Schlagwort: recycled art

  • This Guy Continues To Paint Pop-Culture Characters Into Old Thrift-Store Paintings (New Pics)

    This Guy Continues To Paint Pop-Culture Characters Into Old Thrift-Store Paintings (New Pics)

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    Dave Pollot (previously here and here) is a US painter who brings new life to old and forgotten art. He buys thrift store paintings and perfectly “enhances” them with pop culture symbols, giving a cool, nerdy spin to what’s dusting away inside cracked frames.

    “Most are prints or lithographs,” he told Bored Panda. “Any scratches or marks are carefully touched up and then my own visions are added.” Before focusing on repurposing discarded thrift art, Dave painted more ‘serious’ architectural paintings and landscapes. Now, however, he’s completely devoted to his new passion.

    “Concepts range from pop culture to dada themes. What was once destined for a landfill is now an appreciated piece of art and conversation piece.” Luckily, it’s still an ongoing series so there should be more of these to come!

    More info: davepollot.com | Etsy | Facebook | Instagram

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  • DIY Fairy House That I Made From Trash

    DIY Fairy House That I Made From Trash

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    Hi, in this tutorial I show you how I made a fairy house lamp recycling some cardboard from an old box, egg cartons, pizza boxes, toilet paper tubes and two plastic bottles.

    The only bought materials I used are the acrylic colors, the hot glue and the P.V.A. glue (less than 3$ in total). It took me about ten days to finish, including the drying time. Let me know what you think!

    More info: youtube.com

    After cutting the bottom of a bottle, I glued a piece of cardboard to it like this

    By gluing old magazines to the bottle, I made the “foundation” of the house

    I also used old egg cartons to make it sturdier

    When the foundation is ready, it’s time to move further

    Creating a carcass of the house using some cardboards and old pizza boxes

    Making sure everything is stable

    Gluing another bottle to the side of the house

    This will be our little cell!

    Taking care of the windows

    Then, I poured some hot water onto the egg boxes and mixed everything together with PVA glue

    I carefully applied the mass I’ve got onto the entire house

    It should look something like this

    Adding the final touches

    Making the stairs…

    …and the roof

    Last but not least – painting everything!

    Ta-da!

    This is how the finished DIY fairy house looks like

    You can see the entire process in the video below:

    Website: LINK

  • We Made A Christmas Tree From An Old Tire, A Bucket, And 40Ft Of PVC Pipe

    We Made A Christmas Tree From An Old Tire, A Bucket, And 40Ft Of PVC Pipe

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    My husband and I make an unconventional tree every December. This year we used an old tire painted white and cut up 40 ft of PVC pipe to create the tree shape.

    A plastic bucket from Home Depot was thrown in to add another large circular shape. After securing each piece with hot glue we used gold painted accents, ornaments, and fairy lights for decorations. Enjoy!

    More info: Facebook

    This is how it looked finished

    This is what we used

    Cutting PVC into small circles with a circular saw

    3 different sized PVC for size variation

    Hot glue worked surprisingly well to place the PVC and bucket pieces at different angles

    Finished!

    Watch how it looks with the lights on below:

    Website: LINK