Rowzat's Upcycled Creations

Blog about upcycling and sustainability, with a practical bent

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Upcycling to reduce an annoying night time glow

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Some people sew and craft for artistic reasons. I have a drive to make stuff, but I want my creations to solve problems in my life. One of m...
Sunday, February 11, 2024

Quilted table cloth that stays on table

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One of the more substantial projects I have completed in the past few years was a quilted tablecloth for our coffee table. Way back before ...
Sunday, January 21, 2024

Taming more chaos while upcycling

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The blog post I wrote earlier this month on sew-your-own choas reducers is now the most popular post I have written. From that, I surmise I...
Monday, January 15, 2024

Sew your own chaos reducers

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I find that store-bought organization containers never fit the space I have and just collect junk.  I am, however, a big fan of custom-made ...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

Low waste resolutions

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If you want to make a New Year's resolution to reduce waste, but getting creative with the trash is not your cup of tea, here are a few ...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Denim ornament upcycle

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  It's the holiday season. While my Jewish-Muslim family does not do a lot for Christmas, many of our friends celebrate. I had a few eve...

Upcycled holidays

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This year it appears that we have reached 1.5 C of warming above preindustrial levels.   This level of temperature increase is not sustained...
Sunday, December 10, 2023

Upcycling the food scraps

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Food waste in the United States is a problem. The Department of Agriculture estimates that 30 to 40 percent of the food supply eventually be...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

The easiest upcycle

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Yes, I recently brought the used soap bars home from a recent hotel stay. I carried them in a bag which once held frozen fruit f...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

A trio of towel mends

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  Over the past week, I mended three towels. Two towels still had a lot of fluff.  The other was simply beloved by my spouse, even though I ...
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Rowzat Shipchandler thinks too much, reads too much and really wants to change the world. She lives in St. Paul Minnesota with her family.
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