December 22, 2020

8 Ways to Cut Down Waste at Christmas

From buying too much food than we can consume, to throwing away hundreds of thousands of miles of wrapping paper, there’s no doubt that most of us up our waste consumption at Christmas.

November 14, 2020

How to Upcycle Your Christmas Decorations this Year

1 - Snowman bauble Why not get together and use an old light bulb to create your own bauble? Be careful, though. If you’re a child, make sure you have an adult with you to do this.What you’ll need: 1 x lightbulb Orange, white and black paint 1 x tube...

November 03, 2020

Transforming Lives for Good

To celebrate our anniversary, we are supporting Transforming Lives for Good in helping disadvantaged children in the UK. Thanks to Work for Good, all of the donations that we raise in the build-up to Christmas will be doubled! Let’s spread some warmth this Christmas.

October 24, 2020

Paguro Upcycle’s 7-Year Anniversary: How times have changed for sustainable living

This month, Paguro will be celebrating its seven year anniversary. We will be looking at how sustainable living has impacted our growth and change.

September 21, 2020

Ethical Christmas Gifts 2020: Eco-friendly Guide

Eco-friendly gifts could be the perfect present alternative for that special person. Knowing what to buy someone for a Birthday, Anniversary or Christmas can seem to be a daunting task every year, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

August 31, 2020

10 New Eco-friendly Lockdown Habits & Statistics

Lockdown has shown many people that we don’t need as many materialistic things to thrive in life, whether that be fast-fashion for a new outfit every night of the week, or cooking more fresh, local produce. Learn more.

August 17, 2020

Kids turn into Fashion Designers for Paguro one-of-a-kind Competition

For many of us, we’re at our most creative when we’re young. We have more active imaginations, ones which are less constrained by rationale and what’s worked in the past. As a result, we took advantage of those most creative when it came to designing our newest piece of jewellery....

August 13, 2020

Zero Waste Week in support of our oceans

Through our upcycled products, we want to raise more awareness of ocean pollution by showcasing what we can do by turning waste into attractive, eco-friendly products. Zero Waste Week Zero Waste Week in 2020 is from the 7th to the 11th of September. Over this week, the Zero Waste Week...

July 27, 2020

Paguro Awards & Nominations

We are very pleased that Paguro were shortlisted for the British Travelgoods & Accessories Association (BTAA) Fashion Accessory of the Year Award for 2014. The brand was only one year old at the time. Find out more.

July 25, 2020

Shortlisted as Disruptor of the Year category for the Midlands Region

This is a proud day. I'm thrilled to have been shortlisted as Disruptor of the Year category at the 2020 Great British Entrepreneur Awards for the Midlands Region. I have felt for some time that the fashion industry is ripe for disruption and events over the past few months have...

July 12, 2020

How to Make Our Handmade Resin Earrings

Watch our step-by-step guide on how we make our Resin Earrings. Combine a hardening agent with natural plant resin. Pour onto a plate and add in the skateboard shavings. Leave it overnight to set. Draw the pattern of the earrings on to the set resin. Saw out the shape of the...

July 12, 2020

How to Fix a Separated or Broken Zipper

Over time, the slider (the piece that locks the teeth of the zip together) starts to loosen and gape. Rather than writing the zip and the product off, here are a few simple steps to try to mend the zip: Reach for a pair of pliers. Push the slider to...