…compilation of tutorials
Do the cords lie around everywhere? Simply cram them into a toilet paper cardboard roll on the wall ;-)))
I find this idea simply amazing!
And as creative as we are we surely can embellish the tube ;-))
By the way, I have more things that can be done with cardboard tubes ;-))
Links:
Cord roll
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Entries containing the word ‘cardboard tube’
Can you imagine that this lamp is made from recycled coffee cups?
Funky, isn’t it?
And if you don’t have as many coffee cups (yet?) and are in dire need of a lamp simply check out what you can find about lamps here ;-)
Links:
Coffee Cup Sphere Lamp
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Entries with the tag ‘lampshade’
I’m completely amazed by these ‘trophies’! ;-)
I’m sure that you can make the shape yourself, e.g. from recycled cardboard and tape or even plaster.
If you don’t like this so much, you still can make sweater boots, a scarf from your old sweater or you can unravel it for the yarn ;-)
Links:
Sweater Trophies (Deer trophies)
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Upcycled Sweater Boots
Sweater Scarf
Recycled Yarns
I wrote a couple of entries already that should help to prettify a garden (although I don’t have any ;-)) (see links below).
And I have several entries for making stuff from plastic bags, mostly bags.
So I like the idea of taking yarn from plastic bags and making plastic bag garden decorations quasi twice as much ;-))
Links:
Crocheted Plastic Wind Chime (Die ersten Windspiele) (German)
The automatic translation isn’t very convincing but I think that it doesn’t matter: simply crochet items from plastic yarn, connect them and hang them in the garden as wind chimes.
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Garden Decorations
Tomato Tube Leaves
Jewelry for the Garden
Faux Rocks
Can Plant Markers
Entries containing the word ‘plastic bag’
Entries with the tag ‘bag/purse/tote’
I’ve seen the oil lamp from an orange and a little oil before, but I’ve completely forgotten about it.
Unfortunately the time for oranges here is nearly over, I will have to come back to the other oil lamp which works with cotton for a certain time.
And I don’t know whether I will prefer to make embellished oranges, then ;-)
Links:
Oil Lamp From Orange (DIY: oil lamp with an orange)
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Oil Lamp
Embellished Oranges
If you have eaten already the flowery pudding from the bottom of a plastic bottle, you can still make a chandelier from the ‘pudding mould’ ;-))
And if you don’t like it, simply make another lampshade ;-)
Links:
Plastic Bottle Chandelier (P.S.-I made this…chandelier)
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Entries containing the word ‘plastic bottle’
Entries with the tag ‘lampshade’
Again a really good idea: cut off the bottom of a plastic bottle and let set the pudding in there.
And soon you have a flowery pudding :))
But of course you can do muuuch more with plastic bottles ;-)
Addendum: In my German entry somebody commented saying the following (translation by me):
“Plastic bottles emit softening agents, environmental hormones and bisphenol-A from into their content. All not exactly good for your health. The warmer the content the more they emit. So not a good idea!
If you really want to do this let the pudding at least nearly completely cool down.”
Links:
Flowery Pudding (PET Bottle Mold Strawberry Panna Cotta)
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Entries containing the word ‘plastic bottle’
I find these can plant markers really nice!
Because I don’t have no garden I won’t use them but in the same way you can make lovely decorations for garden and balcony ;-)
Links:
Aluminum Can Plant Markers
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Entries containing the word ‘garden’
I really like the idea of the coasters, too: you often get curling ribbon nearly thrown after and it’s always wonderfully colourful, just the right thing for a picnic or a festive meal on the patio :)
But be careful: the coasters aren’t likely to be heat-proof!
And if you don’t like them, I have more tutorials for coasters ;-)
Links:
Make coasters from curling ribbon
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Entries containing the word ‘picnic’
Entries containing the word ‘coaster’
There, aren’t the little ones real personalities? ;-)
Well, perhaps I will put some of these little ones on my balcony.
If I haven’t anything better to do with my socks ;-))
Links:
Sock Grass Heads (Grass Heads)
via: Grass Roots Crafting! (A Fun Kid’s Project with Grass Seed)
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Entries with the tag ‘socks’