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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
