Right now my only “pet” is a squirrel who sits on my air conditioner looks at me with his cute face until I give him peanuts. Unfortunately, the bag of peanuts does not have a picture of a squirrel on … Read More...
How to make cute recycled cardboard animals
If you get lots of boxes coming to your house from all the online shopping here is a great way to use all that recycled cardboard to make fun toys or decorations. Pop on over to the blog Super Make … Read More...
Great collection of St. Patrick’s Day crafts
Old boots have so much character they can be hard to throw out. This idea for using them as a planter is darling as shoes naturally tend to hang out by a door. This idea is featured in a great … Read More...
How to make a posable Pickett the Bowtruckle
Now this little guy is cute and I didn’t even know who he was. If you do then I bet you think he’s pretty cool and if you don’t wouldn’t it be fun to have a little cute posable plant … Read More...
Recycle bottles into pretty cactus decor
Cactus can be virtually any shape or size which makes them super easy to draw and paint. Easy to paint makes them a great subject for embellishing empty recycled glass bottles. Pop on over to the blog A Beautiful Mess … Read More...
How to make a wire maze sculpture
This is meant to be a kid’s activity but I am so going to make this with a recycled wire hanger. I want to make it so I can add random items as I find them. Pop on over to … Read More...
You will be over the rainbow with all these fun St. Patrick’s Day crafts
The top image features a rainbow of colored paper to create a coin toss game that would be great for a St. Patrick’s day activity or even a Unicorn themed birthday party. I would make it with recycled tp tubes. … Read More...
How to make a recycled purse pocket organizer
Do you dread the hunt for small items in the bottom of your purse? Try as I might to use the pockets things still go astray. This idea for transforming a placemat into a purse organizer is just the project … Read More...
Upcycle a ball paper lantern into a Toy Story party decoration
I think the Little Green Men or LGM from Toy Story are my favorite characters. Something about then is so darn cute. So when I spotted this idea for upcycling a green ball paper lantern into one of Little Green … Read More...
Cute clothespin puppets and pompoms
This project combines two of my favorite things-clothespins
and pompoms. Drawing cute faces is one of my New Year’s Resolutions and here is a fun motivation to make some and then play with them. Pop on over to the … Read More...
Happy Presidents’ Day TP tube presidents
These little tp tube Lincoln and Washington figurines are beyond adorable. You know how I love my recycled tp tube crafts. Pop on over to the blog Surviving a Teacher’s Salary on this Presidents Day and make your self some … Read More...
Frugal Easy Last-Minute Valentine’s Gift
This easy Valentine’s Day craft project only costs a whopping $0.50 and not surprisingly, it’s an upcycled project. Valentine’s Day is a nice holiday, but after the Christmas rush (and exhaustion), you want to keep it simple. Since this is … Read More...
Make a cute goose from a paper plate
I bet this cute duck or goose would be adorable to make as one large one out of a dinner plate and a whole row of little ducks made out of smaller cake plates. I spotted this easy paper plate … Read More...
How to make recycled tp tube unicorns
If you have a fan of unicorns in your world then you must trot on over to the blog The Inspiration Edit for this adorable recycled tp tube project. I want to make an entire herd of these rainbow and … Read More...
Cute and easy ways to wrap gifts
I’m always on the lookout for gift wrapping ideas that would be able to go through the mail easily. Pop on over to the blog Burkatron for a whole bunch of super cute and easy ways to wrap gifts with … Read More...
128 Winter crafts for kids from recycled materials
Winter crafts cover many popular winter season themes like snowflakes, snowman, icicles, winter wonderland, Frozen inspired crafts, arctic and polar animals. All crafts are based on materials everyone has in a recycle bin like toilet paper rolls, old newspapers and … Read More...
How To use cling wrap to Transfer an image
In a previous post, I shared a link that explains you to use cling wrap to add an image to fabric.
Here is one that shows how to use it to carve an image into a soft surface. I have … Read More...
How to paint a rose with celery
I love the look of old wall paper floral prints. I have been trying to replicate the look painting and coloring them with colored pencils. When I spotted this stamping a flower with celery I instantly thought of how much … Read More...
How to alter and print pictures on recycled book pages
Image transfer and printing on recycled paper is always on my mind as a recycled artist and crafter. Over at the blog Simply September there is a tutorial on how to pint on recycled book pages. When my printer is … Read More...
A retrospective of recycled collage art and creations
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I was invited to create an exhibit at the Glendale Main Library of recycled art and creations.
This was fun to put together as I have been creating recycled things for a loooooong time! Some of these projects … Read More...