Really Cute Fabric Filled Vases

Heres a great way to use up all those really small pieces of fabric you thought couldn't be used. Check out the tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous

Great Ideas for Reusing Wrapping Paper

Every Christmas I can remember after all the presents have been unwrapped there were piles of wrapping paper that got stuffed into trash bags and taken out. Although I now use a lot of reusable boxes and bags there are still things that get wrapped in paper. So I have decided thois year that instead of stuffing all those wrappings into a trash bag and adding to the landfills I'm going to try some of the crafts at the following links.

How Recycled Wrapping Paper Crafts Work

How to Make Recycled Wrapping Paper Bows

Recycle Cards and Wrapping Paper

Summer Crafts - Recycling Craft - Decoupage Fun with Wrapping Paper

Quick Recycled Purse Tutorial

I found this while I was looking through youtube, check it out!

Recycled Paper Tables?

In the gift shop at the Missouri Botanical Gardens they had some recycled crafts for sale. What I really liked were the items that were made from magazine pages. The pages were folded and then wound up into various items there were platters, plaques and even a table. It was pretty awesome and I am searching the internet to see if I can find out how to do it. Not sure if I would have the patience to fold all that paper and am wondering if they didn't have some mechanical help. The pieces were all so even.

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Just wanted to show you one of the nicest places just to take a walk!

Turn Plastic Bottles into Wire for Crafts

I love this one, I really need to try it. If I do I'll be back to tell you all about it but for now I'm just posting the link. Use soda and other bottles to make "wire" or plastic stems for flowers, check it out and let your imagination go...

How to Make a Wire from a Plastic Bottle

Turning Shirts into Little Girls Dresses

I found these links about turning a button down shirt into toddlers dresses. Then someone went another step forward and made capri pants out of the sleeves. These are absolutely adorable and I wish I had a little girl to sew for. But alas, I don't so I'll pass this on to you in the hopes that you can use it.

Turning a Shirt into a Dress Tutorial
Making the Sleeves into Capri Pants
A cute example
Another cute example