http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com Trash to Treasure Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK I posted a fun project using solar panels on your purse to charge your electronic goodies, now here is one of a model of a bunny building I found over at the blog Olympia Dumpster Divers also known as Ruby Reusable, a fab blog filled with tons of ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/bunny-building-made-from-recycled-materials-and-solar-panels/2009/11/06/ Convert that old purse into a solar panel sportin' hot new accessory. Follow the simple tutorial that includes all the links on where to get all the parts at Voltaic to go green when you are on the go and keep your cell phone charged for all the talking ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/how-to-convert-an-old-purse-into-a-solar-panel-power-station/2009/11/05/ When you craft sometimes you need to weight down what you are gluing such as in the case of book making. Well Pam Sussman over at her blog Book Arts Studio has a great tutorial on making some out of new or recycled fabric and shot (including a very ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/how-to-make-soft-weights/2009/11/04/ Want to see a whole bunch of entries into a cool recycled art show? Pop on over to the 225 Water Street blog and click on the slide show. [tags]recycled art[/tags] http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/cool-slideshow-of-all-sorts-of-recycled-crafts-from-225-water-street-creative-arts/2009/11/03/ Isn't it fun when a case or container intended for one item can be repurposed into a container for something else? Here is a great example of a guitar case being transformed into a bookshelf. See more over at Recycled Art. [tags]recycled guitar bookcase[/tags] http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/a-guitar-case-turns-into-a-bookcase/2009/11/02/ Here is another great tutorial brought to you from the blog Small Fry and Co. on making pumpkins that's a bit different than Wednesday's way, but just as cute and if you made some little recycled fabric pumpkins this is a great way to use them to dress up ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/how-to-make-a-fabric-pumpkin-wreath-for-fall/2009/11/01/ So maybe converting your car to run on cooking oil is a bit out of your recycling league, this is a bit on a smaller scale but still eco-cool. Watch this video by emanpbas on how to use used cooking oil to make a candle. Always be careful around ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/recycle-cooking-oil-into-a-candle/2009/10/30/ This pumpkin is a positively perfect project since it uses a scrap of fabric, a bit of nature and it's a way to recycle some plastic bags. Pop on over to the blog Lu Bird Baby for the full tutorial on how to make a recycled pumpkin, I bet ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/how-to-make-a-pumpkin-with-recycled-materials/2009/10/28/ Could these be any cuter? They make me smile just as much as the smiles on these recycled jar jack o' lanterns. Pop on over to the blog Anchor Mommy for the full tutorial on how to make them. I did! Check mine out here. I used my craft ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/so-easy-recycled-jar-jack-o-lanterns/2009/10/27/ Over at Esprit Cabane there is this great tutorial on how to covert your old light bulbs into the cutest bud vases.  I never new how simple it was! There is also another idea to turn them into salt and paper shakers. [tags]recycle light bulb vase[/tags] http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/a-bloomin-good-idea-on-how-to-convert-a-light-bulb-into-a-bud-vase/2009/10/26/ Over at the Etsy store, red yellow and blue ink there is this super creative bird feeder made form street light lenses. I think the colors are so vibrant and would look pretty among the plants and I'm sure the birds will love them too! [tags]recycled street light lens bird ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/dont-stop-you-need-to-go-recycle-street-light-lenses/2009/10/23/ These are just beautiful! Does it get any better than taking pretty things from nature and repurposing them into something else that is just as pretty? See the wonderful tutorial on how to fold fall leaves into roses over at haha.nu. [tags]how to fold roses out of leaves[/tags] http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/how-to-recycle-fall-leaves-by-folding-them-into-roses/2009/10/22/ With the holidays fast approaching, file this craft away for one to do after the presents have been unwrapped and you are sitting there in a blissful state of wrapping paper and ribbon. Keep the curling ribbon out of the landfill and make some spiffy coasters. See how over at ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/gift-ribbons-recycled-into-beautiful-modern-coasters/2009/10/21/ OK, have you seen the commercial where the big executive has the front half of the mounted animal in his office and the camera pans to the opposite side of the wall and it's the back half of the animal in the "little office worker" office? It is one ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/the-most-hysterical-craft-tutorial-make-front-and-backside-wall-mounts/2009/10/20/ I don't know about you but I keep my fabric scraps. They seem to coming in handy for project just like this cute little three tiered flower pin from the blog Argot. She uses it to dress up a cute apron that has a pocket made from one of ... http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/free-flower-template-perfect-for-recycling-leftovers/2009/10/18/