Recycled Crafts » recycling on Etsy

Recycled records and books galore!

stefaniegirard — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:38:01 +0000

If you are into fun designs made from recycled books and records pop on over to the Etsy shop Retro Grandma to see all sorts of fun designs that Audry has created.

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Fun and festive jewelry made from recycled gift cards

stefaniegirard — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:28:44 +0000

Today I want to share a link that Kim sent in to her Etsy store Life Accessories Restoration at the Heart where she sells her designs for jewelry made from recycled gift cards.

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Recycle fabric plushies…that smell as good as they are cute

stefaniegirard — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:38:29 +0000

Nicola of the Etsy Store Pouch has come up with some really cute designs made from recycled fabric. Included at her Etsy store are bunny plushies and in time for Christmas Rudolf Plushies filled with sugar and spice (actually a nice mix of fragrant spices but I just wanted to write sugar and spice because they are so nice!)

The Paper Gangster Etsy Store Makes Recycled page prints

stefaniegirard — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:29:29 +0000

I love mixing type and images and the designers behind the Etsy Store The Paper Gangster do a wonderful job of taking old book pages and printing on them a wide variety of images one I bet would make a great Mother’s day gift!

Michele’s Great Tissue Box Challenge 2010!

stefaniegirard — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:38:40 +0000

This recycling contest sounds hysterical and brilliant. The idea is to make the most (and cute) little houses out of a recycled tissue box. The winners get 30$ gift certificates to an Etsy shop of their choice! Pop on over to Michele’s blog- Michele Made Me for all the details. And if you need a bit of “house” inspiration pop on over to this house post and the link there to 60 other mini house decorating ideas.

Fallen trees are recycled into beautiful things

stefaniegirard — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:37:43 +0000

How pretty are these wood turned bowls and pens? Kelly of the blog Uniquely Me, Imperfections and All sent in this link to her husband’s Etsy Store- A Walk In The Woods With Steve Massmann. These pieces are made from fallen trees. What a great way to recycle a natural element.

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Modern Art made from recycled denim, brown paper grocery bags and burlap

stefaniegirard — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:01:25 +0000

The artist Stacy Rajab sent in this link to her Etsy store sharing her bright and bold modern art that’s made from recycled things like jeans, brown paper grocery bags and burlap.

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Recycled License plate bowls

stefaniegirard — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:01:06 +0000

License plates have so much character and history, they make the perfect material for recycling into new things. Check out these cool bowls that Will made and are available over at his Etsy shop.

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Plastic gift cards cut into a checker board

stefaniegirard — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:29:00 +0000

Jennifer sent in a link to this cute Etsy shop that features tons of wonderful designs made from recycled plastic gift cards. This checkerboard with barista game pieces was my absolute fave! Pop on over to her shop Jupita to see all of her wonderful creativity!

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When the jeans don’t fit you must…recycle them into….

stefaniegirard — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:55:10 +0000

Over at the Etsy store AnnyMay has turned denim jeans into cute mary jane style slippers. I love when you can take one garment that maybe doesn’t fit or has gone out of style and with a few stitches turn it into something new and cute. To see how to take a tanks and a t-shirt and turn it into a dress pop on over here.

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Tin cans are spot on recycled pretty

stefaniegirard — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:44:25 +0000

Ecofriendlyfreckles a fun designer over at Etsy uses simple tin cans as her canvas to create wonderful art. You can check out more at her blog too!

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Sassafras Creation turns Knitting needles into beautiful jewelry

stefaniegirard — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:46:21 +0000

This jewelry is so pretty! I collect anodized aluminum and that includes knitting needles. Anne of Sassafras Creations over at Etsy give old knitting needles a new life cutting them up and linking them in fun and unique ways to make fun metal jewelry in a rainbow of colors. What knitter wouldn’t get a kick out of a piece of jewelry made of knitting needles?

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Cute pouch made with recycled t-shirts with the old school tapes as decoration

stefaniegirard — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:48:09 +0000

This is a fun design posted over at Etsy by zJayne. I loved my mix tapes. One day I will upload the music on them but the art on the covers is just great and will always stick around intact.

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Old advertising flyers and posters are recycled into cute mini notebooks

stefaniegirard — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:52:54 +0000

Over at the Etsy store there is a designer, Comfortable Shoes Studio that recycles old advertising posters and fliers into super cute mini notebooks. They are so cute and colorful. It is such a good thing to take the materials we find around us like Leslie did and make something useful and pretty

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Fun and cute ways walnut shells are recycled

stefaniegirard — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:47:41 +0000

Check out the cool Etsy shop Sunny Day Art & Craft to see wonderfully cute ways walnut shells are recycled.

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