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Crafting is a great way to express your creativity, but did you know that it can also be a way to reuse and recycle materials? Crafting with recycled items can help save our planet by reducing the amount of waste we produce. Here are some tips on crafting with recycled items:
Craft with old clothes.
You can make a pillow, blanket or rug.
Make a doll out of old clothes. You can also use old clothes to make a puppet. If you want to sew it together yourself, here’s how: cut out the pattern pieces for your doll (you may want to use the same pattern as one of the dolls shown above). Use fabric glue or tacky glue on the edges of each piece before sewing them together; this will keep them from fraying as much when washed later on down the line!
Cut out some scraps from an old shirt or pants leg as well as some scraps from other materials like felt and cotton batting (or stuffing). Sew these together into tubes with threading needles so that they look like long torsos for arms and legs–this is where stuffing will go later when making rag dolls or stuffed animals!
Make art out of cans and bottles.
The next thing you’ll want to do is open up your cans and bottles. To do this, you can use a can opener or hammer and nail. If you’re using a hammer and nail, make sure that the edge of the can is sharp so that it doesn’t get stuck in between when trying to pierce through it. Also be sure not to hit too hard because doing so may cause damage on your pieces later on!
Bottles: After opening them up with either method above (or both), take out any labels inside with warm water until they come off easily without leaving residue behind like tape would do if left on too long before removing it completely from surfaces where they’ve been stuck down firmly by adhesive tape over time since manufacturing began decades ago…
Reuse old CDs and DVDs.
- Use old CDs and DVDs to make jewelry. This is a great way to repurpose old CDs and DVDs that you no longer need, especially if they have been damaged or scratched. The easiest way to do this is by using a hole punch or large needle, which will allow you to thread your string through the center of each disc. You can also glue pieces together if you want something more substantial than just one disc at a time.* Create coasters out of old CDs/DVDs, which are both functional and decorative! This idea works best with smaller discs; if your CD/DVD has too much weight on one side (like an LP), it may not balance well as a coaster.* Make mosaics out of broken CD/DVDs! Using either hot glue or super glue (depending on what type of object you’re gluing together), attach small broken pieces together until they form larger shapes–you can even add glittery bits here and there for extra pizzazz! Once all these little pieces are stuck together into place though…the fun part begins: decorating them however YOU like 🙂
Use recycled materials in your garden.
- Old wine bottles can be used as planters for succulents and cacti, or to hold herbs on the windowsill.
- Old tires can be turned into garden planters by cutting them in half, filling them with dirt and plants, then burying their ends in soil. This will create a raised bed that’s easy to access from all sides of a patio or deck–perfect for growing tomatoes!
- Soda bottles are another great choice for growing plants; just cut off the top third of each bottle (or more if you want more space) and plant directly into it!
Craft with bookshelves.
Bookshelves are a great way to store and display your favorite books and trinkets, but they can also be used for other things. Here are some ideas:
- Use bookshelves for storage. If you have an abundance of items that need storing but don’t want to buy more furniture or cabinets, try using old bookshelves instead! They’re sturdy enough to hold heavy items like boxes or bags of flour without collapsing under their weight. Plus, they already come with built-in shelves that help keep things organized (and easy to access).
- Make a bookshelf out of old wood pieces like pallets or window frames. If you’ve got some spare time on your hands one day and would rather do something fun than clean up around the house (or even if it’s just too hot outside), this craft idea is perfect for those who love DIY projects! Just grab some leftover boards from other projects around the house; then cut them into appropriate sizes before assembling them together into one large structure using nails/screws as needed–it’s really quite simple!
There are many ways to reuse and recycle materials for crafts!
- Clothes: Don’t throw out that old sweater, use it to make a pillow or blanket.
- Bottles: Can you think of any other way to recycle plastic bottles? Well, here’s one idea: turn them into flowers! If you don’t want the bottle itself in your craft project but still want its shape and color, try cutting out shapes from paper first then glueing them onto a bottle (or vice versa).
- Cans: You can use soda cans as stencils for painting projects or even make them into decorative vases! Just cut off the top part of an aluminum can and fold up each side so that there are four walls surrounding only half of its original shape–this gives you room inside where you can place flowers or other plant material without having them stick out too far from your surface area when they’re watered regularly over time.”
Conclusion
We hope that these ideas have inspired you to try your hand at crafting with recycled materials. Remember, it doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced crafter or just starting out–anyone can create something beautiful with items they find around the house. Just remember: if it looks good enough to eat, don’t eat it!
