“Upcycling” is one of my favorite neologisms.  It conveys the concept of recycling something for a higher purpose.  Those of you unfamiliar with "upcycling" may be more comfortable with "repurposing" (another neologism arising in my lifetime – 1983 to be exact).  The concept here is to modify something in order to use it in a different way.  In either case (and in addition to simply enjoying the words), the process is always unique and always rewarding.

 

Here are a couple of my upcycling projects:

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