Comments on: book: handmade home {win a copy}

By: lizzie

lizzie — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:17:40 +0000

I made sofa arm covers from old recycled fabric (it has zebras on it!)- get another year or two out of the sofa, because it doesn’t look as grubby!

By: Helena

Helena — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:36:43 +0000

Bags!! You can never have too many bags, especially if you have a little girl who likes to borrow your bags…I make them from all sorts of things, sheets,towels a couple of curtains. Yes, definitely bags! Thanks for the giveaway xx

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:33:55 +0000

Recycled newspaper bricks to fuel our wood fire and keep us warm. My hubby loves to recycle and create. Currently he is using old coca-cola cans to create an air heater which will warm our house in the winter.

By: MommyKnitsJen

MommyKnitsJen — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:14:32 +0000

I made bibs from old hand towels. They are bigger and more absorbant then any store bought bib and they have lasted through all 4 of my kids. I think that I will even pack up a few of the better looking ones for when my kids have kids.

By: Michelle West

Michelle West — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:04:49 +0000

We love making things out of other bits. One of my favorites is knitting with yarn that didn’t quite work for the first project. We save all sorts of things to repurpose, like my husband’s funny underpants. We love to shop in our own house to see what we have on hand already. i think it may be Depression era thinking, but it’s sort of fun.

By: Abbington

Abbington — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:24:02 +0000

I made a quilt out of old flannel pyjamas, shirts, sheets, other clothes belonging to all the members of my family, and I love snuggling into it as it reminds me of them!

By: corinne

corinne — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:54:57 +0000

Yippee! Thanks for a chance to win this beautiful book! My favorite thing I’ve made from recycled materials is all of our holiday cards – each year I make a collage from repurposed magazine pictures. They also include photos of my kids’ heads…so hopefully one day they’ll be treasured by them as well. Thanks for the lovely giveaway! xo corinne

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:41:31 +0000

I’ll be honest, I haven’t repurposed many things in the past, but I’m looking to change things and there are many great ideas here in the comments. I’m always reusing containers and repurposing them for new uses.

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:53:11 +0000

Love your site!! I have been following Amanda too, for so long now. Congratulations Amanda on the new book! We reuse/recycle almost everything. My latest obsession is upcycling sweaters/felted sweaters into bags, new sweaters, stuffies. I’m also restyling mine and my husband’s old tees into dresses and pjs for the kiddlies. Nothing is thrown away…drives my husband mad…but I love the recreation process!! Can’t help it!!

By: Starr

Starr — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:42:07 +0000

I have three kids and so my favorite things to do are to upcycle mine and my husband’s old shirts as well as outfits the kids have outgrown and turn them into new outfits. I even use these shirts etc to create embellishments on my kids outfits to add a little color to them. I also use the scraps to make patchwork blankies that all the kids love!