HOW TO – Make a Bicycle Tire Tread Belt
Here’s a great recycle project that looks fantastic too! Take your old bicycle tires and recycle them into these good-lookin’ belts. Link.
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A Closer Look: Emily Kircher, Recycling Artist
Emily Kircher: Blog Online store Flickr name: recyclingartistemily Emily Kircher makes wonderful crocheted rugs and handbags, when she’s not making charming bottle cap magnets, cat toys or mosaic tiles. Best of all, almost everything she makes is crafted from recycled materials, giving old sheets and t-shirts and even bottle caps new life. I first fell […]
Tiny Bottle Cap Pincushion Tutorial
Jessica at How about Orange shows you how to take ordinary bottle caps and turn the into the cutest tiny pin cushions. I love the ribbon adornments! Link. Related: Bottle Cap Wrist Pincushion – Link.
Button Jewelry
Liz Ashton on LJ’s craftgrrl makes some really cool looking button and bead jewelry. Here’s a wired button and bead pendant along with lots of photos of button bracelets and brooches. Link.
Fusing Plastic Bag Tutorial
Amanda at Etsy Labs has a great tutorial showing you how to fuse plastic bags so you can refashion those plastic grocery bags into cooler looking totes! Link.
Plastic Bag Jewelry by Anna Roebuck
Treehugger has a great story about artist Anna Roebuck who makes jewelry from plastic shopping bags. From the article: The bags and other materials are collaged together, using heat to bond them. Each piece is built up in layers, gradually creating an intricate design. They are then formed in to different shapes, using specialist tooling. […]
HOW TO – Make Simple Magnets
Craft Leftovers has a downloable pattern on how to make these quick and easy fridge magnets with stuff you have around the house. Link.
