Go visit our new friend Stephany over at Tribou Mosaics. She is making some cool coastal mosiacs from upcycled materials. Great work Stephany! Check out Camic Designs. They have clear step-by-step directions for turning jar lids into trendy drawer pulls. Not the crafty type? Upcycle without the hassel and buy some jar lid pulls here too. Look at this fun new blog recyclofashion (we love new words!) It features recycled fashion.

Look at what this Kenton, Ohio man is doing with old pallets. Click here. Have you visited this Etsy Shop yet. Go see Urban Woodswalker. Old Eurostar uniforms recycled into bag. This seemed to be a popular upcycling story this week. We found it on multiple news outlets.

Meet Jessie Katz, a formally trained artist and graphic designer from Nyack, New York. Among her many artistic endeavors, Jessie crafts creative and trendy jewelry from recycled and repurposed materials. The materials she uses include: plastic gift and credit cards, vintage and broken jewelry, scrap wood and more. The necklace she shared with us is crafted from a piece of scrap wood left from her Dad building the neck of an octave mandolin. The handmade necklace is beautiful, unique and well-made. We love the story behind it too! …

We are excited about Danny Seo’s new book coming out in August: “Upcycling Create Beautiful Things with the Stuff You Already Have” Look at this wallet upcycled from a seatbelt. Cool! Get it at interrobang on Etsy. Head over to weupcycle.com. They are nearing the end of a 30 day upcycling project. Creating something everyday for 30 days from a discarded item.

For the last few weeks I have been wearing this elegant Zulugrass jewelry. I must admit that when I first heard of jewelry made from grass, I thought that it would look primitive or rustic. I was wrong and pleasantly surprised at the elegance and beauty of this jewelry. It is versatile and can be worn with your best dress or your favorite jeans. The strands are light and comfortable to wear. The single strands can be worn in a variety of ways from a …

Read “Upcycle is the New Recycle” written by Jane Skoch of Mentor Patch. A new way to upcycle old ties. Check out the adorable Rachel of Maybe Matilda and her clear step-by-step tutorial. Wow! The discs of this necklace are made from upcycled bubble wrap. Read all about it at Craftzine.

Wow! Look at this cool tree upcycled from copper wire. Who knew wire could be so elegant? The creator started making them to hang her handmade earring on. Check out her Etsy shop Unique Necks. Check out the step-by-step instructions for making this letter “E” from paint stir sticks. We love this idea. Click on Mamie Janes. Head over to Wonder Strange for a cool tutorial for upcycling candle sticks into unique art pieces.

Where do old skateboards go when they die? If Matt Mercurio has anything to do with it, they receive a new life. He recreates them into colorful jewelry and unique wall art. He was an artist and skater in his younger days while growing up in Orlando,FL. Life happened and for a time he left art and skating behind him. Then in 2006, he followed his family to Portland, Oregon. The community was filled with artists and skaters, igniting a new passion for Matt. Inspired by a few …

Look at this project from Ruffled It is made from perforated metal. The kind that would cover a radiator. DIY instructions are on their site. Here are easy step-by-step directions for adapting a cart to use for grocery shopping. This cart is designed to go back and forth to the market and eliminate the need for any bags. Great idea! Click here. Turn your pants into a bowl? That’s right! Check out this tutorial from our new friends at Kanelstrand organic living. Make yours this weekend!

Do you want to look like an artist? Then start shopping at the Etsy shop Decomp. This artistic shop is filled with creative and nature inspired clothing, jewelry, and accessories made mostly from recycled and upcycled materials. Meet Nicolette, the creative mind behind Decomp. Each of her organic pieces are planned in great detail. They are visually interesting with a perfect combination of texture and color. Her love of nature shines through in each of her designs. Her favorite material to work with is leather scrap that …