What do you like to upcycle & why?

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Not a promotion thread, just a bit of 'common interest' chat! Do you dabble in all kinds of upcycling, or do you have a specialist area? Is there a reason why you work with particular materials? Have you had any upcycling disasters? Feel free to share any general stories about your creative upcycling experiences, methods, ideas, whatever springs to mind. :)

[LisaRoseCrafts]

Hi all,
I love all kinds of re cycling / up cycling. The thought of taking someting old & tatty or destined for a landfill & turning into something useful , pretty or interseting, is inspiring. I've used bottles & glassware for candles & ornaments. Fabrics into cushion covers & new clothes ( recently leather offcuts into bracelets & coasters) Old jewellery into new or I use them on my card & hoseware items. Driftwood into paint brush holders/ desk tidies. I just can't hekp myself from finding inspiration in old & pre loved items whatever & where ever they are. And its nice to know I'm not the only one.

[Former_Member]

I'll have a go at upcycling anything I'm capable of because I want to prevent waste whenever possible.

In business my main work is with textiles: I rescue fabric from garments, tablecloths etc to use in my designs such as tatter bustles and hip wraps popular for tribal belly dance and festivals. My repurposed and altered couture uses discarded clothing to create one-off, alternative wear ranging from everyday wear to complex, Steampunk-inspired jackets. The tiniest offcuts go into intricate cuff bracelets. Broken jewellery embellishes anything suitable. Buying from charity shops boosts their sales, especially when I see the potential of sales rail items that will otherwise go for rags and raise much less for them.

It's not always understood that sourcing and preparing rescued fabric takes more time using new fabrics and trimmings so that's a challenge of my work.

I work on community projects too and will shortly be giving workshops using scrap fabric and other throwaway items to make rag wreaths and other cheap and eco Christmas decorations.
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It's great to have a team of like-minded people with fantastic creativity.

[NJscollection]

I like to upcycle jewellery and fabrics. Theres nothing more stisfying then making something new out of old.
lots of items in my home are recycled/ upcycled.

All in all its great having a group like this to chat with :)

[carolcapaldicrafts]

I make mosaics using vintage crockery. I like the idea of making something new from something unloved and broken. Im sure there is a life lesson in there!! haha! This one is my favorite peice.

https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/carolcapaldicrafts/tools/listings/stats:true/200037096

[Former_Member]

Hi,

I live to upcycled shells also on a marine theme

[Former_Member]

I love to upcycled beautiful shells....

https://community.etsy.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/8362364