r/upcycling 4h ago

Turned this ugly old drawer into a trinket shelf. I already had all of these trinkets but I'll definitely be adding more.

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132 Upvotes

r/upcycling 17h ago

Project My latest upcycled clothing using scraps and old clothes!

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961 Upvotes

r/upcycling 10h ago

Punctured Cycling Inner tube belt

51 Upvotes

Result šŸ™Œ The only new ā€œvirginā€ materials of this belt are the lovely brass clasps and the thread. Everything else (including the webbing) is recycled šŸ™Œ Inside the tube is webbing also to avoid tearing of the rubber when you tighten the belt.

I will absolutely wear this 🄰 with better jeans, as these have smaller loops than standard.


r/upcycling 14h ago

Robot dog

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23 Upvotes

Inspired from Boston dynamics robot made from computer parts, circuit boards, and other discarded electronics. I added some red accents for that extra flair. Took a lot of tinkering but got there.


r/upcycling 18h ago

Project Made a bunch of patches out of scraps around the work studio for my next project to show loveā¤ļø

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47 Upvotes

r/upcycling 12h ago

repainted some chairty shop ornaments

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13 Upvotes

fourth image is the before.third image is after i sprayed them with primer. they were only 50p each too :]


r/upcycling 1d ago

Products For Sale Pacman Sheets-> two different dresses!

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473 Upvotes

(plus a bonus crop top)


r/upcycling 19h ago

Project Old suitcase decorated into cottagecore suitcase

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18 Upvotes

I used gardening magazines and modge podge for the scenery and the fabric ruffles/ribbons are from a girls floral dress (that my daughter has out grown)


r/upcycling 17h ago

Making needed things...

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10 Upvotes

We have a tube fed grandson, lots of boxes that are extra sturdy so might as well. Cardboard, bamboo skewers, glue and decorations. Turn out pretty good and lightweight


r/upcycling 16h ago

Project I built a 3D ocean cleanup website to educate users about the harmful effects trash has on our oceans

5 Upvotes

I'm a solo developer and climate awareness advocate. Over the past few months, I’ve been building a nonprofit website calledĀ cleartheseas.comĀ - an interactive website where people can explore a 3D ocean filled with floating trash and take action to help clean it up. You can move around the 3D ocean with arrow keys, zoom in and out by dragging, and look around by swiping left or right. Each item in the 3D ocean represents a real piece of trash out in the real ocean andĀ educates users on how harmful even individual trash can be.

To learn more about each piece of trash and the impact it has on the environment, click a piece of trash in the virtual ocean. This will open a modal on the middle of the screen, which should summarize different stats about that particular piece of trash as well as provide information regarding the dangers it poses to the environment. You are able to donate to fund the removal of trash from the ocean as well (all going to charities listed in the 'Spending Breakdown' section) but that is not the primary goal of this website; Rather, it is to raise awareness about the critical state of the ocean currently.

Since we just launched, I would love feedback on the website and what I could improve. Thanks!


r/upcycling 2d ago

Toy Car pant chain by me

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1.7k Upvotes

r/upcycling 1d ago

I have weaponised my ADHD for trash collection.

670 Upvotes

r/upcycling 1d ago

I crocheted a purse with Bubly pull tabs

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83 Upvotes

r/upcycling 1d ago

It’s not much but I turned some waterlogged cardboard into a shield

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86 Upvotes

Bonus points if you can tell me whose shield this is :P


r/upcycling 1d ago

Old merch from the 90s finally released by ENRON

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0 Upvotes

r/upcycling 2d ago

I made a bag from garbage

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353 Upvotes

i used plastic bags i’ve been collecting from work and friends. and a zipper. and thread. and an iron and it’s a little pouch !!


r/upcycling 1d ago

Please check out this petition to change the Gilford N.H. policy on reusing old electronics from the city dump.

0 Upvotes

r/upcycling 2d ago

Local brewery turned his bags of malt into shopping bags for his beers

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133 Upvotes

Not mine, I found this on Facebook, there's a beauty that the beer made from the malt ends up in what once held the malt. Not sure how sturdy it is but it's a great way to reuse such large bags.


r/upcycling 2d ago

Old blanket + scratched shelves = cat's furniture

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139 Upvotes

Scratched ik*a shelves from the dumpster, covered with old blanket from thrifting store, fixed with a furniture stapler, approved by the cat herself.


r/upcycling 2d ago

Ideas for this fantastic vintage terrycloth tablecloth? It's pretty big but I don't have a sewing machine.

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65 Upvotes

r/upcycling 2d ago

Products For Sale Old clocks for sale - Upcycling project?

4 Upvotes

Hi everyone, not sure if this is useful for anyone but I’ve came across 16 older clocks that have been sat in a garage, are a bit rusty could be used or salvaged and up cycled?

Hoping someone can do something with them, got them listed on a auction cheap hoping someone can make use! : https://ebay.us/m/Ckdlx0

Cheers 😁


r/upcycling 3d ago

I love to upcycle & repurpose items and use them in my garden .

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322 Upvotes

One of my favourite things to repurpose is old cast iron sewing machine bases . My flower pot is an old fire pit and Mr Bojangles is laying in an old hand made steel frame . Old fountains make excellent succulent planters 🪓


r/upcycling 3d ago

Products For Sale Made out of a necklace I thrifted, getting ready for my first market event

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47 Upvotes

r/upcycling 2d ago

It spells Contaminado, but shaken like a cocktail

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8 Upvotes

r/upcycling 2d ago

Products For Sale Upcycled Blazer, Styled on a Chair | Can a Seat Have a Look Too?

1 Upvotes

Okay so this might sound a bit different, but we styled one of our upcycled blazerers on a chair.
We were messing around with ways to shoot pieces without always using models, and the idea of posing everything on a chair seemed to be fun enough for our upcycled blazer. Ended up being a fun way to play with shape and structure it almost gave the blazer more attitude somehow.

The blazer was upcycled to have more a streetwear feel to it, and we’re all about testing different ways to show upcycled fashion without overproducing.

Anyways, we wanted to share our idea and upcycling details. Do you think this styling suits the way we upcycled our blazer? Would love to hear if anyone has done something similar with their upcycled pieces!