Forrage: The Blog

Forrage is a trade marketplace with a mision. And this is its radical blog.

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A little taste of future Forrage to wet your whistle.

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Boom Boom. Check out Forrage's new look. And while you're there, signup to test the beta. 

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Rubber-made-awesome. An innovative and reusable resource for DIY home planters: tires! Check out this simple tutorial for how to turn your rubber rounds into beautiful garden decor.

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Attention holiday craftcyclers, upcyclers, and recyclers! Forrage invites you to add a little reusable love to our FB page. Please share holiday (or wintery) creations with our Forrage fans by posting on our wall. Posts must showcase reused or upcycled items only, please.

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It's that time of year. Pulling out the sweaters and putting up the tree. Why not mix and match? Check out these awesome sweater pinecone ornaments designed by, Betz White. A little fuzz for your fir. 

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The BASE Project was created by entrepreneurial twin brothers, Chris and Doug Akin. Their goal? To bridge the gab between developing countries and global business markets. Above, PVC pipe upcycled jewelry from Himba tribe artisans in Namibia, Africa. 

Fantastic!

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Well isn't this the darndest idea. CD spindles transform your tabletops with an artistic glow. Tutorial for CD spindle lamps, here.

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A little sofa love with this feed sack, pallet couch creation. Reuse found fabrics to reinvent tattered cushions or try building furniture before buying. Thinking outside the box never looked so comfortably, awesome.

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TEN REASONS TO JOIN FORRAGE

#3 - Because some things are not thrift worthy.

Thrift stores and donation centers are fantastic options for unneeded items. However, items like wood, piping, bricks, fencing, concrete, stones, or broken objects are often rejected from these business or trashed without second thought. These items are great finds! Help recirculate un-thriftable items by Forraging them.

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Image reblogged from Le Container.

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Check out these fantastic "Wolf Den Coat Racks" by Cantilever and Press. Each rack is custom made from a collection of reclaimed lumber. Lost, found, and awesome.

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Go ahead. Make something out of nothing. We dare you. 

Awesome upcycled Pallet Nightstand, here from, The Design Pallet.

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Before heading out to buy new and trash old, try rearranging a few items. Add a new vibe to any room by reorganizing, moving furniture, and reframing. Sometimes a good mix-up is all you need.

Color coordinate your books to add a flashy pop to your shelves, reblogged from mymorningcoffeee.

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Add a little vintage to your shelves with these DIY retro phone bookends. Taking plastic on a second run. We love it.

Tutorial from A Beautiful Mess, here.

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"If it is broken, don't fix it." Finding uses for odds, ends, bits, and all those in between.

From Lil Blue Boo.

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Dutch mailbags transformed into stylish and secure device cases. Made in Holland by Bliinq. Upcycling that deserves some iPlause (get it?).

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Hello, Fall.

Warm up your homes with these DIY Sweater Pumpkins. A great use of unworn sweaters or other odd bits of fabric. 

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Try adding a little personality to your entrance. After all, it IS the face of your home. DesignSponge showcases a "DIY stitched screen door project" that adds a little funk to an otherwise, mundane stoop. 

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