Repurposing: Vinyl records into clocks ["owl tell you the time"]

This is the second vinyl clock I've ever made.

This one was for my dearest friend Irina.

Repurposing: ceiling flat lamp turned summer decoration base

This is me mixing some sea shells of different color and shape, beach sand [mix fine and coarse sand] and a repurposed transparent wine glass. And candles.

Repurposing and decor details: two corners and a half

This is me oscillating between retro, vintage and antique.

Repurposed jars - as candle holders and vase, repurposed green wine bottle as vase and repurposed ripped cane mesh from a chair, turned vase by adding a POKAL glass from IKEA.

Photoshoot: lilac

This is me admiring my latest corner of inspiration:

Lilac from my garden, an IKEA green watering can, an old little cabinet [shabby-chic'd], black cast iron candle holder.

Repurposed: a jar which I used as a glass for ivy, wooden box - painted to look french-chic, a white spent light bulb.

Crafts: paper stars and magazine curls - I lost the link where I saw how to make them, but I'm working on recovering it. Made these for Christmas, so I can't remember, either.

Earth Hour

Taken from: I, II, III, IV, V, VI

This is me celebrating earth hour

Obsessions: Repurposing: ...little boxes, all the same... card cabinets and filing cabinets

I am currently obsessed with wooden library card cabinets. This is one clever cabinet repurposing idea, by Emily Henderson.

Or, for a post-industrial loft apartment inspiration, heavy, metal filing cabinets - by SnapshotVintage. Repurposed as night stands or end tables.

Photos taken from: Emily Henderson's blog, SnapshotVintage's Etsy. I am sure I will go back to those sites soon and often.

This is me thinking if I could possibly have both little boxes cabinets styles in my house.

Repurposing: Berzelius glass turned sustainable to-go cup/mug

Pictured above is a travel mug made by bringing together a chemist's Berzelius glass and a "Mini" sleeve from MugToGo. They say their sleeves are biodegradable and the ones I have look biodegradable to me. Berzelius glasses are heat resistant and somewhat shock resistant too.

So here it is - a way of having a "repurposed" travel cup. 

Apart from that - you can repurpose this type of chemist's glass by integrating it into decor [view examples below]

Photos: first mine, then La maison d'Anna G. and 79 Ideas

Repurposing: wood and iron

From Shades Of Light.com

This is me liking the repurposed-wood idea and all but really drooling over the iron objects in the room

Repurposing wine bottles for Christmas

Taken from tasteofhome via Austin Wedding Blog, via pinterest; 

found on weheartit

This is me wishing I had a glass cutting and a glass drilling device.

And this is also me, wishing I had such a great means of finding photo sources for every post. Giving credits is rewarding.

Some Christmas ideas for me

Decorate with branches, pine cones and citrus slices

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Bake a chocolate cake and drink warm tea

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Enjoy some eye candy

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Bake some more

Taken from I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII

This is me wishing for beautiful natural Christmas decor

Repurposing ideas of note: retro magnetic storage device notebooks

Here I present some "repurposed" present (gift) ideas for your friends: the 3.5" five-pack version for the hip & young and the 5.25" version for the grown-up and truly nostalgic.

Both floppy disk notebook ideas from It's Our Earth, Inc. on cosa verde.

I'm thinking these objects could make for an interesting "handcrafted gifts" workshop.

Repurposing: branches after pruning - Simple branch decor

From RUM magazine, via loppelilla, via stilinspiration

Great daylight party decor.

Repurposing: armoires: big universes in tiny spaces

From decor8 blog, apartment therapy, strawberryjungle's tumblr

This is me dreaming of my own universe-in-armoire

Repurposing: Vinyl records

 
"Elis Iaia was born in 1980.
Elis draws on vinyls with bedtime stories and 80's music. She recycles her childhood's records and imagination."
Text taken from her site. Not out of lack of inspiration but because I couldn't have said it better.

All images taken from her site. It's worth taking a look. There are many categories. You'll find something retro, vintage, inspirational.

This is me thinking I'm fortunate to live in the same country as she does,

being able to easily order one.

Morning coffee: more repurposing of coffee sacks

Sources: Gus*Modern, Ballokai

This is me enjoying my late morning cup

Light: & Repurposing: Wine Glasses

Sources: I, II, III, IV

This is me imagining my Summer candle holders

Morning coffee: repurposing coffee sack and decorating with coffee

Sources: coffee sack bench: from etsy, coffee owl from tumblr

More owls in an upcoming post!

This is me enjoying my morning coffee

Repurposing: Wine Bottles

I don't know what your drink of choice for Easter is, but here in my country we drink red wine. And unless you make and bottle your own red wine, you're going to have heaps of bottles lying around the house these days.
Of course you can send them to be recycled, but why not re-purpose them? Same goes for beer/vodka/any other glass bottle you set your eyes on.
You can find a lot of diy bottle-cutting tutorials out there, but if you prefer the finished product without putting effort into it, then check this out:

is a company that makes a large assortment of new products out of old bottles.

What attracted me to their site were the tumblers and glasses.

6 for $48

one for $15

$30

Then I discovered an entire world of bottle goods:

• TUMBLERS
• JUICE GLASSES
• SHOT GLASSES
• VASES
• BOWLS / DISHES
• LIGHTING
• CANDLE ACCESSORIES
• JEWELRY
• CHEESE TRAYS
• HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS

Here are just a few objects:

The rest, you'll have to see for yourself. Check their website store or the etsy store.

Still, if you find it odd to pay for repurposing, then you'll just have to let your imagination and craftsmanship prevail. 

So, we've seen how to repurpose the bottles. How about the corks?

There's a large array of uses for corks and there's company that makes floors and more: 

From jelinek.com

This is me planning the cuts on my red wine bottles