Feb
28
Spotted on the Craftster boards: The Cre8tive Arts and Holding Company, located in historic downtown Jordan, Minn., is seeking recycled art to add to its new gift shop and gallery. Interested artists should e-mail jpegs, pricing and contact info …
Feb
27
The creative gals at Maki Squarepatch keep their online shop filled with mostly recycled, 100-percent handmade goods, like these adorable little swimmer key chains made from fabric remnants. You’ll also find finely crafted innovative T-shirts, handbags of all sizes, pouches, …
Feb
26
Carol A. Tanzi, the Goddess of Garbage, offers this homespun project for your next family photo display: Find an old soda bottle wooden crate (you can usually spot loads of them at flea markets and better yard sales), glue photos …
Feb
21
Pretty Little Love Objects is running a competition in February called Reuse, Recycle, Reclaim and they’re looking for projects made from materials that once had a different function. If your entry is chosen as the winner, you’ll receive a bundle …
Feb
18
You may be hard-pressed to find any fluffy flowers at the Fluffy Flowers Etsy shop, but you will find plenty of wide-eyed creatures that will put a smile on your face. Take Jordan the Macon Mutt (shown), as an example. …
Feb
17
Another project to add to the altered Altoids tin category: an adorable mini purse. Jennifer Camacho created this well-done project, found on Craftbits, with card stock, stamps and ribbons. The finished craft would make a great (reusable) gift box, …
Feb
16
If shabby chic is your style of choice, you’ll love the ideas on the Trash to Treasure episode on diy network’s DIY Decorating & Design. Learn how to transform old shutters into a room divider, an old wooden rake into …
Feb
13
This month’s ReadyMade magazine’s MacGyver challenge winning entry shows us that we needn’t throw out that pesky broken umbrella. Instead, transform it into something equally functional (and waterproof): a magazine rack. View the detailed instructions and illustrations for making your …
Feb
12
Words aren’t the only thing you can create from Scrabble tiles, as jessfun23 over at Craftster shows us. She made this set of coasters a few years ago as a gift for her boyfriend. She says coming up with a …
Feb
11
Artist John Bassett takes discarded glass bottles and plates and then slumps and fuses them into colorful abstract works of art for the wall. A true recycling artist, he even uses materials from old window sashes and door frames when …
Feb
5
Folk Art South Africa features a number of colorful and inventive recycled crafts, including a line of one-of-a-kind whimsical bird mobiles made from used plastic, ribbon, threads. When perusing other crafts up for sale on the site, be sure to …
Feb
2
Patricia from The Little Hut once again proves that elegant, modern design can come from garbage. I love this Valentine’s Day ensemble made from egg cartons and vibrant red paint. To top it off, she often frames her recycled art, …
Feb
1
These aren’t your ordinary origami-inspired paper birds. Cotton Bird Designs‘ little beauties are created from colorful vintage storybook pages (shown), the finest vintage fabrics and interesting newsprint. The fact that they’re entirely hand-stitched makes them even more precious. This …







