Posts tagged “upcycle”
Make A Statement
I have this chair. It’s a kitchen chair that my brother picked up for 99p. He reupholstered the seat with a striking vintage fabric, painted the ornate back spindels in a bright white gloss and gave it to us wrapped in a large red ribbon as a Christmas present. It was a GREAT christmas present. [...]
Folksy Friday :: Reduce, reuse and recycle
This week’s Folksy Friday has been curated by Lisa Pidgeon from Dharmaflyer. Reduce, reuse and recycle!
Shop Talk :: Swirlyarts
This week we’re talking to Lynsey Searle from Folksy shop Swirlyarts Could you describe your shop? A mish-mash (in the good sense of the word!) of lots of different crafts with an emphasis on chickens and upcycled paper goods. Also colourful and surprising! Because I use discarded materials in my work you never know quite [...]
Upcycle, recycle, repurpose, reclaim…
Written by Penny from Folksy shop Lilys Lovelies A selection of items tagged with the keyword Upcycled Upcycle and recycle have become popular bywords recently, although the idea of taking something that’s old or that has been used a certain way and then turning it into a completely different object is not a new concept. [...]
Upcycle Christmas #Winners
Hello, The judges all came back today with their choices in the four categories (Update: see also the peoples’ choice winner). So, without further ado the winners of the four categories are: Best Use of Materials: Charity Shop Orphans by Fuzzywork Loved the idea of just painting over somebody else’s work and making it your [...]
Upcycle Christmas #Update
We’ve had 132 146 entries to the Upcycle competition and we’ve been overwhelmed by the effort and the thought that has gone into so many of the pieces. Thank you so much all of you who took part. You can see them all here. This is one of our favourites in the office: The judges [...]
Folksy Christmas Upcycle ‘Do’
We’ve organised a party for Monday 30th of November at The Fellow Pub (Map) in Kings Cross, London from 18:30. It’s our Christmas do and we wanted to have it with you. The room can hold 60 ish and we’ve saved up and put some money behind the bar so you can all get a [...]
Upcycle Christmas Competition
Hello. Christmas is so predictable isn’t it? It’s the same day every year, relatives you haven’t seen for 12 mths appear and we shop in that time-honoured mad panic where good intentions give way to indifference as to whether Uncle Alan will really appreciate that travel coffee mug when he never ventures beyond the local [...]