Upcycling is the practice of taking something wasteful and turning it into a more attractive and useful item. I’ve decided to go out and find some cool upcycling crafts to share with you:
Plastic Bag crafts: Who would have thought that the lowly plastic bag would make so many wonderful items?
Taking plastic bags to a high artform, check out Gooseflesh Blog for a visual treat!
What else to do with plastic bags??? Fuse them to make coasters.
Also, here’s a tutorial using candy wrappers. I used to make these as a child.
Check out this silver purse made out of woven capri sun juice bags:
What do you do with empty Tic Tac containers?
Need a terrific way to display photos in your house? Check out this tutorial from the self proclaimed ‘goddess of garbage!.”
Don’t throw out that old cookie sheet! Instead, turn it into a calendar for your studio or home here and here.
Have your kids outgrown their toys?? Here is one idea for turning plastic toys into a functional bowl from Deep Fried Kudzu.
Don’t throw out your junk mail!! Instead, turn them into cool recycled paper!
Have fun!! Regards, Carla
