Take an old child's shirt, preferably with spaghetti straps. Turn it inside out and sew the bottom of the shirt. Turn it right way and you're done. Great for small games and books. We also use them in the summer for each child's swimsuit and towel.
Vinyl Record Bowl Instructions
This is an easy recycled craft that you can make in 20 minutes or less. It makes a hip container for that small potted plant that you are planning to give someone as a gift this Christmas.
This is a guide about making vinyl record bowls. Vinyl record bowls are easy to make and a are cool way to recycle your old records.
This short video gives you quick lesson in making a bowl from a vinyl record. It's quick, easy and fun.
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.
When my children were home, we were on a pretty tight budget. I would save the white foam meat trays and use the cookie cutters to cut designs in the meat trays.
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.
Make an easy quick gift all from recycled materials. You will need the cuff from an old shirt, scrap of light weight cardboard, a scrap of cotton batting or flannel, and some floss for stitching a design.
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.
Craft: 3D Stained Glass Pencil Holder
This is a craft that recycles wrapping paper from Christmas and a glass jar.
Crafts Made from Recycled Bedspreads
This is a guide about crafts made from recycled bedspreads. Whether you are making a rug, handbag, or holiday decoration, a bedspread can be the perfect material for your craft.
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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.
Pretend fish aquarium plus real money bank! The coins are the gravel!
Craft Project: Recycled Paper Bag Stationary
Envelopes made from white paper bags and post cards made from file folders.
