What a sweet little find! Artist Emiko Oye creates amazing necklaces (imagine something a queen would wear to her coronation) by recycling those ubiquitous plastic building blocks, legos. The photo at left is a much simpler version, available in her etsy shop, but I really enjoy the color combinations she comes up with and how she sneaks in translucent and architectural legos." data-image="http://craftyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lego.jpg" data-site="Crafty B">
Recycled Lego Bracelet by Emiko Oye
What a sweet little find! Artist Emiko Oye creates amazing necklaces (imagine something a queen would wear to her coronation) by recycling those ubiquitous plastic building blocks, legos. The photo at left is a much simpler version, available in her etsy shop, but I really enjoy the color combinations she comes up with and how she sneaks in translucent and architectural legos.
My kids have too many toys. I keep trying to purge the piles, thankfully we're avid freecyclers so nothing really goes to waste. Now that the kids are getting bigger, I'm finding that I'm the one more attached to some of the things they've stopped playing with. I did put a small box of Wyatt's beloved train tracks away, just in case I have grand babies someday, and I'll save the rolly-poly ch" data-image="http://craftyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/blocks.jpg" data-site="Crafty B">
wooden building blocks
My kids have too many toys. I keep trying to purge the piles, thankfully we’re avid freecyclers so nothing really goes to waste. Now that the kids are getting bigger, I’m finding that I’m the one more attached to some of the things they’ve stopped playing with. I did put a small box of Wyatt’s beloved train tracks away, just in case I have grand babies someday, and I’ll save the rolly-poly chime ball (which was one of my favorite things as a child- the musical chimes have so much depth and beauty compared to sharp electronic noises) but the rest will have to go at some point.
I debated over saving the wood blocks- and then I realized that was kind of silly. Those I should still be able to find in 20+ years with little effort, why do I want to haul those around?! So while I was planning on giving those away, I realized they’d make really great somethings. I haven’t decided just yet what they’ll become- and well- there are alot of them, so they’ll probably end up becoming lots of things…
