Meine Mitbewohnerin ist die wahre Upcycling Queen. Ich liebe besonders die Dinge, die einfach umzusetzen sind, aus Materialien die uns ständig umgeben, um dann in etwas praktisches und ungewöhnliches umgewandelt zu werden. Untertöpfe gibt es in unserem grünen Haus immer mal, von gekauften Kräuter, Blumen für den Balkon oder Pflanzen für den Garten. Besonders die kleinen benutzt man selten wieder. Manchmal verschenken wir Ableger darin. Eine außergewöhnlichere Idee: Einfach das untere fünftel gerade abschneiden – und ein Seifenhalter ist geboren. Love it!
Waste, no its not to waste. It can be resourceful – Just a matter of perspective.
Upcycling means to give higher value to something that has lost its purpose or meaning. It means re-using things and adding value through creativity. Instead of throwing the bags that contained my coffee beans I look for their other possible functions.
One of the things with the shortest lifespan are plastic wrappings and bags. During one of my last workshops I made various flower pots from plastic bags, drink cartons, floppy disks and washing liquid plastic bottle. For the outer layer I used a good looking bag or box, for the inner pot I used a bag or box that I filled with soil and plants. Two drainage holes are cut into the bottom. For convenience the inner pot stands on the cut off bottom of a plastic bottle like in the picture below.
The workshop table during pot production.
A beautiful plastic bag that once held rice is covering a milk carton with two drainage holes, filled with soil and plants.
And here is how to make germination pots from milk cartons.
Even better is this vertical garden using milk cartons. When using the same package it looks pretty good! Now you just need to look after the plants 
Inspiration for a creative green life
