Category: Upcycling and Recycling

The usual protocol after drinking a can of pop (if you’re American, a can of soda) is to throw it in a bin and then go on about your day without feeling guilty because you couldn’t be bothered with trying to recycle. In today’s society, we should ALL be trying to reduce our carbon footprint where we can and simply …

Have you ever seen those large cable spools that have industrially sized cable wrapped around them? If you have you might be interested to know that firms sell these large cable reels once they are empty and while that doesn’t sound all that interesting, what they can be used for is…

While 99.9% of people reading this won’t work on a farm there are other ways to get hold of old tractor tyres if you fancy copying one of these amazing ideas. From asking local farms to checking tyre replacement centres, they are always happy to off-load one for free…

Before you throw away that rusted old garden spade why not take a look at these ten ideas that turn them into something new. From practical things to decorative items, these ten ideas are all made with garden spades and they are all far better than sending it to a landfill…

URL OR ImageIf you have an old toolbox filled with rusting spanners (Wrenches) why not get yourself some new ones and make something amazing with the old ones! I have scoured the web looking for the best things to make and do with old spanners & wrenches, are here are ten of the very best of them…

Have you got an old canoe or kayak you are thinking of throwing away? Before you do you might want to check out these ten ideas for things you can do with them. While some are simple ideas, others require a lot more skill, but they will all make you smile whether you can copy them or not…

  Most of us have some old books somewhere that we are never going to read again so why not take the time to turn those unused books into something that will be used! From amazing furniture to some much simpler ideas, but all of these great things can be made from old books…

Have you strummed your last tune on that old acoustic guitar? If you have you are probably wondering what the best thing to do with it is. Whatever you do don’t throw it away, especially when there are so many amazing things you can make and do with them…

Are you thinking of getting yourself a new cheese grater? If you are you might want to hold onto the old one because it seems to can make and do some pretty amazing things with them. Not only are these ideas good recycling, some of them are handy in other ways as well…

Are you getting a new door somewhere in the house? If you are, you might want to hang onto the old one because looking at these amazing things to make and do with old doors you will soon find something cool to do with it or something amazing to turn it into…

Some are wooden, some are metal, some people call them coat hangers, some people call them clothes hangers. It doesn’t matter what you call them, the chances are good you have thrown a lot of them away over the years when you could have made or done something amazing with them…

Have you got an old pole ladder or any other sort of old wooden ladder in the shed that would probably snap if you tried to put any sort of weight on its rungs? If you have why not make or do one of these amazing things with it…