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Recycled Soda Bottles Make For A Stunning Christmas Tree!
In just a few weeks, Santa will take his bag of presents and begin his journey to the houses around the world to grant the wishes of everyone that has been good throughout the year. However, before that, we have to make sure that when he does visit us, we have everything in order. This includes fo ...
Christmas By The Book: A Tree Created Entirely Out Of Books
Christmas has always come in ever changing packaging, even though the message stays the same. Lately, the colors of Christmas have changed slightly and more and more vibrant colors have entered the holidays. We're no longer bound to red, green and white. It's all about the celebration and giving, ...
Adopt A Bot: Junk Bots Get A New Chance To Shine
The time of the personal robots is coming, we all know that. But for now, they are not intelligent enough to do the things we really want them to do. They are not very cost effective either. However, with technology always advancing, there is no doubt that we will all eventually have our own robo ...
Post-It Revolution: Stop Wasting, Start Ripping
Ever since Post-It notes where introduced, there have been plenty of redesigns and ideas for how to actually increase the use and design of the small note papers. It is no surprise why the Post-It notes have been so successful when you think about all the little things you want to remember each day ...
URBN Hotel: Luxury Hotel Entirely Made Out Of Recycled Material
I have stayed at quite a few hotels in my life so far, and sometimes they blow my mind with their beauty and aesthetics, and other times they are not even inspiring enough to go back again. However, when hotels are built today, the designers are usually shooting for a more technological approach to ...
How To: Create A Recycled Wine Cork Christmas Wreath…
I recently wrote an article about how you could use 175 wine corks to create a bathroom mat. As you might imagine, that would either take a lot of drinking, or a lot of money wasted pouring out the wine in the sink. Either way, it's quite a creative little tutorial. However, there is more. That ...
Bath Mat: The Wonderful Recycled Use Of 175 Wine Corks
Finding alternate uses of things that you would normally just throw away is not exactly an easy task. We have touched on the subject before, and it always boils down to a creative and brilliant idea. If we all just spent a little time on the idea of recycling, I am sure the world would be way bett ...
Second Life: Transparent Cell Phone Adds A Second Perspective
Apparently there are people out there that are very excited about the see-through (transparent) cell phone concept ideas. So much so that the idea has grown into a full movement where people are trying to make it a reality. It's easier said than done though. The technology of plotting pixels on a ...
Hose Cactus: Stunning Artwork About Drinking Water
Who would have thought that even a hose could be recycled into something so genuinely beautiful? The cactus is used to living in harsh environments where water is sparse. Deserts seem to be the prime location where cactus' flourish, and they have been recorded to live between 50 and 200 years whic ...
MacOven: Cook Your Food In A MacBook Microwave
Are we overusing our microwaves and most importantly are we using up unnecessary power by doing so? Well, if everyone were to stop using their microwave for just one day, I am sure it would be a huge positive impact on the environment and on ourselves. God knows what effect all that nuked food tha ...
Skateboard Skulls: Creative, Creepy & Effective Marketing
What do you do when you want to promote your skate store in a unique way that is cheap, good for the environment and that will make customers practically come running to you? Well, you do what designer Beto Janz did of course!
He carved scary-as-hell skulls out of broken, discarded skateboards, ...
Little People: Tiny Art Installations To Inspire You
It seems like one of the trends in photography now is taking pictures of anything that is itty-bitty. Microscope photography has gotten a lot of attention in the past year, and that is really when I remember this trend starting.
It seems people everywhere like to take pictures of small things. ...
Zero Footprint Shirts Made From Leaves
We write a lot on this site about ways we can conserve our natural resources and help the environment. Our beautiful earth is such a precious gift to us all, and sometimes I think we take that for granted.
Even though it benefits everyone when we are environmentally conscious, there are times, l ...
Signs of Life: What Makes You Feel Alive?
What makes you feel alive in your life? What are those things that make your heart beat fast and let you know that you are actually alive? Those moments when we wake up from the monotonous parts of our day and breathe a little deeper knowing that this is our life and we only get to live each day o ...
Gorgeous Vacuum Cleaners Created From Ocean Trash
It's no secret that our oceans are polluted with trash. Plastic is the most common material found on our beaches. Misty did two massive beach clean-ups this year, and she confirmed that plastic was what they picked up the most. She even wrote an article about how we can turn discarded plastic int ...