Earth Friendly Art from Old Magazines
Thanks to Peggy from Junk Creation I came across a post about making art from recycled items such as this colorful gecko from old magazines. We have been celebrating Earth day since the weekend and our yard is going to be very clean but if we put all the stuff in the trash, it’s not helping the environment much.
At Bead For Life women in Uganda make beautiful beads from recycled paper. This not only helps the earth but also enables people to get out of poverty by giving them a fair wage for their work. I bought a few bracelets at Xmas and they’re only five dollars so you could collect all the colors for a very pretty effect. I would like to learn how to make the beads myself because we have pile ups of magazines around here.
At Ten Thousand Villages there are many creations made out of recycled paper and magazines. These coasters are made by women in a co-op from the Philippines and this coiled bowl is made from recycled paper by Vietnamese artisans.
DIY magazine project instructions and ideas
- Henrietta’s Handbags offers free instructions on how to make a purse out of recycled magazines.
- At Craftzine, learn how to make these recycled magazine boxes. They’re very cheerful looking and could be used to store pictures, buttons, crafts, crayons and more.
- At A Little Hut, Patricia shows us step by step how she made her bowl from old magazines and glue.
- At PattyWack.com there’s a craft project called fun magazine roll ups that shows us how to decorate containers with rolled up magazines.
- To learn how to make your own beautiful beads, see Paper Bead Crafts, Paper University’s paper beads tutorial, and the easy shiny paper beads from Kaboose.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
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