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13 Ways to Recycle Old Magazines Into New Crafts
These simple crafts with old magazines are a terrific way to use old magazines in new ways if you’ve ever wondered what to do with them. Kids of all ages and adults alike will enjoy making these crafts from vintage magazines. Each of these recycling magazine projects teaches youngsters how to create the nicest things while also demonstrating the awesomeness of recycling. Use these magazine crafts in the classroom or at home.
CRAFTS WITH OLD MAGAZINES
Today, we’ll turn the stack of magazines on your coffee table, which you used to read, into enjoyable crafts and artwork!
If you’re anything like me, you feel guilty tossing away all the beautiful magazines you’ve already finished reading. Even throwing them in the recycling makes my heart ache a little. Old newspapers, magazines you picked up for free in doctor’s office waiting rooms, old magazine subscriptions, even National Geographic After all, there are numerous ways to make crafts with magazines. Give those outdated magazine pages a second chance by stopping your hoarding.
COOL CRAFTS FROM OLD MAGAZINES
1. Magazine Strip Art
Who would have guessed that making magazine strip art from a collection of magazine page strips could appear so sophisticated? I’m going to attempt this using magazine cutouts that I take out of the recycling. I adore the many colours, and even trash mail can be used with this.
2. Fall Magazine Tree Craft
This craft for kids is really adorable. Making an autumn activity for kids that makes use of a number of lovely fall hues, such as yellows, oranges and reds, is easy with this magazine tree for the season. If you’re short on time but have a bunch of old magazines, it also makes a terrific five minute activity for kids.
3. DIY Magazine Wreath
One of my favourites is this. This magazine wreath appears to be something you would spend a lot of money on in a retail setting. The best part is that you can create it for nothing using the straightforward instructions and a tonne of glossy paper.
4. Magazine Ornaments You Can Make
I ADORE making my own ornaments. Recycling magazines, used wrapping paper, and even perfume samples is easy with these magazine ornaments. It’s a terrific hobby for youngsters because it involves only a few easy steps to manufacture holiday ornaments. You can give these as gifts to every member of your family.
5. Easy Magazine Flowers Craft
They’re so adorable! These quick magazine flowers nearly have a pinwheel-like appearance. The simple paper flowers are a wonderful project for children. You only need a few pipe cleaners and a hole punch in addition to a bunch of magazines.
6. Make a Paper Rosette from Magazines
How beautiful are these rosettes made from magazine paper? They are really exquisite and lovely! They are the finest for decor, topping presents, garland, ornaments, and a variety of other uses because they are so lovely and exquisite.
7. Homemade Cards Crafted from Magazine Pages
Where have you been my whole life, I wonder? This may definitely change the game for me because I enjoy crafting handcrafted cards in my spare time. A sophisticated card that appears to be something you would purchase is made out of magazine paper.
8. Cut Out Magazine Funny Faces
This is a fun craft that is ideal for youngsters. To make cut-out humorous faces, you cut out various facial features! It does appear absurd.
9. Craft Paper Dolls from Magazines
Do you have any childhood memories of playing with paper dolls? They were one of my personal favourites. You can now create your own. One of my favourite magazine craft ideas is this one.
10. Magazine Collages Make Gorgeous Art
A unique keepsake can be made by creating a collage, which is enjoyable and creative.
Give your children some glue and a sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ card stock or craft paper. To help them with their collage, suggest a subject.
Have them search through piles of magazines and cut out images for their project using that theme. Have Tom, for instance, gather images of various dogs, dog food, bowls, a park, fire hydrants, dog houses, etc. if his collage is to be about dogs.
They are free to use all of their imagination and creativity. Once the images have been cut out, ask the students to glue each one onto a separate piece of construction paper, overlapping as desired.
11. New Magazine Issue Decoupage
Decoupage and paper mache crafts benefit greatly from images clipped from magazines:
1. First, combine equal portions of white glue and water to make your own decoupage medium.
2. Combine with a paintbrush, adding more water or glue as necessary to achieve a milky, paintable consistency.
3. Apply decoupage with a paintbrush to discarded wood, empty glass jars, and empty vegetable cans.
4. After placing your image on the decoupaged surface, paint another layer of decoupage over it.
5. Smooth out the piece and remove any bubbles or lines using the paintbrush.
Check out this paper mache magazine bowls for kids DIY that is quite simple.
12. Magazine Beads Make Paper Beads
It’s a lot of fun to make magazine beads, and they may be really colourful and distinctive!
The handcrafted paper beads take a lot of effort to make and are most suitable for kids in elementary school and up.
All you need to manufacture beads of any size is strips cut from magazine pages, a dowel or straw to wrap them around, and glue to keep them in place.Instead of using glue, consider using a decoupage medium like Mod Podge, which serves as both an adhesive and a sealer to safeguard your hard work.
13. Glossy Paper Mosaics Turn Magazines into Art
You don’t have to limit yourself to images; you can use colours instead.
- Find an image of the sky for “blue” and a photo of the grass for “green,” for instance. Create your own vibrant patterns by chopping or tearing the sky and grass into tiny pieces
- Use these more compact pieces to make amusing mosaic patterns. Colourful pages can be torn into pieces or cut into squares, then glued into a pattern on a sheet of construction paper.
- Cut or break up pieces of yellow paper, and then paste them onto your paper to create petals for a charming sunflower.
- For the flower’s centre, use brown scraps, and for the stems and leaves, use green. Be even more comprehensive and fill in the sky and clouds for the background of your creation with blue and white.