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Kenco Young Eco Designer 2010

Kenco Young Eco Designer 2010

Ben Fogle announces Kenco Young Eco Designer 2010 Regional winners Kids around the UK get creative with rubbish Ben Fogle and Britain’s leading ethically sourced coffee brand Kenco today announced the regional winners of the Kenco Eco Refill Young Eco Designer competition. 12 lucky finalists have now been selected to be in with a chance [...]

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A Book Into A Clock

A Book Into A Clock

Found a fantastic little project to turn an old book into a clockover at factorydirectcraft.com. This gives me loads of great arty ideas that not only mean reusing old books but will give you a fantastic unique clock that is ideal for a living room or bedroom near a book shelf. I would recomend going [...]

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Make a Purse from a Recycled Book

Make a Purse from a Recycled Book

This upcycle nearly crosses the line because I would never advocate destroying a perfectly good book. You would be much better sharing, selling or giving to a charity shop once finished.

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Knickers To You

Knickers To You

If your not very handy with thread and a sewing machine you can always call on the experts.

For a reasonable small fee, you can turn anything from an old holey T-Shirt to unwanted curtains into some new underwear.

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Drink Coasters

Drink Coasters

Everyone knows that plastic bags are the root of all evil :-)
We all seem to get more than you could ever reuse, recycling is an option but then again it no where near as much fun or as rewarding as upcycling them into something else that you can use.

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