Over at Alma Stoller’s blog there is a super tutorial on how to turn ordinary soap boxes into little canvases that are perfect to make your art on. See her soap box canvas tutorial and let the artist inside you … Read More ...
How to make framed inspiration wall art
I am so glad that Erica of the blog The Polka-dot Umbrella sent in a link to her wonderful post about how she took the idea of inspiration collages and standard photo frames and made them into wall art. I … Read More ...
How to make paint chip art for Easter and Earth Day
This Earth and egg are made with recycled paint chip samples. The Earth is perfect for an Earth Day (April 22 Today!) craft project and the egg, well of course would be super fun for Easter Sunday!!!! ! I could … Read More ...
Fun video about a recycled art workshop that is fun and inspiring
Over at Alma’s blog Create Out Loud she posted a fun video to promote her aptly named “Child’s Play Workshop“. While there you can check out her fun tutorials for making beaded beads with a cotton ball base… Read More ...
How to recycle Pez dispensers into wall art
I just cracked up when I saw this! At first it looks like something classy and old and then you look at it for another second and you realize what its made from. Check out the super tutorial on how … Read More ...
How to make wall art from an old rug
Over at the blog Girl in Air there is a a cute and easy tutorial on how to turn an old rug into a bit of cute wall art. It is amazing what a bit of paint can do … Read More ...
How to make gelatin prints with found objects
Over at the blog Bloom, Bake and Create there is a cool tutorial on how to make gelatin prints with found objects. Lynda posts a whole bunch of her finished prints for lots of inspiration!… Read More ...
Toilet paper tubes NEVER looked so pretty
I think this has got to be one of the prettiest recycling projects from one of the most ordinary and non attractive items ever! Yup, people those are toilet paper tubes! Over at the blog Homemade Mamas you too can … Read More ...
How to make a recycled paper bag Art Journal
Well you asked for it (more scrapbooking) and now you can have it thanks to Ken sending in his link to his super cool blog aptly named Ken’s World In Progress where he shows you how he transformed paper bags … Read More ...
How to make recycled plastic cup word tea covers
Rashmi sent in this link to her blog The Ochre Elephant featuring a great project where she recycled yogurt containers into tea light covers that also spelled out “Happy Diwali”. The Festival of Diwali or Deepavali means “The Festival … Read More ...
A scrapbook page stitched together filled with all sorts of recycled bits
Now I don’t generally post many scrapbook pages but I just fell in love with this one from the blog Ponderings. She stitched all sorts of things together on the page including bits sewing patterns, books and Sizzix die … Read More ...
Flowers, paper bags and a bit of lint make for some pretty magnets
These lovely magnets are created with a whole bunch of recycled bits of this and that. See a whole collection of Desiree’s craftiness at her blog Beyond a Garden.… Read More ...
How to recycle a plate into a canvas for decupage art
This is a really clever idea! See how to turn a damaged plate into a canvas to create a bit of decupaged art over at the blog Creative Mind! I actually think it would be cool to leave some … Read More ...
It’s a Faux-saw
I love it when proud wives/girlfriends send in projects that their men make. The girlies post their man’s craftiness on their blogs or send in a link to their Etsy shop. Too cute ladies! Well the proud wifey of Mr. … Read More ...
Free What Can Be Recycled and What Can’t Poster Downloads
Super special and pretty post today! The wonderful illustrator Fee Harding who goes by the name Burntfeather has created these two posters that show what can be recycled and can’t. Pop on over to this link for the free downloads … Read More ...
