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.
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.
T-shirts have a big environmental impact but luckily there are a ton of ways to creatively reuse t-shirts – so let’s get busy!
Found objects and recycled materials can be a great inspiration for monster sculptures.
A suitcase can be a cat tree and a backpack can be a giant puppet – get creative ideas to make with unwanted or broken luggage.
Get inspired this Father’s Day to remove an under-utilized tie from the closet and make it into something more fun.
I love that my family was doing creative recycling in all our various corners of the globe – from recycling yarn, to wood to upholstery samples.
Quilted from Japanese fabrics for two fellow Taiko players who are leaving our performance group
I was impressed by the stitching by fourth grade students at my children’s school.
My son and his best friend design a whole world of creative characters.
I made a custom ordered bolster cover for my friend’s yoga studio.
How satisfying to make a Trashmagination project that has been on my “dream list” for more than a year!
This winter, my kids and I are taking classes together, and it’s been fabulous!
Jen Athanas, from Jen-A-Fusion, recycles textiles into amazing purses and other fun accessories! She gave me lots of Trashmagination advice.
Do you have some ugly ties in your closet? Here’s how I taught myself to make crazy quilts from recycled ties.