SDO celebrates two of our own winning Keep Delaware County Beautiful awards
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Turns out there are lots of wonderful things you can make out of old keyboard keys! Learn more about the Upcycling Center at OWU.
Magic Keyboard Pins
When you have a whole bunch of foam balls in various sizes, in a particular season… These were fun to make with the materials we had on hand! Learn more about the Upcycling Center at OWU.
Foam and Scrap Snow People
Each of these cartridges were underneath a key in a fancy keyboard. The blue + sign presses in and pops back out again. They’re spring loaded. Will you be able to stop playing with your earrings when needed? Learn more about the Upcycling Center at OWU.
Fidget Earrings
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign! There was a need for signage when we started here at Haycock Hall, because the main entrance was hidden from view. So we took old street signs, which the metal shop already had plenty of, and started cutting them up for that ransom note, bricolage […]
Repeat Treat Signs
Deconstructed Keyboard Key Earrings Both of these items are recyclable, but why not make something useful and fashionable? Honestly, we took apart the keyboards ourselves and are finding uses for the parts. Express yourself with your own keys dangling from your ears. You can wear your initials or “Alt” and […]
Up from Fingertips to Earlobes
If not used, old carousels, unfortunately, cannot be recycled, and they would end up being landfill trash. Take all the metal pieces off the back of the carousel, then affix the mirror to the back.
Merry-Go-Reuse Wall Mirror
Introducing, out of the Upcycling Center at OWU, reuse – recycle recipe cards! This is the first of many! Wabi – Sabi Vessels are inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of emphasizing natural materials, and the beauty of natural textures and patterns. The combination of discarded wood pieces and discarded lab […]
Wabi-Sabi Vessels
While membership dues are based on calendar year, our annual meeting is held in the summer, which is when SDO Board of Director positions are elected. It’s also a time to reflect on the past year. Notable from 2018-19 Sustainable Delaware Ohio turned 9 years old! (What should we do […]
2018-19 Year in Review
It's that time of year again!
Sponsor a duck!
Responding to feedback from local business owners at a recent Main Street Delaware meeting, we just overhauled our Links page. First, it’s renamed from “Links to Other Websites” to just “Links”. Next, old links were removed or updated, and new links added, while the whole page got a facelift. Lastly, […]