Category Archives: Upcycling

16 March 2016 6:43am – Pineapples into Bags and Clothes

Posted on March 20, 2016 by kim

What a fabulous innovation in waste reduction! Great natural-dye colours too! Tripty Project Makes Zero-Waste Bags, Clothing Out of Discarded Pineapples

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14 March 2016 7:11am – Shipping Container Houses

Posted on March 20, 2016 by kim

Some more shipping container designs. All different layouts, scales, even colours :) and I LOVE the roof-top garden/green roof on one of them! 15 Well-Designed Shipping Container Homes for Life Inside the Box

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12 March 2016 11:27am – New Cutting Boards

Posted on March 20, 2016 by kim

LOVE the smell of camphor laurel :)

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4 March 2016 7:14pm – DIY Swing Set Chook House

Posted on March 6, 2016 by kim

DYI chook house/run from an old swing set! An Old Swing Set Frame Turned Into A DIY Chicken Coop…

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3 March 2016 8:43am – Pallet Cubby House Bed

Posted on March 6, 2016 by kim

How cool is this! Recycled pallet wood made into a cubby house bed! Fun, and stops your little one from rolling out. Could do with a lick of colour though :) Child Bed Hut With Pallets

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3 March 2016 8:30am – Maleny Fix-It Cafe

Posted on March 6, 2016 by kim

Anyone living in the Maleny area? This is great! Sunshine Coast Community tackles disposable society

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23 February 2016 7:55pm – Rustic Container Cabin

Posted on March 6, 2016 by kim

Wouldn’t know it was a shipping container! RUSTIC CONTAINER CABIN

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26 January 2016 8:46am – Resources page uploaded

Posted on January 28, 2016 by kim

The ‘Resources’ page has now been uploaded. Its a quick summary of the magazines and books that I have found very useful over the years, and still do; a quick guide for anyone just starting out or getting interested in … Continue reading →

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25 January 2016 8:21am – Melliodora

Posted on January 26, 2016 by kim

If you’re looking for permaculture inspiration, you can’t go passed David Holmgren’s very own permaculture property, Melliodora. It is quite literally, the home of permaculture. Visiting Melliodora in a Dry Year

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24 January 2016 1:38pm – Repurposed Furniture Ideas

Posted on January 24, 2016 by kim

For anyone else who loves repurposing/upcycling and giving old furniture a new lease on life. A lick of paint can certainly do wonders! :) 13 Totally Transformative Furniture Makeovers

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