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Rustic Birdhouse… But What Did It Used2bee?

18 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by used2bee in How To, Projects, Puzzle, Recycled Art

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birdhouse, reclaimed, recycled, they might be giants, tree decoration, upcycled

Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet Make a little birdhouse in your soul

                                                                          -They Might Be Giants 1989


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Sweeeet! 

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These little tree decorations are all made from recycled materials, but what are the materials?

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There are 3 items that go to make up each one

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The main body, the roof, and something to hang it up with

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There is also a nail perch, but i will give you that!

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Ok, so whats your guesses

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Here are the Answers….

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The main body is made from pallet wood

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The roof is made from tin cans

The hanging wire is made from electric cable

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Thanks for playing

These are available in our Torquay shop TQ26EL

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Recycled Ant Sculpture…But What Did It Used2bee?

17 Friday Apr 2015

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Ant, art, craft, eco gifts, reclaimed, recycled, recycled gifts, sculpture, torquay recycle shop, upcycle, upcycled


Ant Figures Made from Recycled Materials


 

Β …but what are they made from?

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what do you think?….

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There are 3 different items used to make these Ants bodies, antlers and legs.

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The objects are drilled, glued and then spray painted different colours to finish

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Each Ant measures around 12cm long and about 5cm high

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The body of the Ants were found and used outdoors

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The legs were made from something found in a bedroom

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The Antlers were made from something used everyday all around the home

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Hmmmm! puzzled…have a think…

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Sooooo! ok whats your guess? 3 objects made the ants… 1,2,3…..

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The Answers Are….

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Golf ballsBODY- Golf Balls
wire coat hanger

LEGS- Wire Coat HangersElectric cableANTLERS- Electrical Cable Copper Wire

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Did you get it right..?

If you love these Golf Ball Ants you can buy themΒ now!

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PROJECT -1950s GPlan Coffee Table

24 Monday Mar 2014

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1950s, astronaut, atomic age, buckinghamshire, devon uk, furniture, g-plan, Gplan, high wycombe, mid century modern, recycled furniture, space race, table, upcycled, Used2bee

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Working on this table I look back over the 20 years I had been director of a Waste Management company. Not a job I had picked when I left school, but who really knows what occupation is going to pay the bills when leaving school?

i was going to be an Astronaut

At school I demanded I was going to be an Astronaut, but when that wasnt achievable, an electrician, then fate had steered me in another direction and i became an Entreprenuer!
Having your own business has its own rewards, upsets and responsibilities: but the goals, achievements and direction are your own. It was being in the waste business so long that gave me ideas for making use of our mountains of unwanted things. Now i set upon restoring and upcycling furniture in my own unique way.
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E Gomme Ltd, famously known as G-Plan

This English made Coffee Table came to me via a second hand furniture shop in Paignton Devon. It was originally made in the 1950s by E Gomme Ltd, famously known as G-Plan, who at the time made very high quality Danish style furniture from their Birch premises at High Wycombe in the glorious royal county of Buckinghamshire.

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high-quality arts and craft furniture

This group of buildings was originally owned by Wm Birch Limited, manufacturers of high-quality arts and craft furniture. The three-storey factory was newly built in 1901 with a later four-storey range built fronting at Leigh Street in 1913 by Architect Thomas Thurlow. Time marches on and so production finished sometime in the 1990s: the site now has been developed for offices and mixed commercial use.

With this heritage in mind I want to reveal the quality of the fine workmanship found in the jointing and the use of different timbers to great effect in the top. 20140324-105404.jpg

You realise the quality of materials

I have stripped off the layer of varnish to show the natural bare wood(pic), which i have now polished with beeswax.
The base is jointed with mortice and tenons, and originally painted with a black gloss that I have brought up to date with several coats of Blue Teal, sanded and polished.

You realise the quality of materials used when you see the solid brass adjustable feet and leg caps, which i have polished with brass cleaner.

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reflecting Mid Century ideals

I love this piece and I am really impressed with the level of quality in its original manufacture. Growing up in the 80s this style of furniture went out of fashion in the UK, to be replaced by Scandinavian Pine. Fashions change and the classic simplicity of this style is back! reflecting Mid Century ideals of technology, the Atomic Age and the Space Race.

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This item can be bought at http://www.used2bee.com/Gplan_Mid_Century_Table_Torquay_p/fh1st-gp.htm
Or from our ETSY page at https://www.etsy.com/listing/183810746/g-plan-british-1950s-upcycled-coffee

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