Upcycling : create beautiful things with the stuff you already have / by Danny Seo ; photographs by Jennifer Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seo, Danny.

Contributor:

Lévy, Jennifer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refuse as art material.

Handicraft.

Recycling (Waste, etc.).

crafts (art genres).

recycling.

Genre:

Nonfiction.

Physical Description:

221, [3] pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm

Distribution:

London : Running Press,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Running Press, 2011.

Contents:

Introduction

Materials for Upcycling

Chapter One: Upcycling Ideas for Decorating. Bear-"Skin" Oriental Rug; Birdcage Chandelier; Ceramic-Dipped Silk Flowers and Plastic Fruit; String Outdoor Seating; Chinatown-Tote-Bag Shower Curtain; Heaven-on-Earth Bedroom Clouds; Fine-Tooth-Comb Bookshelf; Wine-Cork Bath Mat; Gemstone Cabinet Knobs; Painter's-Tap Privacy Screen; Glittering Bad Artwork; Gold-"Dippled" Plates; Necktie Wreath; Plastic-Bottle Hourglasses; CD-Jewel-Case Frames; Cassette-Tape Tissue Box; Stenciled Cabinet; Cast-Iron Pipe Hooks and Towel Rack; Leather-Belt Doormat; Starry-Sky Artwork; Cork-Covered Lampshades; Holiday-String-Light Neon Artwork; Carpet-Sample Patchwork Rug; Plastic-Banana Fruit Bowl; Cozy Scarf-Blanket; Reupholstered Pet Stairs; Safety-Pin Sequined Pillow; Sharpie-Tie-Dyed Bedding and Napkins; Fallen-Branch Shelves; Button-Silhouette Artwork; Tarnished-Silver-Tray Table; Floating Silk-Flower Arrangements; Cork-Tin-Can Organizers; Glowing Rock-Salt Lights; Electronic-Cord Organizer; Zip-Tie Vines; Wallpaper-Swatch-Book Quilted Wall

Chapter two: Upcycling Ideas for Entertaining. Laminate-Countertop Grouted Tray; River-Rock-Handled Jar Mugs; Hotel-Key-Card Breakfast-in-Bed Tray; Carpet-Sample Placemats; Chinatown-Tote-Bag-Floor Cushions; Chinese-Food-Takeout-Chopstick Trivet; Christmas-Light Hanging Pendant; Men's-Shirt Pennants; Rubber-Dipped Utensils; Flocked "Ceramic" Cans; Jar-Lid Dining Table; Mini-Liquor-Bottle Bud Vase Collection; Paint-Stirrer Lanterns; Patrón-Tequila Oil Lights; Potato-Chip-Bag "Silver Leafed" Mirror; Frosted-"Cookie" Cookbook Weight; Tiered Trays.

(Continued) Chapter Three: Upcycling Ideas for Giving. Book Vases; String Scented Diffusers; Button Monogrammed Journals; Upcycled Cashmere Sweater Accessories; Keyboard Journals; Concrete Water Bottles; Sweater-Dryer Balls; CD Dumbbells; Newspaper Fire Logs; Hotel Soap on a Rope; Sock-Shoe Forms; Spare-Change Catchall Tray; Soda-Can Sequined Tote Bag; Valentine's Day Love Bottle; Wood-Grain Journals; Scrap-Wood Postcard

Chapter Four: Upcycling Ideas for Kids. 3-D Globes; Found Alphabet Art; Coffee-Sleeve Crowns; Crayon Vases; Furniture Stag Heads; Blown-Up Kid's Artwork; Lego Journals; Lipstick-Case Crayons; Pots-and-Pans Robots; Plastic-Water-Bottle Flowers

Chapter Five: Upcycling the Great Outdoors. Bamboo Pens; Preserved Botanicals; Flocked, Reusable Tote Bags; Twig Crafting Stamps; Leaf-Silhouette Artwork; Beach-Finds Clock; Rock Frames; Spiderweb Artwork; Spoon-Plant ID Markers; Tennis-Ball Swing; Bathroom-Towel Picnic Blanket.

Notes:

"Photographs by Jennifer Levy. Cover and interior design by Jason Kayser. Edited by Jennifer Kasius. Typography: Eames Century Modern and Benton Sans"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

ISBN:

9780762441792

0762441798

9780762443581

0762443588

OCLC:

747036646