Can’t remember if it’s been done, and I can’t run one myself at the moment, but I just saw a craft made from “trash” and it made me think a fun gallery to peruse would be one from a “Trash to Treasure” themed swap where all the crafts are made strictly from discarded items/trash/recycle bin finds.
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Would love a swap like that
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Oooohhhh, I would love this swap! I love upcycled crafts. I have a few that I posted here.
This one has a tutorial on how to make a mini journal out of old cassette tapes.
Floppy Disc Pen/Pencil holder, maybe even a plant holder. Sorry for the thumbnail size. It’s the only one I have available.
Keyboard Picture frame.
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I make miniatures out of trash ALL the time! I’d be interested!
Plates made from baked goods packaging.
Blender made from an eraser and a pen cap. Mixer from toothbrush handle and bowl from packaging from a gumball machine toy.
Perfume bottles from bits salvaged from a motherboard. And in an Altoids tin.
Tonic bottles from drinking straws. Test tubes from Capri Sun drinking straws. Bottles from motherboard parts.
Mini Altoids tin. More motherboard bottles. Cauldron from a pencil top eraser. Bits of string dipped in nail polish for lavender.
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Love it! I bought a wooden vintage dollhouse and still needs to renovate it. These would look awesome! I’m guessing you have one. I would love to see photos of the house.
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I actually don’t have a house yet! I have a room box, though. It was made as fan art for the book Dr. Potter’s Medicine Show by Eric Scott Fischl. He is The Mistress T’s husband.
Here is a link for the post I made on here about it: The Laboratory of the Nefarious Dr. Hedwith
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Ooooh, I’m so down for this one! (Hoping it hasn’t happened yet, so that I might get in on it.)
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I waiting to see if sign ups are posted. I’m excited about this one!
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Same here
So many ideas for this one
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Anyone up for hosting? I just started a new job and am not sure I’d be able to stay on top of things if I hosted. (Might be willing if no one else is able to step in. Really want this one to happen!)
Tagging a couple of expert hosts who showed interest in the idea… @Tapestry @Bunny1kenobi
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I’d be willing to host. I completed one swap as a host and would definitley love to do this one.
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Make it international please 
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Oh, that would be great! Thanks for volunteering!
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I can definitley do that. I’ll add to see if anyone is willing to ship overseas. Ohhhh, I’m getting excited! I will start the sign ups soon. Hoping more will see this and show interest. My first swap I hosted only had 4 participants and it was perfect for my first time. Maybe in about 2 weeks, I can start the sign ups.
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Yay! Can’t wait
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Wohoo!
Yes, I’d also be interested.
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Here are a few ideas I took from other artists on this board:
There are numerous upcycled projects here and I just searched the key word “upcycled” and listed a few.
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I am planning a sign up date of Aug 1 - 15 and send out Sept. 19. Hoping to get more interest before the sign up date, but a small swap is fine with me too. Are those going to work for everyone here? Nothing set in stone, I am open to pushing it back if people need more time.
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Sounds good to me
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Works well for me!
Do we have a sense of what level we’ll be doing?
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