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How To: Upcycle Dated ‘Art’ into a Corkboard
Lately, I’ve been inspired by cork. Why, you may ask? Well, I found a huge, huge stash of wine corks at the fabulous ReUse Centre run by the City of Edmonton. Nearly half of them were those horrible plastic-and-foam abominations … Continue reading
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Tagged cork, creative reuse, custom design, Etsy, how-to, limited edition, thrifted, upcycled, wine corks
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How To: Make Upcycled Pendant Lamps
I’m excited to have recently added handmade pendant lamps created from upcycled materials to my portfolio. (Most materials are “downcycled”, degrading in quality and value, as they are recycled into new products – an oft-cited example of downcycling is the … Continue reading
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Tagged creative reuse, custom design, DIY, Earth Day, Etsy, how-to, lighting, limited edition, slow design, upcycled
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A Bakers’ Dozen Ways to Green Your Holidays
We’ve all been sick in my home over the holidays, so I haven’t posted much lately. Just in time for New Years, here are my thoughts on ways to make your holiday celebrations a bit easier on the earth. Hopefully … Continue reading
20 Ways To Green Your Party or Event
This past July, I spent a couple of weeks planning my five-year-old’s birthday party and volunteering with the Devonian Botanic Garden to help organize their new Green Festival… plus I was asked at a networking event how to go about … Continue reading
Little Resolutions Make A Big Difference
(this article was first published in January 2008 in vol.1, no, 1 of the ecoDomestica reDesign newsletter) Let’s take a look at some commonly recommended I’m-going-green New Years’ Resolutions, and see what really makes a difference. Statistics courtesy of thegreenguide.com, … Continue reading