Recycled Crafts

Photo frames make great gifts. This tutorial will explain how to make a mosaic photo frame from plastic cards, including expired credit cards, gift cards, subway cards, club cards and health...

Garden gazing balls and globes are popular outdoor decorations and can enhance the look of any garden. For the fraction of the cost of a store-bought garden decoration, you can make your own...

This is a minnow trap and will only catch small fish, although it can catch slightly large fish. This trap is easy to make and it catches fish very fast

These small and natural bird feeders look beautiful hanging from trees in your back yard or in front of a window. It is a great project to do with kids and your wildlife friends will greatly...

Wine bottles, water bottles and other glass bottles destined for the trash can be upcycled into a number of useful glassware that can be used, enjoyed and given as a gift. This tutorial will...

Every day tons of shopping bags are added to landfills across the country and around the world. You can upcycle your torn, used shopping bags otherwise destined for the trash into a durable,...

If you keep all of your Christmas cards that are sent to you ever year to recycle or repurpose, you have access to a gift box. Making little gift boxes out of Christmas cards is a great way to...

Make a Christmas angel from a doily and a few recycled items around the house, and share it with others or use it for your Christmas decorations. This is a fun and easy Christmas crafts project...

This easy to make table topper will be the envy of your Thanksgiving table meal celebrations. If you love to recycle wool from the thrift store like I do, then this simple project will be a snap...

Christmas tree ornaments make great presents. Personalized ornaments are the perfect gift for anybody. This tutorial will explain how to make your own custom, Christmas tree ornament from a...

You probably have lots of those inexpensive little plastic digital watches lying around. Mine was a Barbie watch from a McDonald's Happy Meal. You can recycle them with the other supplies, and...

Quilted bags are special due to their hodge-podge designs and unique clash of color, stitch work, and size. The quickest, cheapest, and most creative way to make your own quilted handbag is by...

Have you ever wanted to make your own soap? Are you crafty or just want to try something different? Here is a way to make your own soap and even include the smells that you would like to have...

I love the smell of a wood burning stove in the winter time but I hate trying to get the fire started. If your wood isn’t seasoned just right it takes forever to get the fire going and requires a...

To be eco-friendly, we should reuse materials as much as possible to reduce landfill that ultimately hurts our environment.

The goal : Is to create something that will catch the interest of both children and parents. In this era, we spend so much time spending money on items that kids are only going to use for maybe a...

Reduce reuse recycle is a great notion in crafts. Bottle caps make great, inexpensive bezels to make jewelry and key chains. This tutorial will explain how to take an ordinary bottle cap such as...

There are so many creative ways to reduce reuse recycle. This tutorial will explain how to take an old bottle cap, a no longer useful magnet used for advertising and create a decorative magnet...

reduce reuse recycle is an old adage that has great application in crafts. Scrabble tiles from old, unused games can be made into all sorts of interesting, personalized gifts and jewelry. This...

What can you do with disposable refrigerator magnets when they are no longer of use? You know what I am talking about: the magnet calendars your real estate agent sent you as holiday present; the...

Circuit boards from old, unused computer, DVD and other small computer based electronic are a huge component of electronic waste. These circuit boards are interesting to look at and can be...

Recycling is a fact of life today, and reusing clean, dry bleach bottles has never been more fun. Design “paper” dolls out of your used bleach bottles and create one-of-a-kind dolls. Sell your...

Festive Frightful Fun! Free easy to follow instructions for making your own Halloween Spooky Tree. This inexpensive fun fall centerpiece is perfect for your mantel, counter, or on your table!

Bird feeders are a great way to attract colorful and diverse birds to your yard or garden. Learn to recycle a plastic bottle into an attractive feeder that hummingbirds will love you for.

Babies go through baby bibs like wall steet goes through money; and you can never have too many. Instead of spending alot of money on store bought bibs, try making your own the cheap and easy way.

Collages can be a simple and fun way to display favorite items, or to create a wish list. It can be used to showcase what children are learning about or just to have fun. This easy craft project...

ORAGAMI CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS - These are a lot of fun to make because they are so versatile - change the background paper and choose a different patterened paper for the inside and you'll have a...

Making paper is an art practiced by human beings since ancient times, the first being the papyrus used by Egyptians thousands of years ago. Today, paper-making has become a fun craft for many...

Do you have a bunch of old records that you never listen to and are just taking up space? Why not turn them into a coaster for your coffee table! You'll finally get to use those records again,...

How To Recycle Your TShirt into a Tie-Dye Quilted BackPack! If your closet is full of worn tshirts but you still cannot depart with them-follow these easy steps and recreate them into a back to...

This is a follow up to, "How to Make a Toilet Paper Tube Sun Decoration". This is another design I came up with while playing around with that previous project. This one is a little...

I like to create my own candles sometimes. So I reuse wax. This make a new candle and cost me nothing. Since I already used and purchased the first ones.

Make cheap picture frames using unique items you can find at thrift stores, garage sales, or that you may have around the house. These simple ideas are great for one-of-a-kind display pieces or...

Old windows should never go in the landfill when there are so many creative, useful, green projects to construct with them! Here are inexpensive ways to breathe new life into these old items.

Much of our bottle packaging is made with plastic materials, which can be used as a durable substitute for many projects. I will repurpose a large plastic jug for a pot.

When blue jeans begin to wear or get stained, they are perfect to make into shopping bags. Each pair of jeans will make two shopping bags. I have been using mine for a year for weekly grocery...

So, you want to hide money from your sister/brother/son/daughter. Well you came to the right place. In this segment you will learn how to create a secret safe that people will see, but won't know...

After we finished making our Cola can cannon, this article will show you how it is used effectively and safely.

Nearly every home has the items needed to complete this project. I used fruit boxes because I had some on hand. If you have no such box, the scrap fabric measurements can be modified turn nearly...

These instructions will teach you to make really cool firestarters for your fireplace.

Plastic grocery bags do not deteriorate in our landfills, so the more ways we can find to reuse them the better. The normal ways of reusing them such as suitcases,wet bathing suit bags, etc. are...

Tired of paying alot of money for a hummingbird feeder? Kids are out for summer and need a craft project? Rainy day projects are fun, and encourage recycling!

You need a good workspace for your home office, studio, or workshop. You've looked into buying desks, but weren't happy. A good sized desk even at a discount store can run upwards from about $100....

Why throw away a t-shirt when there are so many things you can do with them. Besides cleaning rags, pillow cases, and cutting them into strips to make recycled rugs, you can also do this easy...

Everyone loves unique and eye-catching ornamental displays. Whether for holiday glitz, like Christmas decorations, or for specialized room décor, like tabletop arrangements, artistic,...

T shirts are undeniably one of the most common articles of clothing. They are so popular that most people have drawers bursting full of them. Try some of these cool ways to declutter your drawers...

There are so many fun crafts that you can do with your kids that involve reusing items around you house! It's fun and it's good for the environment!

As metal reacts with the oxygen in the air and oxidizes, rust forms. It's an unavoidable part of nature if you want to show off your chrome rims or brand new bicycle. Luckily, there are a few...

in this article you will find out how to dress like Freddy Krueger for Halloween.

If you use a lot of candles, you may be wishing you could do something with all the leftover wax. Fear not! You can make your own recycled candles. Read on to find out how.