Repurposing

Remember back to elementary school when you repurposed milk cartons into bird feeders? Well, the repurposing movement continues to this day and has gone way beyond bird feeders! In December, lifehacker, had a round-up of the "Most Popular Repurposing Tricks of 2011," and although there was a project that used milk cartons, there were no bird feeders! At the end of the article are links to repurposing projects from 2008, 2009, and 2010.



If you're interested in repurposing with an eye toward making art, have we got a book for you! It's 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew by Garth Johnson [745.5 JOH]. It consists of nothing but photos of completed projects--there are no instructions, so it is not a do-it-yourself guide. But, if you are someone who is looking for inspiration you'll find all you need in this book!