Materials:

• toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls or wrapping paper tubes
• fabric scrap or wide ribbon
• *optional – beads, typewriter keys, or other embellishments
• twine
• tacky glue or fabric glue
• hot glue
• razor knife or scissors
• scissors

Instructions:

• Measure and cut two inch lengths of tube with razor knife.  If you are using toilet paper tubes, you might just want to cut each tube evenly in half since the entire tube is only 4 1/4 inches tall to begin with.  That way you only have to make one cut.  I used toilet paper tubes and made two cuts for each one.  Not sure why! Sometimes I drive myself crazy!  I hate to deviate from an original plan I guess.
  
• Cut out one section of fabric for each two inch tube.  It should measure four and 1/4 inches wide.  This is enough to cover the outside and fold over to the inside plus a little overlap.  The length of the material should measure enough to go all the way around the tube plus overlap just a little.
• Start spreading glue on a section of the tube.  Press the fabric onto glued area, overlapping 1/4 to 1/2 inch on one end and the larger overlap on the other end.  Continue adding glue and pressing down fabric.  When you get to the end make sure the overlapped edge is sealed well.
• Now place a bead of glue on the inside edge of the smaller overlapped fabric side.  Press this fabric in.  Do the same for the other side making sure all the overlapped edges are completely sealed.
• Let dry.
• Once the napkin ring is completely dry, string a bead through some jute and tie it to the ring with the knot at the inside.  With some hot glue, secure the knot in place and also the bead in place at the front.

Colored Pencil Coasters

I love this idea, well on a smaller scale anyways
use all of those little stubs of colored pencils or even normal pencils (without the eraser end) left over and epoxy them together in the shape that you want and sand down the pointy ends until even and smooth



really you could do this with any scraps of wood

Transform ordinary baby food jars into beautiful show globes with the help of glitter, plastic confetti, a glue gun and a clear plastic jar. Learn how to create your own winter scene with this free video on seasonal crafts for kids.

Materials:
1. Any type of paper you would like to recycle. For example, you could use magazines, book pages, sheet music, or newspaper. I used a magazine.

2. Tape.


Instructions:

1. Cut or tear out your magazine pages. I chose pages that had a blue hue to them so it matched a little bit.

2. Fold your paper back and forth (some call this “accordion style”).

3. Fold your accordion in half

4. Tape it together.

5. Repeat steps 1-3 with two other magazine pages. They should look like this when you’re done:


6. Tape them all together.

Optional: Add embellishments. I decided to hot glue some cute yellow buttons to the middle. You could put a smaller rosette in the middle if you would like as well. Get creative!

source: How To: Recycled Rosettes • Crafting a Green World

clever way to upcycle empty grocery boxes!


Materials

• Family Size Cereal Boxes
• Milk cartons, broth cartons
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Marker
• Glue gun
• Spray adhesive
• Craft tape
• Scrapbook paper or Construction paper

Instructions:

For the paper tray:
1. Cut off the top flaps of a family size cereal box with heavy duty scissors.

2. Stack boxes on top of each other, secure together with hot glue.

3. Using spray adhesive, attach scrapbook paper or construction paper on all sides to cover the cereal box.

4. Attach thin strips of craft tape around the edges.


For the Pencil/Crayon holder:
1. Using a milk carton or broth carton, measure and draw lines to make a slanted box. From

2. From the top corner of the box, create a diagonal line on each side. Make the front lower than the back. Cut out tops of boxes according to diagonal lines.

3. Attach scrapbook paper/construction paper with spray adhesive, add craft tape for accents around the edges.

4. Cut additional boxes down to 4-5 inches to make additional trays to add on to the organizer.

5. Fill with paper and supplies.

source: DIY Recycled Organizers | Home & Family


Book Organizer from Recycled Plastic Bottles


Materials:

• A wooden plank of about 1.8 cm thick (variable width and depth, depending on the space in which it will be placed. However, it will be preferable that the plank measures a few millimeters less than the niche where it will be positioned, to leave enough space for the thickness of the felt pads)
• Varnish to paint the axis (optional)
• Empty detergent bottles in sufficient number to occupy the available surface
• Indelible marker
• Scissors
• Screws 1.5 cm long (two screws for each bottle)
• Screwdriver
• Punching tool (type belt punch or Crop-A-Dile)
• Metal eyelets
• Eyelet pliers
• Felt pads

Instructions:
1) With a marker, draw the outline of the book holder on the bottle (clean and dry), and cut out .

2) Paint the plank with the color you like best ( optional ).

3) Place the bottles on the axis , making them adhere well to each other.

4) Screw the bottles with two screws for each, at the two ends of the base.
To be sure to keep the same margin on both sides of the axis (in case the bottles do not occupy the entire width of the base), it is preferable to start screwing the central bottles.


5) Once all the bottles have been fixed, drill the holes as per photo below: one hole at the top and one at half height .

Attention : the two walls at the right and left ends (those that remain single) should not be pierced (as shown in the photo above).

To puncture adjacent bottles in the same place, just drill the hole simultaneously, holding the two plastic parts together with your fingers.

6)   Using the special tool, apply the metal eyelets so as to join the walls of the adjacent bottles together.

7) Apply the felt pads on the sides and under the axis.

Done! The bookcase is ready , and the books are finally in order ...

source: Ideekiare: Eco Craft Tour: portalibri fatto riciclando flaconi del detersivo