Friday without gin and pizza

I have that Friday feeling this afternoon, I’ve been at work this week but it still feels a little confused with the days and my children are ready for term to start, or is that me? However, I still want to celebrate the end of the working week with a treat. Normally this would be…

I survived day 1!

So I started officially yesterday, however as I was at home feeling a little ‘tired’ from New Years Eve, it felt like a strange day anyway. I started the day with a cup of tea made with Oatly milk and discovered it does not look at all like a normal cup of tea…however, it tasted…

Amaya’s Mini-Bin Creation

As part of our school’s project, we invited local (in South Devon) school children to upcycle a Rod & Ben’s pot. Amaya was so happy with her creation she didn’t want to give it to us, which is fair enough! Here’s more about her project from her: I decided to turn my soup pot into…

Twig planter

I wanted to make a natural looking pot, something I’d like to keep on my window sill at home. I was also keen on involving my youngest, so a walk to do some twig collecting and the opportunity to use the secateurs got him joining in. We used: – Twigs collected from a walk– 2…

The BIG 101 list

What could you make or create? We want to come up with as many ideas of what you can upcycle your pot into, as well as how to videos and tutorials. These are the ideas so far, we’ve got to 74 – with a bit of help from some Yr 5 & Yr 6 school…

101 ideas project

101 ideas is a project by Rod & Ben’s up upcycle soup pots. Making something useful and beautiful. Get involved.