Didn't You Used to Be a ...? | Recycled, Reclaimed and Repurposed Products and Gifts
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Cool gift ideas made from reclaimed and repurposed materials
I've hunted down some of the coolest ways in which what was destined to be trash has been put to new use. I was looking for items that were repurposed rather than completely recycled, so you can definitely tell that that chair was a sign or that bowl was a record. For me, it just adds to the cool factor.
What do you prefer in eco-fashion?
Didn't You Used to Be a House?
Furniture made from siding, barns and bead boards
Didn't You Used to Be a Shoe?
Recycled Flip Flop Mats - $20-$40
Round Flip Flop Baskets - Set of 2 - $120
How you can recycle your Crocs
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Soles United: Recycle Your Used Crocs
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My baby blue Crocs has been through it all in the two years since I bought them. Traipsing through the sand on a Mexican beach, clomping around my local mall, squelching through the mud in Sudan. As a result, they're starting to look a bit battered a...
Didn't You Used to Be a Record?
Jewelry, art and home decor made from old vinyl LP records
Recycled Record Earrings - $25
Recycled Record Necklaces - $25
Record Bowls - $25
Record Coasters - $18
Record Cuff Bracelet - $55
Didn't You Used to Be a Sign?
Furniture, bags and more made out of billboards, license plates and street signs
Recycled Billboard Attache - $175
Recycled Billboards Kit Bag - $32
Billboard Billfold Wallet - $30
Reclaimed Billboard Laptop Protector - $65
Billboard Shower Curtain - $89
Recycled Road Sign Magnets - $40
Recycled Street Sign Briefcase - $250
Recycled Street Sign Hand Backscratcher - $18
Recycled Traffic Light Jewelry - $42
Street Sign Coasters - Set of 4 - $70
Street Sign Cuff Bracelets - $25
Road Tested Chair - $3700
Speed Chair - $1100
License Plate Mailbox - $225
NYC Taxi Reclaimed License Plate Wall Art - $1350
Reclaimed License Plate Map - $3900
More Reclaimed Signs - License Plate Purses
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License Plate Purse - Eco-Fashion at Its Best!
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Take some items destined for the trash, make something unique out of them and a new trend is born. Littlearth started the eco-fashion boom with its line of license plate purses and bottle cap belts. While the classic state plate purses are still at t...
Didn't You Used to Hold Something Else?
Barrels and crates find new uses
Ammunitions Case Wine Bar - $300
Ammunitions Case Wine Rack - $300
Wine Barrel Chair - $165
Recycled Wine Barrel Basket - $215
Recycled Wine Barrel Cooler - $875
Recycled Wine Barrel Side Cabinet - $850
Recycled Wine Barrel Side Table - $350
Didn't You Used to Be in Transporation?
Items made from tires, bikes and planes
Didn't You Used to Be a Publication?
All kinds of things made from newspapers, magazines and books
Reader Feedback
kiwisoutback wrote...
Very cool stuff! I actually found this lens on StumbleUpon.
Posted November 20, 2008
All My Lenses
Like this lens? Want to see what else I've done? Here's my lensography.-
SusanVillasLewis
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Well, probably for my mom and my husband. But I guess the rest of you won't love me just for existing. So here's more about me, links to my various lenses, thoughts on future lenses and just the general randomness that is Susan. This will forever be...
by SusanVillasLewis
Basic gal from the Dallas area who has a lot to say!! I'm working on lens related to my odd-ball interests, as well as some tying back to my husband'...
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