If you enjoy reading GreatGreenGoods.com, you will probably enjoy these blogs:

elmundodelreciclaje.blogspot.com
EL MUNDO DEL RECICLAJE – Un blog para descubrir todo lo que puede hacerse con lo que tiramos a la basuraor or
THE WORLD OF RECYCLING – A blog to discover what can be done with what we throw away.
Created by a gentle kindred spirit who loves to see what can be created from recycled materials. She links to me generously and often and I hope to repay her a fraction with this little post. (In Spanish)

 

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housewife.splinder.com
Don’t visit Art for Housewives unless you have lots of time on your hands! Written by the amazing Cynthia Korzekwa who has an uncanny ability to uncover a million interesting links full of artful objects made from recycled materials. (In English)

 

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reciclando.eu
Creative Recycling is the work of Oscar Buyo who uses various recycled materials in the creation of his art and functional objects. (In Spanish)

 

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www.recyclart.org
Recyclart finds products that are made from re-cycling, re-using, up-cycling, etc. (In English)

 

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recicloteca-arte.blogspot.com/
Spotlights creativity achieved with reused materials in eco-friendly design, art and architecture. (In Portuguese)

 

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hautenature.com/
HauteNature is edited by Holland Seydel and focuses on innovative methods of harnessing the earths resources without waste. (In English)

Spring is on the way! and it brings me some motivation to gussy up the house and get it looking its best. What better way to go about a home renovation project than to use green design principles and decorate using sustainable materials and repurposed items? If “recycled treasure” is your passion and clean beautiful arrangements of your rooms is your desire, then this is a great book for you. Full of inspiration! This is a “Country Living” book which rarely disappoints to deliver brilliant ideas and stellar photography. If you want a home to feel comfy while being ecofriendly, this book will help to point you the way to create your space originally, economically and with healthy materials and green principles.
$15.29 at AMAZON

Recycled Home by Mark and Sally Bailey received “so-so” reviews on Amazon. Positive reviews mentioned its clever ideas and beautiful photography. The one negative reviewer thought the cover was the books best feature. I perused this book at the book store and spent quite a bit of time getting lost in the clean interiors filled with fun found objects. I thought it had a lot of good ideas.
$19.77 at Amazon

Fancy silver flatware has gone out of style on the table (for goodness sakes, it can’t go in the dishwasher! horrors!) but is getting a new life crafted into jewelry as rings, bracelets and necklaces.

From North Salt Lake, Judson Jenning’s ipod holders (called the iFork, of course!) are completely adorable. He creates all kinds of wacky art from spoons and forks and you can see his wares on his site www.forkedupart.com and can connect on his Forked Up Art facebook page. Judson also has an etsy store where some of the product is a bit more edgy.

 

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Another etsy artist working with recycled forks is the Fork Whisperer. Beautiful spoon rings and fork bracelets.

Prices range from $39.90 to $149.99

 

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Created by Jeremy & Jenni Eversen from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, this item is called the “I Love Forking Bracelet Cuff” ….it seems that fork artists have lots of fun! $34.99 at Jjevensen’s Etsy Shop. Check out the website, JJEvensenArt.com to view more examples of silverware jewelry, coat hooks and windchimes.

 

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Here are some resources:

This is the bible for learning how to make jewelry from flatware …only problem is that it is usually out of print and unavailable.

 

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This is a product created by Maryann Cherubino which consists of a several high quality videos showing you how to make bracelets and necklaces with recycled forks. The videos cover: materials, tools, preparation, bending forks, using stones, and making bracelets and necklaces.
This group of videos costs $29.99 at Making Fork Bracelets.com