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End table with drawer. the top is made of Douglas Fir flooring from the customer's old house. The base is from an old Singer sewing machine. The body of the table is made from old white pine shelf boards reclaimed from an old house. Everything except the screws, glue and brads is reclaimed material.
The flooring material the top is made of was uneven. I didn't want to cut off the tongues and grooves because they wanted it to look like the old floor...and I wouldn't have enough material for the top. I joined them together, holding them with plywood underneath. To even the top I planed the high spots and then belt sanded it. this took off the old patina...but that will come back in time as it is exposed to sun. the edge was routed with a 1/4 in roundover.
The box was made of old shelf boards. the shelves were joined together with wiggle fasteners. I thought these would look cool as a design element and cut the boards to include them. all the holes and marks are from 100 years of use.
The whole thing was sanded and varnished with satin polyurethane. The top was sanded down to 400 grit to get a nice finish. it was a fun challenge.
Date: April 1, 2007
Needles: #10US
Yarn: repurposed plastic bag, cut into one continuous spiral of 'yarn'
Stitch pattern: stockinette w/ one row of contrasting reverse stockinette in center
Notes: always wanted to try this, knitting w/ plastic bag; i've been saving this pink one specifically for this purpose
We visited our county's recycling center today. This is just one town's worth of the 19 towns they collect from.
radiator cover/bench. interior structure is built from 2x4 waste from a job site. The outer cladding is harvested barn siding. the siding was planed down and glued and nailed to the structure.
Radio Wales interview Friday 14 January 2001 at The Compost Facility, Penhesgyn, Menai Bridge, Anglesey
Recycling bins located outside Hanner Fieldhouse. Their placement encourages students to recycle and promote a greener environment.
"reduce reuse recycle" installation in German Pavilion- Venice Architecture Biennale 2012, see my blog for more: margavp.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/spaces-in-between-more-b...
I finally made reusable produce bags! Another simple, satisfying project. I always felt strange putting plastic produce bags inside my reusable grocery totes. Not anymore! I even recycled this mesh from lingerie bags that I got 3/$1.00, but didn't use because of weird zipper placement. Removed the zippers, took apart the seams so I could start fresh & even repurposed nylon cord for the tops. Win!
🌎 #reducereuserecycle #reduceplasticwaste #sewing 🐋
(These were uploaded, but set on private with no description or albums. It was easier to re-upload than go through and change all the settings. Uploading photos from the past year. Got lazy about it-again.)
Hundreds of gallon plastic jugs, re-purposed to an indoor igloo! Great teaching exercise!
Amazing displays of decorated trees indoors - and millions of tiny LED lights outside! Loved our visit even in the damp weather!
Radio Wales interview Friday 14 January 2001 at The Compost Facility, Penhesgyn, Menai Bridge, Anglesey