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22 Awesome Recycle Crafts

February 28, 2015 by Nadia van Zyl 2 Comments

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One thing I really love is to re-use items, and to use items to craft with is fun! Here are a *few* awesome crafts we did the past year and a half, and best of all: you most probably have the materials needed, so it is free to make!

We will take part in a series called Junk Play Challenge that starts tomorrow, so here’s some inspiration on how to use junk in crafts!

(Click on the blue link to go to the post for full details)

Spring flowers using egg cartons.

Monogram from cardboard and egg carton.

Present picture from gift wrap.

Bird feeder using a plastic bottle.

Garden in a Jar using a baby food jar.

Balloon Picture from gift wrap.

Jelly Fish using plastic bags, paper plate and bubble wrap.

Zebra from a cardboard roll.

Bubble Wrap Gift Paper using bubble wrap.

Bottle caps Pictures using bottle caps.

Caterpillar from egg cartons.

Bottle top & Yarn Stampers from bottle tops and yarn.

Rainbow Puzzle using a polystyrene plate.

Heart Printed Paper Bags from toilet paper rolls and brown bags.

Gift Boxes using toilet paper rolls.

Spring Flower Printing from plastic bottles and toilet paper rolls.

Water Can using a milk bottle.

Spider from egg cartons.

Ring Toss Game using cardboard, paper plates and cardboard rolls.

Memo Board from polystyrene.

House on Fire from a cardboard box.

Cheering Pom poms using plastic bags.

Great ideas to re-use recycling items to make some crafts!

Happy crafting!

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  1. susen @Dabbling Momma says

    March 1, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    great ideas here, pinned!

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  2. Isabel says

    April 15, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    I love this collection of recycle crafts! So many good ideas here, I’ll be trying some with my daughter 🙂

    Reply

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