Art using recycled materials

Best Out Of Waste | Plastic bottle cap craft | bonsai wall hanging idea. How To Make Cool Bonsai Tree Using recycled plastic bottle cap.

Do your bit for the environment—and your wallet—by making your own Christmas crafts from recycled materials instead of going out to buy something new. Sure, it is the season to be jolly, but it’s also the season to be frugal and mindful of all the trash we create!

In this amazing Girl with A Pearl Earring made with buttons, the artist has used a collection of buttons to replicate Vermeer's classic.

Found recyclable materials become art in the 3rd annual Recyclable Art Competition.

Scrap 4 Art. In my opinion... one of Toledo's Best Kept Secrets. Located at 1501 Adams Street in downtown. They collect miscellaneous items and sell them (on the cheap) to people like me. Now here's a sign that I just love to see. Fill a bag for $3.00! My kind of shopping. My family waited in the back room where creativity blossoms. Thanks for your patience boys...now get busy and make something! I've seen this done before...just never actually being used as a cork board. Yep, you can find…

To engage people in your community in creative reuse, a recycled art contest is a great way to inspire people from many ages and backgrounds.

Like throwing a bottle into the sea. It's an S.O.S! We are finding out that it's not the best way to save anybody! Bluebottles in bottles. Commun Bluebottles

DIY projects can be so expensive, but not these recycled item DIYs. Show them off to your friends so they see just how resourceful and creative you are!