Feb 28, 2012

{Guest Post from Eco and Elsie} Upcycling Old Items into New Ones for Your Wedding or Event.

Thank you to the Eco-Beautiful Weddings Team for allowing me to be a guest blogger for the next few days! I’m excited to share with you some fun, eco-friendly ideas and if you like what you see, feel free to join me at Eco and Elsie, my own blog about earth friendly weddings, life, and marriage.

As an eco-friendly gal, I am always looking for ways to re-purpose things around my house. I actually have a problem hoarding small glass jars – pickle jars, olive jars, jelly jars, you name it – because I find them so cute and I just know I can find a new use for them. I usually end up with a massive collection of tiny jars and I think my husband secretly recycles a few every now and then just to get them out of the way, but anyway, I digress. On to the good stuff! This post is all about taking everyday items and finding not-so-typical uses for them in your wedding or event. I hope you enjoy!

Over the course of your engagement, collect corks from

friends and family and turn them into a monogram!

These are from Etsy seller My Happily Ever After 23.

Use an old picture frame to create a table number!

This is something I created with at Eco and Elsie with an old skirt

and some embroidery thread.

That suitcase can be used for more than just traveling!

This unique wedding featured vintage luggage in their centerpieces!

I realize not everyone has a big old window laying around,

but this effect is pretty stunning, right?

This was found over at Style Me Pretty.

A little DIY never hurt anyone.
Here you can learn how to take an old crate or wire basket
and turn it into a rustic card box.
Found via Emmaline Bride

Top Photo: Style Me Pretty

Jennifer is the gal behind Eco and Elsie, a blog about eco-friendly weddings, life, and marriage.

http://eco-beautifulweddings.com/blog/

Tags: Eco and Elsie, green, upcycle, upcycling, Wedding

5 Comments

Layla Mayville {Simply Savannah Events} says:
02/28/2012 at 4:00 pm

Great ideas!! Thanks for sharing and I look forward to seeing what else you post.
Jen @ Eco and Elsie says:
02/28/2012 at 7:52 pm

Thank you, Layla!
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Cynthia says:
04/16/2012 at 10:49 pm

More great ideas!
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