Recycled CD Seashell Ornament
What makes this ornament even more fun is that it contains a recycled CD to give it shape! Read more ›
Tiny Embroidered Portraits
For my grandmother’s celebration of life, I made adorable embroidered portraits of her with each of her children. Read more ›
How I Weave Old Socks and T-shirts Into Rag Rugs
I weave old socks and t-shirts into rugs – this helps me use up the t-shirt components that cannot be used in my fluffy rugs. Read more ›
How to Make Bags from Recycled Food Packaging
In this tutorial, I share how to make fun bags from plastic packaging such as frozen strawberry bags, dried fruit and nut bags, juice pouches and more. Read more ›
Plastic Tubs Creative Reuse
Laundry soap and cooking oil come in heavy-duty plastic tubs or jugs that are tough to recycle – but you can creative reuse them at home and to make art. Read more ›
Hangers Creative Reuse
Plastic, metal and wooden hangers can all be creatively reused to make furniture, costumes and other art. Read more ›
Bread and Grains Creative Reuse
Artists and entrepreneurs around the world find creative ways to make beautiful and useful things from bread and grains. Read more ›
Tin Containers Creative Reuse
How can you creatively reuse your cookie, biscuit, candy or tea tin containers that make you feel sentimental? Read more ›
Fluffy Rug Course
When I shared my new fluffy rug method made from recycled t-shirts, the social media posts went viral, so I have now made an online course so you can make your own! Read more ›
Umbrellas Creative Reuse
You can make so many useful items from a broken umbrella, using just the fabric, just the frame, or both! Read more ›
Hub Caps Creative Reuse
You can paint and sculpt plastic hub caps to make exquisite works of art – you’ll never look at a hub cap the same way again! Read more ›
Envelopes, Newspapers, Magazines and Junk Mail
Learn how to make your own paper and get inspired by artists who creatively reuse paper into clothing, sculptures and collages. Read more ›
Dried Paint, Brushes, Cans Creative Reuse
Many paints are made with plastic so let’s find way to reduce our impact, and learn about ways to creatively reuse paint, brushes, graffiti, spray paint cans and more. Read more ›
Weaving Recycled T-Shirt Rugs
You can make very cute woven rugs from recycled t-shirts without spending much on equipment. Read more ›
Fish Scales, Skin and Bones Creative Reuse
Learn how artists and scientists are creatively reusing fish scales, skin and bones – from jewelry, to paintings, to even a replacement for petroleum-based plastic. Read more ›
Yoga Mats Creative Reuse
Get lots of ideas for how to use your old yoga mats, plus learn about a type of yoga mat made from recycled neoprene wetsuits! Read more ›
8 Items You Might Not Creative Reuse
Trashmagination is all about encouraging you to creatively reuse found items and recyclables to make art. However, some materials can be hazardous to your health if you don’t take precautions when working with them. Read more ›
Hair and Pet Fur Creative Reuse
Can you creatively reuse natural or synthetic hair? Read more ›
Visible Mending
There is a creative reuse trend to mend your clothes with decorative stitches, making the item stronger and also more beautiful. Read more ›
Leather Creative Reuse
What can you make from that leather couch on the curb, your old leather jacket or even the leather labels on your jeans? Read more ›
DIY Plastic Recycling
Designers around the world are building machines that allow people to DIY their plastic recycling. Read more ›
Inflatable Floats and Decorations Creative Reuse
Inflatables made from vinyl, rubber and nylon are very difficult to recycle but they are extremely popular during hot summer months and as holiday decorations. Read more ›
Buttons Creative Reuse
Learn about the incredible ways artists work with buttons and get ideas for creatively reusing your own buttons. Read more ›
Polystyrene Foam or Styrofoam
Polystyrene foam (more commonly called styrofoam) is notoriously difficult to recycle and awful for the environment, but you can avoid it and reuse it with creative thinking. Read more ›
Insects and Creative Reuse Art
Creative reuse artists make insect sculptures from recycled materials, while others actually work with live insects to make art. Read more ›