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Here's a ...umm... big round up of the roundups - updated periodically!
Upcycle: Ingenious drawer pulls and handles
Upcycle: bras
Upcycle: Finding your marbles
Repurpose: A new spin on old compact discs - 22+ projects and inspiration
Repurpose: New chemistry for old lab equipment - 15+ ideas
Upcycle: Sweater Hacking - 15+ projects
Repurpose: Cable Ties, zipped up! - 16+ projects and inspiration
Repurpose: Household items become air plant "vases" - 11 ideas
Repurpose: Book Lights - 10 DIY ideas
Upcycle: New life for old milk and juice cartons - 16 projects + inspiration
Upcycle: Make green bottles a little "greener" - projects + inspiration
Upcycle: Inspired by South African artists! - projects + inspiration
Repurpose: Playing Cards - 16+ projects
Upcycle: Old Appliances, big and small - 20 projects
Upcycle: On Pins and Needles - 10+ projects
Upcycle: Straw(s) into Gold. 20+ projects
Repurpose: Hang on to your Wood Hangers! 16+ projects
Upcycle: Silverware becomes Silver-everywhere! - 20+ projects
Repurpose: Old Records / LPs / Vinyl - 12+ projects
Upcycle: Leather belts, purses and jackets! - 20+ projects
Repurpose: Playful Postage - 16 projects
Repurpose: Second Sight for Old Specs - 18 projects
Repurpose: Old Guitars can Still Rock! - 10 projects
Repurpose: Cupfuls of Potential - 20+ projects
Repurpose: How does your garden grow ... in that?! - 13+ projects
Repurpose: Baby-food jars - 20 projects
Upcycle: Wearing Knowledge - 14 projects
Upcycle: Zip-cessorize - 7 projects
Repurpose: Credit crunch and snip - 16 projects
Repurpose: Bottle-cap decorating - 15 projects
Repurpose: Vintage Linen - 20 projects
Repurpose: New pop for old balloons - 11 projects
Repurpose: Old toys = New grown-up decor - 20 projects
Repurpose: Broken umbrella...ella...ella - 12 projects
Repurpose: Old bread box = charging station - 4 tutorials
Upcycle: Fresh burlap ... yes burlap - 20 projects
Repurpose: Doily Re-do's - 13 projects
Upcycle: Woodgrain contact-paper re-do's - 10 projects
Recycle: Steampunk your world - 5 projects
DIY: Wearable Words - 7 projects
Upcycle: Time for a good book clock - 6 projects
Repurpose: Smoothing rough edges - 6 projects
Repurpose: The Monopoly on Charm - 3 projects
DIY: With carefully crafted words, I thee wed .... A gaggle of ideas
Repurpose: Of Peacocks and Purses ... 2 tutorials
DIY: Mielie Peeps t-shirt weaving - Organization feature.... 2 Tutorials
DIY: You Wood if you could ... right? - 7 projects
Recycle: Turn packaging into ... - 7 projects
Recycle: Waxing colorful - 5 projects
DIY: For the love of leafiness - 3 projects
Upcycle: Silverware becomes Silver WEAR - 5 projects
Recycle: Toys from Trash ... hundreds of ideas
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Upcycle: Book folding - Free patterns
Upcycle: T-shirt keepsakes
Tutorial: How to make holiday cards with scrap paper
Repurpose: Old toys = new grown-up decor
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