Monthly Archives: October 2011

Inspired by the Glass and Paper Bowl available here on Hipcycle's website, I figured it really can't be that difficult to make. After all, it is really just strips of paper glued onto a bowl, right? Well.... I would consider this more of a fail than a success, but perhaps you'll do better than I did on [...]

That's me, presenting at FDU.
Last Friday I had the honor of making a presentation at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Institute for Sustainable Enterprise as part of their Breakfast Seminar Series. I spoke on upcycling and the upcycling industry. They get some real heavy hitters for this Seminar Series, and draw a really well-informed, passionate group of attendees every [...]

Rolling Stone recently published an article on the overuse of plastic bags in America. We use an estimated 102 billion shopping bags a year – more than 500 per consumer. And, worldwide, we consume at an unprecedented rate of 1 million per minute. Gulp!

Introduced a mere 25 years ago, single-use plastic bags have become an [...]

Since I'm just not skilled enough to try my hand at duplicating our silverware napkin rings, I decided to try a different approach to making some upcycled napkin rings. Rummaging through my room of "stuff," I found all I needed to make some pretty and practical napkin rings, perfect matches for my white vintage napkins.
Perfect [...]

See what happens when you give me encouragement: I make another video blog. Be careful what you wish for:)
In all seriousness, thanks for your kind words about the first video blog. It is really appreciated!

Andrew Sell is Chief Hipcycler at Hipcycle, which sells attractive, durable and reasonably-priced upcycled products. When not thinking about upcycling (which [...]

Have any leftover ceramic tiles from a recent project, like Hipcycle's Susan Tucker mentioned in her last post? If not, check out your local ReStore and grab someone else's leftovers for today's uber-easy diy project! (Be sure to buy some tiles that are 'loners,' rather than those that would be enough for a whole tiling [...]

by Susan Tucker
For better and for worse. That's what I vowed on that sunny day in June eight years ago. Little did I know what I was getting myself into ...
It started a couple of summers ago. Hubby became preoccupied and would dabble around in the neighborhood. He'd get all fidgeting and finally shout out [...]

When I started Hipcycle, my goals included not only making as profit, but also operating a company in a way that contributed to the betterment of our planet and also the people on it. This attention to not just the almighty dollar is known as running a “social enterprise,” or as managing to a “triple [...]

And we're BACK! After some unhip technical difficulties, the Hipcycle blog is up and running!
Decisions, decisions. Paper or plastic? (Even better- bring your own bag!) Medium or large? Hot or cold? Wood or plastic.... cutting boards?
These days, we seem to be constantly bombarded by information and recommendations from so-called experts about just about every choice [...]

Wow, now we've gotten all fancy:) Seriously, this was a lot of fun to do, but let us know what you think. If you like it, we'll do a mix of written and video posts in the future.
As always, thank you for your support,
--Andrew

Hipcycle Video Blog - October 5, 2011 from Hipcycle on Vimeo.
The first [...]