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Category Archives: holidays

Trashoween 2015

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 30, 2015 by RubyOctober 30, 2015

This is my latest self-portrait, made from discarded coat hanger wire, thrift store stuff, a popsicle stick, fabric scrap, paper bag, cardboard, and plaster gauze: I started doing these Day of the Dead inspired skeletons in 2009, when my younger son … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Halloween, Halloween, Marita Dingus, plastic, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Halloween, Marita Dingus, plastic, recycle art | Leave a reply

Happy Trashoween 2014

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 30, 2014 by RubyOctober 30, 2014

Recycled Tin Monsters: Trash Fashion Zombies: Trash Fashion Skeletons, too: and the Recycled Beer Capped Crusader: Happy Trashoween 2014 from Olympia Dumpster Divers! (more ODD Halloween posts HERE)   … Continue reading →

Posted in bottle cap art, Halloween, recycled tin, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged bottle caps, Halloween, soda tabs, trash fashion, Trashoween, zombie | 2 Replies

Happy Hearts Day

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on February 13, 2014 by RubyFebruary 13, 2014

We here at Olympia Dumpster Divers <3 handmade, reused hearty art: Take a peek at Ruby Re-Usable’s Recycled Heart Art gallery on flickr Check out these 50 Recycled and Repurposed Valentines  Jennifer Kuhns recycled glass mosaic heart … Continue reading →

Posted in plastic bag art, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day | Tagged handmade, Heart, recycle art, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, Valentine | Leave a reply

Have a Trash-free New Year

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 31, 2013 by RubyJanuary 1, 2014

Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne? Still our favorite art from recycled materials blog: Art for Housewives And still our favorite trash blog: everydaytrash More Favorites: Lady … Continue reading →

Posted in holidays, New Year, recycled art, recycled artists, Uncategorized | Tagged art, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, reuse, trash-free holidays | Leave a reply

Happy Recycled Halloween

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 31, 2012 by RubyOctober 31, 2012

We here at Olympia Dumpster Divers have always loved Halloween for the creativity that it brings out in everyone: A steampunk raven for Halloween or any other occasion (via design float blog) Ruby has been learning how to play the … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, holidays, recycled crafts, Uncategorized | Tagged Day of the Dead, Halloween, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse | Leave a reply

Day of the Dead skeletons from recycled materials

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 25, 2011 by RubyOctober 28, 2015

Sometimes we here at Olympia Dumpster Divers are suckers for the kitschy, arts & craftsy stuff, especially around Halloween.  These skeletons made from reused plastic jugs are just that kind of fun holiday decoration that we get a kick out … Continue reading →

Posted in art dolls, Green Halloween, Halloween, plastic bottles, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Day of the Dead, Halloween, recycle, recycle art, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, skeleton | Leave a reply

Happy Recycled Halloween in Olympia

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 30, 2010 by RubyOctober 28, 2015

Ruby Re-Usable and Second-hand Sid stopped by Eastside Big Tom for milkshakes, and stayed to admire the Halloween decorations that owner Mike Fritsch has created.  Mike proudly informed Ms Re-Usable that he is a recycler and a scrounger, gathering his … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Halloween, Halloween, Olympia WA, Uncategorized

Trashion Fashion: Project Runway Recycles

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 30, 2009 by RubyOctober 28, 2015

Tomorrow is Halloween, and Ruby still has not finished her costume; instead, she is watching Project Runway and wishing that the weather here in the Pacific Northwest was conducive to wearing dresses made from newspapers (dream on, and stick to … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, trash fashion, Uncategorized

Green for Halloween 2008

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 31, 2008 by RubyOctober 28, 2015

Ruby Re-Usable has always been green … here she is as a chloroplast, Halloween 1977, with Cliff Sadof (those are cheese doodles on his antennae) and two other green folks from the Committee for Intermediate Technology at Rutgers University.  Read … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Halloween, Halloween, Uncategorized

Halloween 07

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 31, 2007 by RubyOctober 28, 2015

We have been remiss on the Halloween crafts this year, so check out the Diary of a Crafty Chica for some holiday ideas. Minnie Mouse (please note the black coffee lid ears) served up an americano today at Batdorf & … Continue reading →

Posted in crafts, Flâneur, Halloween, Uncategorized

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