Ya so my girlfriend and I were bored one night and we had just come back from her knitting club.  I was rolling up some ditchweed and she was all, “hey baby, let’s pull the slipcover off the couch and tye dye it, man! ”

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Upcycling can have it’s advantages. Sure, there are defintely some items, that would otherwise be classified as waste, which can be reused and create something magnificent.

Upcycling and “art” is a very slipperly slope. Very slippery.

An artist could use their talents to create some truly wonderful projects from recycled items. They could make something truly stunning like this:

Which – HELLO?! I want.

This dress, created from 100% recycled ties is simply gorgeous.

This artist / designer needs to help out this person, because this? This is NOT what you should be doing with your time or recyclables:

In case you missed that, it’s a CHAIR.

MADE. OUT. OF. HAIR.

My friend gave me an old barber chair she found behind her building, and I knew it had to be covered in hair extensions.

One question.

You knew it had to be covered in HAIR. EXTENSIONS?

Srsly?

Because when I see I chair, I know I have to SIT on it. I know that it better be comfortable. I know that it should be sturdy.

But covered in HAIR? Um…..

I don’t care if the hair extensions aren’t real hair. That’s really not the issue. The issue is that this barber chair is COVERED. IN. HAIR.

P.S. I feel incredibly bad making an example out of that tie dress in the same post as a FREAKIN’ HAIR CHAIR.

P.S.S. Would someone PLEASE buy me that tie dress?!

P.S.S.S. Pretty please?

Thanks to Mary for sending this in! This is what Mary sent in her email which made me spit coffee on my laptop. Thanks again Mary, I’ll be sending the technician’s bill your way my friend.

It’s a barber chair covered in weaves. Lots of weaves. Like someone had skinned Cousin It and all of his hairy relatives, friends, buddies, and sexual partners and made a chair.

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Last year my Granny gave me a bunch of doilies that were made by my Great Grandmother, in the hopes I would take care of them. I have, but only because I’m not using them. They are safely packed away – for what, I’ll never know. I’ll tell you one thing though, I will never fashion a dress out of them.

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Of all the items I’ve come across since we started Craftastrophe, I don’t know that I’ve been as concerned for a crafter as I am right now. This individual has actually successfully creeped me right the f*ck out – which was no doubt, the reaction they were hoping to garner.

Yet, I am completely amazed by the amount of detail that has gone into creating this little zombie family.

A shrine to Barbie, complete with a zombie cookie.

Um. Riiiigght.

Padded cell for one please!

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Nothing says love like this tadpole inspired domino bracelet.  Well, except for squirrel-foot earrings of course.

But wouldn’t this bracelet be super-heavy?  Why doesn’t he just add a long chain and shackle you to the bed?  Or the furnace?

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