Universal Upcycling

Hello, everyone!      As you can see, this is my first post. I had lots of Starbucks bottles laying around in my garage, and all they were doing was taking up space. Instead of just leaving them there, I decided to make vases/pencil holders out of the bottles. You can use other types of bottles as well, as long as they aren't plastic. All you need it hot glue and spray paint, and you're ready to go! Step 1:  Make sure your bottle's stickers are all peeled, and wash the bottle to make sure there isn't any gunk on the outside.  Step 2: Use hot glue to draw any design you want on the bottle. Step 3: Spray paint the bottle. Make sure you do two coats to have an opaque look. And voila! You just made a bottle vase/pencil holder! Wasn't that easy? This is a nice way of reusing unused bottles while decorating your house at the same time! The bottles add a splash color and look adorable on windowsills. Be on the lookout for more posts with new i...

Hello, everyone!      Before I get started on posting, I thought it would be necessary for you to know a little about me. My name is Shruti, and I'm in 8th grade. I decided to make this blog about upcycling to promote reusing. There are so many things around us that we can turn into treasure. As the saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." The only thing you have to do is make it into treasure by using the tools around you! My wish is to teach people around the world to reuse the things they've left to collect dust. Upcycling is fun and crafty and at the same time useful and helpful! Photo credits: http://www.witf.org/education/2014/03/upcycling-with-the-children-you-care-about.php