Use a Leather Jacket to Cover a Worn Footstool
I had a woven footstool that was beginning to come apart. Instead of purchasing expensive reed to re-weave it, I decided to cover it with genuine leather from a secondhand coat I purchased for two bucks! I left the woven part of the stool intact to create stability.
Recycled Bedspread and Bed Spring Bunny
What better way to give your home a touch of spring than with a bed spring bunny. This bunny head is made using an old chenille bedspread, a recycled bed spring, and a few other odds and ends you probably already have in your craft supplies. The finished bunny stands 11 inches tall.
While short on crafting supplies and desperate to make something I came up my version of a recycled rubber duck, a soft sculpture.
Don't throw out those sweaters that no longer fit; instead, recycle them by creating throw pillows. This is a quick and simple craft.
I had two china dinnerware plates stored in my cabinet; I wanted to display them or use them. I made matching cake platters. I used an inexpensive stemware piece, coarse sandpaper, quickset epoxy glue.
This is a guide about making a pop bottle fish. Pop bottles can be recycled into fun craft projects. Making a fish from an empty pop bottle is just one example of the many possibilities.
Making a Pop Bottle Fish Mobile
This is a guide about making a pop bottle fish mobile. Pop bottle fish mobiles make a fun decoration for your porch, patio, or even a child's room. When planning your mobile its ultimate home will determine the size bottles you will use, but the rest of the project is up to your imagination.
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Craft Project: Flag Painted Shutters
Recycle an old window shutter into a painted flag decoration for the Fourth of July and other patriotic summer holidays. This project is quick to create and because it is painted in a primitive style, mistakes and imperfections add to the finished result.
Craft Project: Recycled Paper Pottery
Looking for something to do with junk mail from your grocer or old magazine pages? Make "Paper Pottery"! Colorful vases, bowls, plates, and more can be made with different themes using old maps, books, colors, invitations, holiday cards, etc.
Craft Project: Carousel Horse Decoration
I found a broken child's rocking horse discarded on the curb for trash pick up. This is how I gave new life to an old horse.
Craft Project: Recycled Wine Cork Board
Ever wondered what to do with all those wine corks that you have been saving for some reason? Well here is the answer to that problem: make a recycled cork-board.
