Mylar Balloons
Mylar balloons cause many power outages and seabird deaths – but you can make a difference by not buying them and creatively reusing old ones.
Plastic Toys Creative Reuse
Get ideas for ways you can divert plastic toys from landfill – either to more children, to artists or to be made into plastic furniture.
Plastic Mardi Gras Beads
Plastic Mardi Gras beads create tons of litter and contain toxic chemicals such as lead – so get ideas on making your own non-toxic Mardi Gras bead necklaces.
Holiday & Greeting Card Reuse
You put most holiday or greeting cards in paper recycling, but some require more creative reuse. Get tips on where you can send used holiday and greeting cards to help others, or get inspired to make holiday decorations from them.
Gift Wrapping from Recycled Materials
Many people wrap gifts in brown paper bags or fabric, but that is only the start of ways you can wrap gifts without creating trash.
Make a Reusable Gift Tag and Bow
Make a beautiful and reusable gift tag and bow from recycled plastic materials to reduce holiday packaging waste.
Halloween Decorations from Recycled Materials
Avoid buying more plastic and make spooky decorations from recycled materials this Halloween!
Handmade Gifts from Recycled Materials for Mother’s Day & More!
Each month, I make a handmade gift for my grandmother Rea from recycled materials – which brings her joy and increases my discipline around getting creative projects done.
Gift Ideas for Zero Waste Enthusiasts
What can you give to someone who wants to produce less trash? Here are three gifts for friends and family who want to reduce their waste in 2018.
Christmas Trees from Recycled Materials
Did you know you can make Christmas trees from scrap wood, cardboard, plastic, metal and fabric? There are so many more choices than chopping down a tree or buying a plastic one.
Valentines and Business Cards from Recycled Maps
Creatively reuse your old printed maps into Valentines with the inspiring message of “Follow Your Heart” or make business cards for your local business from maps.
Valentines from Recycled Maps – “Follow Your Heart”
An important message that gets to the best meaning of Valentines Day
Make People Crafts from Plastic Caps
My first Trashmagination instructional video – how to make people from plastic caps!
Sewing Pusheen Toys for Christmas
I handmade some cute cat toys based on the popular cartoon, Pusheen, for my kids for Christmas.
Halloween Costumes from Recycled Materials
So far, I have made 10 costumes from recycled materials for myself, not including the ones I made for my kids.
Making a Globe from Plastic Caps
For my Halloween costume, I made a globe from plastic caps and carried it like Atlas, the Greek Titan.
How to Rate a Recycled Craft
How to sort through your Pinterest boards to make the best recycled crafts
Mother’s Day Card from Recycled Plastic Lids
My mom is a Trashmagination genius!
Easter Bunny Motion Detection Camera
This year, we captured images of the Easter Bunny on a spy camera.