They used to make sweet music and now they can be used to make sweet crafts and decor items. OK, so a set of piano keys is not something you will come across every day, but they are often the only part that is useable from a broken or unrepairable piano. These ten ideas will turn those ivories into something …
We have already seen some pretty unusual benches in this blog and now it is the time to take a look at the ways people make benches from just about anything. Skateboards to pallets, they can all be used to make somewhere perfect to sit in any garden or patio…
While I got rid of my old CRT monitors and TV a long time ago I still see various people only now throwing them out. But there are better things they can do with them other than sending them to the landfill…
Getting sweets, decorations and of course, that all-important Halloween pumpkin is all cost and spending. This year why not uses some of these amazing recycling ideas to not only save a few quid but also show off your crafty side…
Sadly today is the day my washing machine finally give up on life. With bubbles everywhere after having to pry the door open to get the clothes out, I am now taking some time out to look at amazing ways to recycle this old machine that has served me so well…
If like me you drink a lot of various flavoured juice you will no doubt end up with a load of empty cardboard juice cartons that will mostly be put into the recycling bin. But why not hold a few back and make at least one of these amazing ideas…
Have you ever thought of making your own earrings? These ten ideas not only make great costume jewellery, they also recycle various things. So why not take earring chic to a whole new level…
Do you keep chickens or have plans to do so in the future? These ten chicken houses are all made from various things that are not only great recycling ideas, but they will also provide a nice home for your chicks…
During your own lifetime, how many different beds have you gone through? Most of us have gone through 1 to 5 beds and each time I bet you simply threw the old bed away. Well, that is a shame because you could have made one of these amazing things from it…
What I love about these birdhouses is that the bird doesn’t care. It’s just happy to have a home, be it one you have brought from a shop, or one like this lot, that you have made yourself. I think these look a lot better than the ones you can buy and they show you care enough to make them…
Are your dreams of being a tennis superstar gone with the tennis ball you lobbed over the fence? Well, before you throw away your old sports rackets, why not turn it into something amazing to cheer yourself up a bit and maybe they will still make you look like a winner after all…
We all have old keys that we have no idea what they unlock. But this is not some metaphorical thing, it really is about making great use of old keys that you might have laying around at home. If you really don’t know what they are for, why not unlock the secrets of repurposing…
Have you been collecting a series of magazines since it was first released? Well, why not keep the memories of them alive and make one of these amazing things from them rather than putting them into the recycling bin…
Wimbledon is long gone, and soon the Olympics will be over, so have you ever wondered what happens to all the tennis balls they use? Wimbledon’s rules state that tennis balls have to be replaced every 10 games. Well, believe it or not, they sell them as “Wimbledon Seconds” in the Wimbledon gift shop for fans of the game or …
Just before you throw those old, rusting spanners and wrenches out and replace them with new ones, why not do a bit of recycling and turn them into one of these amazing ideas…
If you want a little area of the garden that is broken away from the rest of the grass you can always use a garden border to separate the two. But why should you buy a garden border when you can use something you might have otherwise thrown away…
