Garbage Flowers

In our second Green & Groovy craft kit, industrial designer Eric Lewis turns trash into mod treasures.

Industrial artist Eric Lewis sees art where others see trash. In Garbage Flowers, he inspires other crafty folks to look deep into their junk drawers, recycling bins, and toy chests for the materials to make truly fabulous bouquets. A forty-eight-page book is packed with hundreds of fantastic ideas for flowers, containers, and other displays, as well as simple instructions for turning trash into mod treasures. The accompanying kit includes everything crafters will need to make at least thirty-six flowers.

Eric Lewis has been creating flowers out of garbage since 2004 when he discovered the beauty of a metal cart wheel. In addition to garbage flowers, he designs furniture (also by re-purposing and recycling trash). His company, Saved by Eric Design, looks for maximum transformation from minimum alteration.