Creative upcycle and downcycle ideas
Collage Art Book Review: The Psyche’s Gifts: Art, Art Making, and the Journey from Mental Illness to Mental Wellness by Corinne Lightweaver
I am officially on the miniature bandwagon. I made “Pocket Monolith” that is available in my Art Candy Machine and also available are “Pocket Bernies” I am working on building a miniature museum gallery to do miniature photo shoots of … Read More ...
This would be a fun way to memorialize a book you loved. Maybe pick a scene that was important in the book to create in miniature. Pop on over to Pop Sugar to see more of the great collection recycled … Read More ...
I’ve made a lot of recycled book folded Christmas trees but I’ve never seen angels made with recycled book pages…especially ones that are so easy. Pop on over to the blog Mentootlet for the tutorial on how to make a … Read More ...
Whether you are making Halloween decorations, scrapbooking or junk journal writing these vintage recycled or upcycled Halloween print pages will make a great addition to your crafting supplies.
This is a vintage ephemera horror/Halloween paper pack which contains 25 pages.… Read More ...
Every once and a while someone donates a bunch of bookmarks to my little free library and I always get a kick out of them. I think it’s a nice touch. This idea for transforming recycled candy boxes with a … Read More ...
This is what I am doing today! Off to go look through all my books and pull out the red, white and blue books to make a 4th of July decoration. I spotted this over at the web site … Read More ...
I bet we all have everything on hand to whip up a cute Christmas tree like this one made of books, a pedestal cake plate and some figurines. I found this recycled book Christmas tree creation in an amazing collection … Read More ...
This recycled book project really has unlimited possibilities. Over at the blog Junque to Jewels there is a tutorial on how to stamp on recycled books and stack them to make your favorite quote or sentiment. Not a stamper? … Read More ...
I love painting bubbles and that is what these abstract colored circle paintings remind me of. Best part about these is that you use your finger as your “brush” along with recycled jar lids and other round edged objects. Grab … Read More ...
I am in LOVE with junk journals and altered book art. I have been lucky enough to get an advanced set of 6 inch letter alphabet dies and I plan on making a junk journal page with each of them. … Read More ...
I bet my girl friends would have a blast making these at our next “book club” (in quotes as we do read books but it really is a “wine and food” club). I sometimes bring a fun little craft for … Read More ...
Giveaway: The Gift of Calligraphy: A Modern Approach to Hand Lettering with 25 Projects to Give and to Keep
Leave a comment in today’s post by October 5, 2018 and you are in the running for this beautiful lettering book … Read More ...
Giveaway-Improper Cross-Stitch: 35+ Properly Naughty Patterns
Leave a comment in today’s post by Aug 23, 2018 and you are in the running for this fun and snarky cross-stitch book.
Open to U. S. residents only please.
A fun, witty,
I have a collection of books that I keep because I like the type and words on the spine but I could totally see covering books with different textiles and button collections that I don’t love the spine of but … Read More ...
