Every day, thousands of pounds of perfectly good materials are buried in landfills: steel, fabrics, paper, rubber, glass – you name it – to make way for the new.
What is being discarded can be reused to make beautiful, sometimes unpredictable and always changing items.  We believe that we can go one better than reusing or recycling.  It’s been called “up-cycling” and it refers to taking a discardable material and making something that has greater than the original value.  Repurposing materials has been common place in many parts of the world.  Artisans and crafts folks are now leading the way in this country.  At Earth Alley, you will find a one-of-a-kind gift that is fun, stylish and up-cycled. Where else can you find multi-colored bowls woven from telephone wires, angels made from discarded tin roofing, handbags fashioned from used inner tubes, a cabinet door transformed into a coat rack or jewlery made from silk kimonos. Call it shabby chic, call it tree hugging, come see for yourself and call it what you like!