Thursday, May 27, 2010

On top of MH1, Recycle, reuse, repurpose.


Lounge chairs.
I made them.
Some of my flickr buddies are wondering what I used to make these outdoor chairs. Can you guess? I will send a surprise to the first one who is right... CM

22 comments:

  1. Son de algun envase de plastico?
    Tengo que apuntarme a aprender ingles jejejejeje, porque no se si es eso lo que preguntas jejejeje
    Voy a peder la oportunidad de ganar, por no saber ingles jejejeje
    besitos ascension

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  2. very difficult ...
    for the foot, I think of these little candles for dish warmer or candle jars. But, these yellow metal grids, I don't find. Were they yellow, or did you paint them?

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  3. Perhaps part of a colander or strainer? though I am not sure how you would get the solid edging all around ...

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  4. A plastic coaster, and can you make one my size?

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  5. Bea is correct on the foot, tea light holders but not the top. CM

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  6. They look like fly swatters to me. Great repurposing with no fly guts. LOL

    Susan

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  7. Bea they were yellow and not made of metal. C

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  8. And Susan Wins!!!!! They were NEW flyswatters by the way. Congrats. C

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  9. Very clever, CM and Susan!
    How did you mold them, CM?

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  10. congratulations, Susan ...
    We don't have yellow flyswatters in France :)
    Not sure at all, it would be easy to find flyswatters here.
    If they are made of plastic, how do you give them a form? They should remain flat, shouldn't they? Did you use some glue?

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  11. I sliced off the handle then heated the oven tp 200 degrees. I put a heavy ceramic bowl on a frying pan into the oven, door open, then the flyswatter in the bowl. I set a heavy mug on top of that and watched. When the plastic started getting soft I pressed down on the mug then tossed it into a pan of water in my sink.(carefully) to set it.
    :) It rained yesterday... I was bored...C

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  12. and there was no fly to disturb you

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  13. Ha ha! it seems unfair to penalize you as they do not has these in France. I'm sure the French don't have flies! I think they are much too elegant! C

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  14. It seems that I am the only one here who has a history with flies, since I recognized them immediately. But then again, I did grow up on a farm, and I do spend some time in cottage country here in Ontario - both excellent places to become familiar with flies.
    I do envy Bea for being blissfully unaware of the items of fly destruction that are so much a part of my culture. Flies can be very annoying, and are not known for their cleanliness.

    Susan

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  15. Dear Susan,
    Of course, we have flies and probably flyswatters in France, I was joking.
    We even have a great choice:
    http://www.twenga.fr/dir-Jardin-et-Bricolage,Anti-nuisibles,Tapette-a-mouches

    we had these items, when I was a child and lived in the country. There were farms there, and cows, and flies. I live now in South of France, no cow around me, and nearly no fly. I have mosquitos, wasps, hornets and also very small flies, which live in the olive trees and are very nasty.

    have a nice day,

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  16. These chairs are amazing! Ingenius idea.

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  17. I do know flyswatters too, Susan - Australia is well known for its flies! And indeed my mother has flyswatters just like these, though maybe in other colours. I don't have one - somehow there seem to be fewer flies in Darwin, though plenty out in the bush - march flies that bite as well as bush flies. The blow flies seem to live mostly down south, though.
    I was thinking mainly of the rounded shape in guessing colanders - I'm very impressed with how you made them, CM! Maybe you should be bored more often! ;-)

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  18. Well my friends, I thought it odd as I walked by an asile in the market Thurday that was a Bar B Q promotion... and there on the rack were these 99 cent flyswatters. Yes retro, 1950's style with the Heintz catsup and mustard. Not too appetizing, I thought.
    But I had just been looking at the vitra Bertolia diamond chair, and wondering where I could find suitable screening to make one as they are 1:6 scale and my MH1 is 1:12 scale...

    And there they were in bright yellow plastic.
    The clerk raised his eyebrows as I purchased a bottle of California champagne and two flyswatters... C

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  19. You have a great eye to be able to visualize these chairs from fly swatters! Very creative.

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  20. Those chairs look great. Thanks for sharing how you made them :-)

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