Pavel Sidorenko Upcycled Vinyl Clock Designer – Artizen Magazine

Ever wanted to know a little more about Recycled Market’s Pavel Sidorenko and his amazing upcycled vinyl clocks? Now you can on page 10-11 of Artizen Magazine.

OverIt!

An interview with recycled crafter Steph from OverIt!

Can you tell us a little about who you are?

I sure can, my name is Steph. I am a hyperactive recycling nut who has an addiction to coloured scraps. I am also artistic director of kids eco label MooBear Designs (Over It!’s big brother you could say) and founder of not for profit organisation The TreeHouse. Throw in my wonderful husband who enables my recycling adventures along with a sprinkling of my 3 children and you pretty much have me!

Can you tell us about your products?

I’ll often buy some of the most obscure mediums to work with like discarded vinyl for instance, and have it sitting on my desk for weeks until an idea finds me and they are turned into earrings, rings and brooches. Sometimes it’s a combination of unrelated materials sitting together while other times it’s just an idea, like my felt eye patches to add to my children’s dress up collection.

I have created denim clutches and baby bibs, zipper headbands, brooches and hair ties. Bed sheet satchels with seat belt straps, men’s tie shoulder bags and my favourite Over It! ever was making a pocket pal from 4 zippers for my son to keep his cars in. There is something for everyone with Over It!

How do you incorporate recycled material into your products?

I work with scraps, off cuts and remnants. Other materials like silk screen paint, cottons, buttons and paper are sourced from treasure shops, garage sales and an extensive collection of friends who off load their bags of excess goods in my direction. I think the first Over It! products were earrings made from ice-cream containers which were a great conversation starter. No one ever believed they use to be ice-cream containers. Since then I have used a variety of ‘unusable’ materials successfully and with a lot of fun.

Can you tell us why reusing existing materials is important to you?

I see the potential in materials which would other wise go to land fill. Someone asked me why I keep teeny tiny scraps of useless fabric and I pointed out that when building a house you wouldn’t throw away the left over useless bricks. You would keep them and build a BBQ, save them for a friend, sell them or give them away. That’s how I am with the materials I work with. The best part is I have a very dedicated circle of friends who also up cycle, recycle and refashion so If I come across something I know they can use I’ll send it off in their direction and visa versa and so the circle of recycling continues.

What does the future have in store for Over It! ?

Over It! has a mind of it’s own so you never really know what to expect. I can assure you though that it will always be colourful and fun. I do have a few ideas brewing in mind, one of which involve shoes. But I don’t want to give too much away.

Sonic Styles Recycled Products

Today we have an interview with Ashley from Sonic Styles

Can you tell us a little about who you are?

I am a modern day hippie/ stay-at-home mom with a beautiful daughter. At night I play roller derby with Arizona Roller Derby (AZRD) and have convinced my league to help out by bringing their recyclables to me instead of throwing them in their trash. I started my home business to be able to have more time with my daughter and to keep on skating with my girls at AZRD.

Can you tell us about your products?

All my products are high quality with a low price. My speciality is vinyl records because it is a sturdy and flexible material (but can break if opened too far). Each item is hand crafted with love and therefore unique in it’s own way- no two items are exactly the same.

How to you incorporate recycled material into your products?

Not only do I use scratched, broken, and unwanted vinyl records, but I also often use broken, or unwanted jewelry in pieces like earrings and necklaces. Instead of buying new materials from major stores, I shop at thrift and second hand stores keeping all items as eco-friendly as possible while keeping the prices low. Even my packaging is hand made with recycled material or reused from another package. Using recycled material can be harder, but it’s worth it!

Why is the use of recycled materials important to you?

We only have one earth. We need to respect her by doing our part to keep her litter-free and to reduce the amount of waste in our landfills. She has provided us with everything and many people take advantage of her kindness by being wasteful. Everyone can do a part- reduce the amount of waste we produce- wash and re-use instead of buying more- recycle- buying eco-friendly products such as those sold on Recycled Market- donate unwanted ‘stuff’ to thrift stores and charitable organizations.

What does the future have in store for Sonic Styles ?

Sonic Styles is consistantly growing- spreading the word of being kind to mother earth everywhere it goes. Currently I am working on getting my eco-friendly products in the stores, not just in the United States, but all over the beautiful globe. I am always looking to expand my business in new ways.

Upcycled Vinyl Clock Festival Keepsake?

February, the month of the infamous, and biggest festival in the world, Rio Carnival.

Why not celebrate with an upcycled RIO vinyl clock keepsake?

On the Australian continent, Sydney’s Mardi Gras celebrations also commence in February

How about an upcycled SYDNEY vinyl wall clock keepsake?

Recycled Highway Billboard Bags: Pinto Bags

Have you seen Pinto Bags clutch bag range on Recycled Market?

Pinto Bags offer a collection of recycled highway billboard advertising, upcycled into colourful clutch bags, with a variety to choose from.

Pinto Bags as seen on the catwalk:

Which colour would you choose?

More here

Red Hot and Recycled!

Today’s blog post, relates to recycled products found on Recycled Market, the theme today, is red.

Red Hot & Recycled featuring

  Leggings made with fabric production excess material, by Bartinki