Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Upcycle, Repurpose, Recycle, Reuse...just do it

There are hundreds of things to pin on Pintrest guiding you how to make something new out of something old.  Therefore I'm not going to go into too many "how to's" here.  But rather a little picture gallery of things to inspire you that I've done on my own.  Just try something new, you never know, and what's the worst that can happen, you have to throw it away?

Celery, Roses, Potatoes, Pallet Gardens

Celery Starter and Roses with new buds

Celery growing from rooted organic celery that we ate and didn't throw out the bottom.
Simply put the bottom cutoff in a dish of shallow water, let roots grow, let leaves pop up and plant in the ground.

Potato plants growing in a bag we made from our old pool cover and Trader Joe's potatoes that grew eyes,
 so I put them in the dirt!  We'll see what we have for a harvest.

Pallet gardens!  Broccoli and lettuce are growing

I've also created a Compost Bin for my kitchen by simply using the
Family Pack Wegmans Organic Animal Crackers container
and I've made a K-cup Holder out of an old Oatmeal container, Scrapbook paper and Modge Podge (unfortunately those pictures are on my phone and I'm not tech savvy enough to load them here!)

What are some of your favorite reuse or upcycle creations?