10 Ways to Make Art By Reusing Your Materials
1.Plastic Flower Chain
Imagine hanging these strings outside for a party or using them to decorate your classroom! They are simple to make, and there are countless colour and shape options. Find out how to do it here.
2. Pop Top Bracelet
Fashion is the term for adornable art! Aluminium can pop tops may be reused to make this stylish bracelet. To tie the pop tops together, use ribbon in your favourite colours. Watch the how-to video right here.
3. Plastic Bottle Wind Spinners
These vibrant works of art give repurposed art a new perspective. Spiral-cut plastic bottles with colour added provide stunning yard décor that changes with the breeze. Happy Hooligans contains detailed instructions.
4. Bottle Cap Locket
What are the advantages of bottle cap lockets? No matter what you decide to tuck inside! This project is made personal by photos, flowers, modest trinkets, and other elements. How to create your own is shown here.
5. Paper Flower Garden
Ask children to think of a flower they would want to see in their own garden. Then let them search through old magazines for the pretty petals and cut them out. These blossoms can be transformed into a school bulletin board by adding stems of various lengths. Get the complete lesson plan right here.
6. Plastic Bottle Snowflake Garland
To make snowflakes, cut the bottoms off of plastic bottles and apply puffy paint. They make lovely holiday decorations when strung together on a length of yarn and hung. (Try including lights to make the show even more festive.) Here is the DIY video.
7. Recycle Bin Art
Why not adorn the recycle bin itself while you’re rummaging through it to reuse items for art? You could find that turning your trash can into a treasure encourages people to recycle more frequently. View examples of other beautifully decorated recycling bins here for inspiration.
8. Paper Heart Mobile
If you want to reuse art supplies, colourful magazine and newspaper pages are wonderful resources. Shapes cut from your favourite pages can be used to create hanging mobiles by adding rope and a few sparkling beads. Red Ted Art has a complete how-to available.Why not adorn the recycle bin itself while you’re rummaging through it to reuse items for art? You could find that turning your trash can into a treasure encourages people to recycle more frequently. View examples of other beautifully decorated recycling bins here for inspiration.