"These hounds are made from tin miners boots that were left behind in the mines after
they closed down." Thanks to Recyclart  for sharing this image! View 1001 Gardens for
the full article.

Wow! Look at these amazing animals from Amazing and Weird's facebook page. Someone spent a lot of time putting these together using just old car parts!

Who knew you could reuse those silica gel packets? We should have known-- it seems you can reuse almost anything these days!

Check out this great post from Make Life Lovely, for 6+ reuse ideas for those gel packets you get with new shoes! Gel packets are used to absorb moisture and keep things dry. So, think of anywhere with excess wetness... and BAM! silica gel packets are the solution.

Check out this little electronic band, from ReUseConnection.

"A team of 10 African artists put together this giant family of elephants in a public installation piece titled You Can Buy My Heart and My Soul" -What the Cool

Check out ecosalon for 10 things to do with an old t-shirt. Make a simple vest in under five minutes, or spend some more time and put together a knotted rug. Or, make a market tote that not only reuses the t-shirt, but also eliminates the need for plastic bags!

What do you do with an abandoned 124,500-square foot building? A couple of years ago, a Wal-Mart in McAllen, Texas shut down and relocated. It left behind a massive building with a concrete outside, and industrial-grade linoleum floors. The building barely had any windows, but instead had drop ceilings where fluorescent lighting was once used.

Often times, buildings like this Wal-Mart stay vacant for years and become an eyesore, symbolizing economic struggle. McAllen's metro area was rated the poorest in the nation in 2011, so no one expected anything to come out of this "greyfield." However, the city decided to buy the structure from Wal-Mart for $5 million and turn this empty space into a new public library.

The library opened this past December, over two years and $26 million after the start of the project. Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, an architecture firm from Minneapolis, created something beautiful from the ugly Wal-Mart remains. The McAllen Central Library saw its membership increase by a quarter just within the first month! It is now the biggest single-story library in the United States. View the onearth article for more information. What a great example of reuse on a larger scale!

We are not suggesting that you drink beer. But, in the case that you do, here are some great reuse ideas for the bottles: stained glass, chandeliers, lantern, candles, etc.  Visit reyclebank to see pictures of eight ways to reuse your empty beer bottles!

Creative reuse of Coors cans, found at Sikora Metals, shared via iScrappApp.

Another great reuse idea! Check out art.of.66 to see how regular fruit boxes can be used as practical decorations/shelving units.