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1. Kitsch Recycled Retail Tag Bracelets
These bracelets have a secret: they are really repurposed plastic retail tags in fun colors, strung on elastic with plastic fusible beads as separators. This idea could work with all sorts of little plastic doodads that are typically overlooked. What will you come up with?
2. A Garbage Can Made from Magazine Pages
This awesome garbage can helps the planet, by turning colorful magazine scraps into something beautiful and functional. By rolling the strips of paper into a coil and sealing it with mod podge you can create a sturdy object which can be used as "bricks" to glue into the shape of your choice: trash can, box, bowl, nearly any type of vessel. They can also decorate frames, lampshades, even furniture!
3. Make a Kitschy Mexican Mirror Using Bottle Caps
Who knew something as humble (and free!) as a simple bottle cap could be used to create something so fabulous? Save those caps, and when you have a few, glue and image or tiny object inside, fill with resin or diamond glaze if you like, and you are on your way to beautiful magnets, thumb tacks, frames, mirrors, and more!
Bottle caps go from trash to flash with this easy project!
4. Make a Purse from an Old Scrabble Game Box
This recycled purse is pure genius. Using an old scrabble box, and game-themed fabric, it turns something old into a new fashion statement! Many types of colorful boxes could be used in this project, from games to cereal, to make your favorite post-consumer fashion statement.
Show the world your playful style with a recycled game box purse! 5. A Tote Made from Fused Plastic Paper or plastic? What is your answer to that ever-present question? If you have a surplus of plastic bags you'd like to save from the landfill you can make them into a sturdy reusable plastic bag. Plastic fusing uses an iron to fuse layers of bags into one sturdy layer. The result is a sheet of plastic fabric perfect for all kinds of projects. Check it out!
