Archive for November, 2011

How You Can Use Re-purposed Materials

As the saying goes, “one man’s silver is another man’s gold”, and this has never been a truer statement for those of us who want to repurpose old items that still have some life left in them. Not only can repurposing items let you express yourself artistically with a one of a kind item that [...]

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Learning About Green Building From Garbage

Whether you have some old newspaper or a pile of used tires, there is a building application for just about any piece of garbage you might have. And there are people around the world who are taking advantage of this phenomenon to create entire homes for pennies on the dollar. Of particular interest is scrap [...]

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Getting Creative With Recycling: Make Something New!

There are three parts to recycling; reduce, reuse, recycle. If it’s possible to reuse the item, that is a great way to go and there is a huge new trend among fashion designers to make accessories out of durable materials like soda cans or wrappers. This has become a huge trend and has been seen [...]

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011