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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Upcycle!?

Posted by Mattie Larson on

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Upcycle!?

As you may have read in “Our Story”, admittedly, my passion (and knack) for creativity is something that has always been a part of me.  I have been making, tinkering and experimenting since I was a child; and, a lot of that was done with old materials and items.  Going into my 30’s, I realized that I wanted to make a commitment to working exclusively with reclaimed and repurposed materials; but, why did I decide to “upcycle” at all? My obsession with upcycling began when I successfully figured out how to crochet aluminum can pop-tabs some 10+ years ago now. ...

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