Taking something that already exists and creating something new with it has such poetry – or at least that’s how I see it. It can also be described as resourcefulness, flexibility, thrift, or upcycling. You’ve read about my adventures making old things into something new (felted jacket, wine cork trivet, Christmas tree), now read about how you can do it yourself. Here are some books encouraging ways to make something new from something not-so-new:
1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew (1000 Series) by Garth Johnson
$16.50 from Amazon.com
Re-Bound: Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials by Jeannine Stein
$16.49 from Amazon.com
Eco Books: Inventive Projects from the Recycling Bin by Terry Taylor
$15.61 from Amazon.com
Eco Craft: Recycle Recraft Restyle by Susan Wasinger
$16.47 from Amazon.com
Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts (#4802) by Leisure Arts
$14.96 from Amazon.com
Craftcycle: 100+ Earth-Friendly Projects and Ideas for Everyday Living by Heidi Boyd
$15.63 from Amazon.com5.63 from Amazon.com5.5.
Rubbish!: Reuse Your Refuse by Kate Shoup
$13.59 from Amazon.com
Playing with Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book by Jason Thompson
$16.49 from Amazon.com
Re-Creative: 50 Projects for Turning Found Items Into Contemporary Design by Steve Dodds
from Amazon.com
Upcycling by Gunter Pauli
Amazon.com
EveryDay Upcycle: 101 Scrap Crafts and Repurpose Projects by GreenCraftBlog
$14.99 as Kindle Edition from Amazon.com
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough
$18.15 from Amazon.com
Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt by Megan Nicolay
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Generation T: Beyond Fashion: 120 New Ways to Transform a T-shirt by Megan Nicolay
$9.72 from Amazon.com
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