(This blog post is third in a new series we will be writing here at Hipcycle on the materials that go into our products. Previous posts were on glass and metal.)
When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with paper. My best friend and I would play “office” for hours. We would shuffle paper [...]

With or without the stems- the choice is yours!
 
We all have extra paper around, whether it's old sheet music, outdated maps, books that are falling apart, or even newspapers. Why throw it away when you can use it to make feathers? (Yes, feathers!) One of the niftiest aspects of this upcyling project is that the [...]

Well, we’re a month into 2012, and Hipcycle.com has been live for 4 months. Again, I want to thank you all for the great support an interest you have shown in what we are doing. We had a great December, sending out lots of awesome holiday gifts. If you got something from Hipcycle, someone must [...]

(This blog post is the second in a new series we will be writing here at Hipcycle on the materials that go into our products. You can read the first entry on glass, here.)
That's me in the middle with my two best friends (who refused to be named). Think Bret would have liked me?
In 1987 [...]

Have you checked out our awesome upcycled bags yet? If not, don't tarry too long as we only have a limited quantity of these quality pieces!
Shiny!
While these are pretty snazzy in themselves, they're not quite my style as they are. So, I decided to "upcycle square" them- take an upcyled piece and make it mine!
Since I [...]

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Hipcycle’s Mission:
To provide a marketplace for upcycled products, where it is easier for consumers to shop smarter, and where manufacturers are [...]

Hey! Have a really cool upcycling DIY idea, or an opinion about upcycling? See a trend coming we should know about? Environmental or societal impacts of upcycling? We’d love to have you write for our blog!
Our goal is to continue to make our blog a source of information and education about all things upcycling, and we could [...]

(This blog post is the first in a new series we will be writing here at Hipcycle on the materials that go into our products. Hope you enjoy this and the ones that come.)
I recently read that it takes 1 million years for a glass jar to decompose. ONE MILLION YEARS! Not only that, but we get 27.8 pounds of air [...]

While most of us have already upgraded all our light bulbs to the energy-savers, there are still a number of the original style light bulbs around. Instead of tossing them, there are a number of things that you can make from them after they have been cleaned out.
Admittedly, the idea of taking something sharp to [...]

Still have a few people to buy for? If you act now, you can still get them upcycled gifts- at a discount! We still have a few gift baskets in stock, but don't wait to order them- they won't be available after Christmas day!
If you already have all your holiday shopping done, show yourself some [...]