UPCYCLING
Defined by 2019-20 6th grade student, Jeremiah Whitman, (class of 2026):
An item that has fulfilled its main purpose and has been creatively redesigned to serve a second purpose.
Upcycled Project - Verbal presentation on actual upcycled item, explain steps; you may share a slideshow on process
Resources
Upcycling sites
Upcycling Ideas Galore (9:50): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKGfzBVMLEo
http://inhabitat.com/
https://www.pinterest.com/
http://www.upcyclethat.com/
http://hipcycle.com/
http://www.retrash.com/
http://www.hometalk.com/
Vinyl Record Upcycling
General ideas for vinyl records (0:46): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8jx4mAaaRI
How to make a letter/file holder from vinyl records (2:58): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJuyRK3lj00
How to Make a vinyl record notebook (3:20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09JOT-aKK8
Vinyl record bookends and flower arrangement bowl (2:55): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7mNOGcwtvc
Vinyl record bowls (0:37): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piff3sZ2LRE
Creating your own BOWS out of recycled magazines:
How to make a holiday bow using a stapler (6:47): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPEYWjLpluI
What needs to be cut from the magazine pages? Upcycled BOW
If you have trouble with the link, above, feel free to get on youtube and search "bow made from magazine paper."
MSU Surplus Store (1 of my FAVORITE places to find cool inexpensive items): http://www.msusurplusstore.com/servlet/StoreFront
Hours - 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Every Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Every Friday
Defined by 2019-20 6th grade student, Jeremiah Whitman, (class of 2026):
An item that has fulfilled its main purpose and has been creatively redesigned to serve a second purpose.
Upcycled Project - Verbal presentation on actual upcycled item, explain steps; you may share a slideshow on process
Resources
Upcycling sites
Upcycling Ideas Galore (9:50): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKGfzBVMLEo
http://inhabitat.com/
https://www.pinterest.com/
http://www.upcyclethat.com/
http://hipcycle.com/
http://www.retrash.com/
http://www.hometalk.com/
Vinyl Record Upcycling
General ideas for vinyl records (0:46): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8jx4mAaaRI
How to make a letter/file holder from vinyl records (2:58): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJuyRK3lj00
How to Make a vinyl record notebook (3:20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09JOT-aKK8
Vinyl record bookends and flower arrangement bowl (2:55): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7mNOGcwtvc
Vinyl record bowls (0:37): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piff3sZ2LRE
Creating your own BOWS out of recycled magazines:
How to make a holiday bow using a stapler (6:47): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPEYWjLpluI
What needs to be cut from the magazine pages? Upcycled BOW
If you have trouble with the link, above, feel free to get on youtube and search "bow made from magazine paper."
MSU Surplus Store (1 of my FAVORITE places to find cool inexpensive items): http://www.msusurplusstore.com/servlet/StoreFront
Hours - 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Every Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Every Friday