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The Upcycle Exchange

A compendium of inspiration for fans of The Upcycle Exchange {Materials Market} in St. Louis, MO! Pins of upcycled craft projects and great ideas. Check out our Wish-list to see what supplies we might have in stock for making stuff! http://www.upxchange.com/wish-list/

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Upcycled Hemless Tee Skirt

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How to: Scrappy Felt iPad Cover via My Poppet

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Bottle Cap Backsplash

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Cory Smith @Kate Ratliff - another idea for your bottle caps!

How to Make a Dollhouse Out of Drawers. Cute, cute.

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Over 100 envelope templates and tutorials

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Crafty Gemini: Zippered Box Pouch Tutorial

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Cookie Gift Sleeve Think outside the box and place a single oversize cookie in a CD envelope from a record or office-supply store. Wrap the cookie in glassine first, and slip it into the package; then secure with ribbon or cord, seal with a label, and mark with the recipient's name

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this clock knits a scarf... SO COOL @Elizabeth Sovern

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Mason jar cozies knitting pattern

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Little Bord Book Bag - made with an old sweater

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Cupcake ring pin cushion - daww!

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Made from picture frames: Lantern Tutorial

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Easy and cute ribbon bracelets

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BrisCraftyShop How does one get to the instructions without clicking the offers?

Four Fat Quarter Apron by maureencracknell, via Flickr

by maureencracknell

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Scrappy little drawstrings - aren't these just gorgeous?

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Book paper gift bag / envelope - Just stamp and brad it shut!

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Mar Rodero Muy bonito y para amantes del reciclaje

Retro Travel Bag Tutorial

9 likes 1 comment 31 repins

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Sarah Boehm Ammon I think this needs to be done in sparkle vinyl.

Cute pattern for a pouch from fabric scraps or old clothes...

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Turn plastic toys into rad circus animal necklaces.

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Corie Stevens say NO to circuses with the above animals in them.

Make your own vintage-looking bottles by decoupaging printed vintage style labels onto bottles. Some free printables here!

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Jackie Roberts LA! We need to do this for our bar!! @Leigh Plumley

Felted sweaters into ruffled rose scarf

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Rustic crate and license plate toilet paper holder.

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A very good tutorial for making a braided rag rug.

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Make origami bows from magazines.

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DIY/Tutorial: Upcycled shoes, made from an old t-shirt and flip flops.

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Erica Jefferis Very cute...looks comfy too!

Learn how to make these adorable Vases using mason jars, spray paint, and adhesive shipping labels to create the silhouette

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Ruth Anderson in process of doing this now, hope they turn out like these.

Shut the front door. Pattern is for purchase, but totally worth it, I think! This must have been a lot of work to design. Great project to use cute, tiny scraps.

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Ally Kraus super cute!

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Amy Johnson OH my I want one of these!!

little girl dress from Men's shirt

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Turn one of daddy's old shirts into a super cute dress for his little girl.

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Excellent lined zipper pouch tutorial

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Cardboard chandelier tutorial

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re-mix

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Michael Knudsen The ultimate iPod accessory?!?

qtips!

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Julie Edmonds That's fabulous! :)

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Jeannie Luna Far out!

Woven bathmat made from strips of fabric and an old towel

by cakehousedesign

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How-to: Overdye Upcycled Felted Wool to Create Custom Colors

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Use scrap yarns in a fishtail braid!

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Fabric mosiac on canvas would be awesome with vintage fabrics!

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FolkAnna this would be beautiful under glass as a desk top. I would be soimpired at my 'day job' to have a fabric mosaic under the daily grind of paper work. I am doing this!!!!!

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Valerie Outram love this idea could do his with all the african fabrics I have lying around plus of course some Wild fabrics from MyWild.co.uk

Easy mousepad from fabric and shelf liner scraps

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Sweaters into woven squares

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Delicate button garland

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T shirt bracelets

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Cover a power strip with a shoebox and add grommets and labels

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