is messy very well and then you need to wash them in the washer. You can try glass containers or reusable plastic containers that can be easily recycled. Let me tell you, they just don’t cut it. The functionality of plastic baggies …

Ever wonder what happens to old movie posters and billboards? Well the good folks at ReMakes certainly did. They came up with the great idea of taking discarded billboards and movie posters and cutting them into placemats. The placemats come in sets of four that have been cut from the same poster. So the placemats in a set will coordinate with each other but each will be different and unique. They also sell, a chic all black version.The placemats are trendy and can be easily wiped off. You can …

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a penny in your shoe! Tanna Paradis, the creator of Love Honor Upcycle, takes something old and turns it into something new much to the delight of the many brides who have worn her beautiful vintage jewelry on their wedding day. Starting with her own wedding day, Tanna takes vintage and thrifted jewelry and transforms them into beautiful and glamorous pieces. She makes a variety; everything from hair combs to bracelets and cufflinks. You don’t have to be …

Check out this inspiring furniture from Design By Leftovers. The Swedish based design team of Linda Netsman and Jona Netsman use “leftovers” to create this unique furniture. Leftovers “believe that the old, discarded or forgotten can be reborn. That every person and everything has a story to tell.” The beautiful piece you are looking at here is from their “People” Collection. It is made entirely from “pre-loved, re-claimed garments and fabrics.” We love how the mono-chromatic patchwork gives each piece the comforting feel of your Grandmother’s quilt …