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Re-using
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>jim<
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Re-using
So I kinda hate having to throw stuff out, and I know recycling still takes a lot of resources to pull off... so I started coming up with re-uses for some containers of products I commonly use. I'm curious, what would-be waste do you get creative with? I know there's gotta be some fun ones out there, let's hear 'em! 
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Captain Awesome
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Re: Re-using
Well, here's my super awesome bagel storage - or what used to be a blank CDs case.
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grammafreddy
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Re: Re-using
I like to repurpose in my garden ... this is a cracked bird bath filled with wild bird seed ...
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grammafreddy
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Re: Re-using
An old wooden toolbox is now a strawberry planter ...
Some salvaged wire corkscrews a couple of apples for the finches ...
An old (and very unsafe) candle holder becomes a corn cob feeder ...
Some salvaged wire corkscrews a couple of apples for the finches ...
An old (and very unsafe) candle holder becomes a corn cob feeder ...
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grammafreddy
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Re: Re-using
Recycled pallets make a fence around the garden ... my tomato plants got tied up to the pallets as they grew,
And a handmade wooden rocking horse holds a basket of pansies ...
And a handmade wooden rocking horse holds a basket of pansies ...
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grammafreddy
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Re: Re-using
And just for fun and funky ...
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WeatherWoman
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Re: Re-using
There is Bush Art in Summerland...pretty cool gardens and more interesting planters.
http://summerlandchamber.com/?p=1334
http://summerlandchamber.com/?p=1334
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grammafreddy
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Re: Re-using
That looks like a fun place! Thanks.
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Re: Re-using
Ha ha, Bush Art Gardens. Cheezy as all get out, but I like it.
Kinda reminds me of this one:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Kinda reminds me of this one:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
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ferri
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Re: Re-using
this is something i want to do:
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MCB
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Re: Re-using
made this a few years ago. A random chunk of steel I found in a scrap bin, some defunct welding rod bent into hoops and a bit of creative mig welding for the lettering and flutterbye. 
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Graphite
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Re: Re-using
I love the above photos! I just did up a pair of old boots for plant holders, drilled some holes in the bottom and added rocks for drainage. I hope it works cause its a super cute idea. In the thrift store the other day I was wondering how purses would hold up as gardens. How do they do as the summer progresses?
I want to try the painted tires also, but I wonder how long it takes for the pain to start coming off?
I want to try the painted tires also, but I wonder how long it takes for the pain to start coming off?