David, a gardener in Missoula, Montana, wanted to make his garden a bit more inviting. So he replaced the solid wood gate with one made with old gardening tools. It matches a trellis that he built with old rakes and hoes...

This clever design by Félix Guyon will bring a bit of spark to any home. It's made from an old propane tank and a (thankfully) fake giant match.Link -via Recylart...

Valerie S. Mann, an artist from Michigan, gives new purpose to discarded objects. Among other projects, she takes old cotton bags and turns them into eye-catching wedding dresses. This handbag, I would guess, started...

Here's a clever use for an old rake head. Dana of Tattered Style affixed one to her the wall of her house to make a wine glass holder. It'd probably be a good idea to smooth out the surface of the rake to make sure t...

Valérie Valad's clever handbag finds a new use for a worn out basketball. This and other works by her were on exhibit at the La Galerie Végétal in Paris during the past month. Link (Google Translate) -via Handm...

Tim Delger has made some nifty tables and chairs from old road signs, such as the coffee table above. I'd love to see what he could do with a Bucket of Blood Street sign. Link via Dude Craft...

Scott Bedford upcycled a fork into an egg cup. At the link, he provides humorously-illustrated instructions for doing the same. You'll need a claw hammer or a vise. He writes: The most important thing is the sh...

Photo: English Russia WebUrbanist has a great roundup of pictures of train cars that have been converted to other uses, such as hotels, houses, and bridges. The image above is of a train car that has been turned into...

Photo: Tomas Valenzuela Artist and environmental activist Oliver Bishop-Young's project "Skip Conversions" tried to find creative and often amusing ways of recycling unwanted products. One example was a dumpster, whi...

' Upcycling ' is the act of directly reusing waste materials a...