RECYCLED CRAFT IDEAS

BARNYARD CANDLEHOLDERS

To show these plastic animals the light,
we applied a technique featured on
thesweetestoccasion.com. Secure the cup
using a no. 5 screw (its head will rest just a
top the cup's hole). Repeat to make multiple holders.

SCARF WATCHBANKD

It's easy to fall in love with vintage
scarves at flea markets and thrift stores.
The hard part? Finding a fresh way to wear
the ladylike relics. Here's one: Just remove
the straps from a watch, then weave a scarf
through the watch's lugs (the bars that hold
the straps in place). Wrap the scarf's ends around your wrist
and secure with a knot to make a timely fashion statement.

TREE BRANCH COASTERS

To make these rustic drink perches,
you'll need a tree limb that's roughly
three inches in diameter. Saw the branch
into slices about3/4-inch thick—or have a hardware
store do it for you—and lightly sand each wood disk.

BUTTONED UP BOLSTERS

Iron shirt to smooth out all wrinkles.
Button it, then pin the shirt's front and
back to each other to keep them together
when cutting. Cut out the shirt to match the
shape of your pillow insert — adding two inches
to both the width and length, and centering the row of
buttons down the front. (You'll now have two pieces of fabric.)

BRILLIANT BOWL LAMPSHADES

An enlightened take on the pendant
lamp, this project uses ceramic yellowware
to glowing effect. Choose a bowl that measures
at least four inches high and five inches in diameter.
Turn it upside down on a flat work surface. Measure
and mark the center of the bottom of the bowl.

CROCHETED TEA TOWELS

Ready-made edgings and borders, available
by the yard at fabric stores or adapted from
flea-market finds, make it easy to transform even the
simplest home textiles into vintage-style home accessories.

PAPER VASES

Near a favorite reading chair,
present a page-turning vignette.
Paint a silhouette on a backdrop of
book pages. Then cut vase shapes
to give text three dimensions.

DESKTOP ORGANIZER

Turn an antique photo album
into an expanding file for letters,
receipts, and other important documents.

TEA TIN CANDLES

Recycle graphic tea tins by
turning them into decorative candles.

SEWING KIT

Visit a local farm stand for a
vintage-looking egg carton, and store all
your sewing basics in one lightweight, portable kit.

POCKET BOARD ORGANIZER

A basic, wooden picture frame
becomes a pocket board to hold
notes and other mementos.

DECORATIVE PLATES

Antique-shop plates can
decorate a wall when embellished
with word decals, spelling out a favorite quotation.

Source By www.countryliving.com