Join the Uncollection!

The super nice folks over at Unconsumption recently challenged me to reuse their logo and ReMake something from my book. The idea is simple - they are making
"the logo 'available' for anybody who wants to use it on things they already own. The concept in a nutshell: Take an old T-shirt you don’t really wear anymore, print our logo on it — and it becomes, on some level, a brand new T-shirt!"

Right up my recycling alley, right? And that logo of Mr. Cart is just super cute.

Check out the projects I (re)made for yourself. And then give it a try! Share it on their facebook page and spread the Unconsumption word. It's making something old that you already own, new again.

Green for Queens Earth Day Fair!

RePlayGround is spreading eco-crafty fun all over the city, and our next stop is the Green for Queens Earth Day Fair! Great for kids and adults, this fair will include sustainable food tastings, reptiles and more from the Wildlife Children's Theater, a discussion with Anne Lappe on her book Diet for a Hot Planet, cooking for kids, live music, and of course, recycling craft projects brought to you by RePlayGround! So be sure to stop by for your own free project to make and take, and much more!

When: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1-4PM

Where: Central Queens YM & YWHA 67-09 108th Street, Forest Hills NY

Website: click here!

See you there for some trash-tastic fun!

Earth Month online project round up

It's been a busy Earth Month here at RePlayGround!

My new book, ReMake It, hit store shelves in March, plenty of time for an extra eco-reason to celebrate this Earth Month!

We got loads of crafty blogs to jump on the ReMake It bandwagon (and if it were a real live bandwagon, there's a debate going if that bandwagon would be powered by good old fashioned leg pedal-power or by biodiesel).
Here's a summary of online posts, many with bonus projects straight from the book:



- The eco-fashion site, Ecouterre, shared the cargo pants into a yoga mat bag project
- Our friend Dave at PSFK gave a bonus book review
- The extra-crafty Craftypod showed readers how to make our yogurt tub buttons and gave a super-friendly book review
- I stopped by Etsy labs to give a tutorial on soda tab bracelets
- A nice review on Upcycle Magazine shared more recycling eco-book support
- Lots of Craftzine love with candy wrapper barrettes and a soda can tab belt
- Treehugger shared our top 10 must-have tools for ReMaking It
- Parentables posted the scrap paper picture frame project (with a picture of my lovely niece)
- Our new fave blog COLOURlovers posted a book review and the scrap flower pin project
- And rounding it out was our friends over at Brooklyn Based with a post on the book and our Earth Month events.



Whew! If you're like us, Earth Month isn't just in April. There will be a whole lot more year-round do-it-yourself ReMake It goodness coming your way from RePlayGround!

Win a free book! Show some green COLOUR!

In the spirit of Earth Week, the fabulously colorful website, COLOURlovers, is sharing some green. They’re giving away 3 copies of the ReMake It book. You have until tomorrow (Thursday, April 28) to sign up. And win! They'll tell you how in the post.

Plus, the post shows you how to ReMake the fun, fabric flower pin. Show the Earth you care. ReMake some colorful fabric scraps and pin them on.

Happy ReMaking!

Thanks for a great Earth Day!

This Earth week was jam packed with eco-crafty fun! Thank you to all who made it out this year to celebrate and remake some trashy projects with RePlayGround. Whether you visited us at Etsy Labs, the Sustainable NYC party, the Ecover cocktail party, or E Day in Grand Central Terminal, we want to say thank you for making our week extra green!

We're super inspired by all the creative, crafty people we met this week. To see pictures of all our new friends and their trashy creations, check out our flickr photostream.

If you're in the NYC area and missed out on Earth week, don't worry! We'll be at a few more book signing events this coming month, so drop on by! You can get your hands on our new book ReMake It! Recycling Projects from the Stuff You Usually Scrap and make a craft project to take home with you. Check our event calendar for more event updates.

Green in BKLYN

432 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn NY

April 30, 2011 2-4PM

Greenlight Bookstore

686 Fulton Street (at South Portland), Brooklyn NY

May 28, 2011 11-1PM

Earth Day may have come and gone, but we'll keep ReMaking It!

Celebrate Earth Day with free projects!

Happy Earth Day everyone!!

We've had a great Earth Week with loads of events. If you're in the NYC area, there are a few events to go!

We love celebrating Earth Week by ReMaking things. This year we have an extra reason to celebrate - our new book, ReMake It! is now on store shelves.

If you don't own the book just yet, but are itching to ReMake something today, then download some of the bonus projects over at Sterling Publishing's ReMake It site.

It includes projects like this umbrella turned rain hat, a tissue box soccer game, button down shirt purse, and lots more.

ReMake your Earth Day great!

ReMake this Earth Week great!

Thanks to all the eco-crafty kids and adults who dropped in at the Powerhouse Arena last weekend for our book signing event! We had a blast upcycling cereal boxes into wallets and talkin' trash.

We're super excited to host Etsy Labs this coming Monday (4/18/2011)! We'll be making soda tab bracelets and belts, so pop in and make your own to take with you!

Where: 55 Washington Street, Suite 712 (7th floor) Brooklyn, New York, 11201

When: Monday, April 18th

Demos will be held at 4:15, 5:15, 6:15 and 7:15PM

RSVP here (space is limited!)

Webcast: For those of you who can't make it in person, check out the live demo via livestream at 3:30PM E.T. on the Etsy Community Page.

More Earth Month events with RePlayGround:

Drop in at Sustainable NYC and grab a copy of our new book ReMake It! and free beer from the Brooklyn Brewery! We'll be remaking the bottle caps into upcycled lockets and keychains!

When: Thursday April 21, 2011, 6-9PM

Where: 139 Avenue A (btwn 8th and 9th Streets)

And of course, we'll be celebrating Earth Day at the biggest eco-party in all of New York: Earth Day NY!

When: Friday, April 22, 2011, 11-7PM, Saturday April 23 11-5PM

Where: Grand Central Terminal

We'll also be making an appearance at Green in BKLYN. Get your own signed copy of our new ReMake It! book and make a crafty project to take with you!

Where: April 30, 2-4PM

When: 432 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn NY

We'll see you soon for some trash-tastic fun!