Spotlight: Ron Isaacson, Artist and Sculptor
Filling multiple roles in his creative life, artist, sculptor and wordsmith Ron Isaacson has most recently sculpted creatures that inhabit a world of his own making. An early adopter of the...
Recycle DIY
Take the DIY route with recycled materials and create something brand new and fabulous! There are tons of craft project ideas for using recycled materials. Create custom home décor with repurposed estate sale finds. Recycle those old jeans into new garments, throw pillows or fiber art. When you start to look at projects and products with an eye toward recycling, you will see easy, creative, planet-friendly projects in your future.
Here are some of our projects where we’ve recycled and repurposed previously-loved items into something new to enjoy!
Featured Makers
Spotlight: Melinda Hutton, Recycled Jewelry Artist
Loving the improvisation of finding ways to make disparate elements work together to become a cohesive whole, Melinda Hutton has found her happy place with Closures-Remnants. She combines old buttons...
Spotlight: Christine Mayer, Fashion Designer
Fashion upcycling pioneer Christine Mayer takes garments and textiles that have a history of use and transforms them into sought-after clothing designs. The new life she gives these textiles comes...
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Spotlight: Jessica Grady, Contemporary Artist
Working with unexpected materials and processes is what keeps contemporary embroidery artist Jessica Grady endlessly curious. What about this? What if that? Working largely with discarded and after-market materials, she…
Spotlight: MartyO, Fiber Artist
Always on the hunt for new experiences as a fiber artist, MartyO (aka Marty Ornish) upcycles old, damaged and discarded textiles into wearable art and art quilts . Her work…
Spotlight: Ron Isaacson, Artist and Sculptor
Filling multiple roles in his creative life, artist, sculptor and wordsmith Ron Isaacson has most recently sculpted creatures that inhabit a world of his own making. An early adopter of the…
Spotlight: Miki Rodriguez, Integrated Materials Artist
Integrating found materials into her work, fiber artist Miki Rodriguez draws on the rich history and traditions of growing up in a south Texas border town where the cultural influences…
Spotlight: Melinda Hutton, Recycled Jewelry Artist
Loving the improvisation of finding ways to make disparate elements work together to become a cohesive whole, Melinda Hutton has found her happy place with Closures-Remnants. She combines old buttons…
Spotlight: Christine Mayer, Fashion Designer
Fashion upcycling pioneer Christine Mayer takes garments and textiles that have a history of use and transforms them into sought-after clothing designs.
Spotlight: Karen Payton, Fiber Artist
Karen Payton combines recycled textiles, paint, fabric scraps and stitch to create portraits inspired by hippies, love, music and joy. She shops thrift stores and transforms the fabric with bold…
Spotlight: Rebecca Wachtman, Fiber Artist
Inspired by nature and a passion for recycling, Rebecca Wachtman combines the luxury of silk with upcycled materials. The result is an imaginative approach that produces silk paintings, felted work,…