1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse

1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse
Author: Garth Johnson
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2009-11-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1616735457

Artists have always been recyclers. This gallery of work made from repurposed materials is both a visual delight and "a source of ideas for crafters" (Library Journal). Artists and crafters have always been recyclers at heart, but in recent decades, it's become not only a thrifty choice but a moral imperative for many. 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse contains a cutting-edge collection of the most inventive work being made with reused, upcycled, and already existing materials. Exciting and inspiring, the work in this book ranges from clever and humble personal accessories to unique and important large-scale works of art, including paper art, fashion, jewelry, housewares, interiors, and installations.

What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?

What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?
Author: Anna Alter
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2009-03-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780805082906

Features step-by-step instructions that teach children the importance of recycling through creative projects and challenge them to come up with recycling ideas of their own.

The Art of Cardboard

The Art of Cardboard
Author: Lori Zimmer
Publisher: Quarry Books Editions
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1631590278

Breathe new life into your art with this incredible new take on a seemingly mundane material. New artists and experts alike will take so much from The Art of Cardboard.

Learn and Play the Green Way

Learn and Play the Green Way
Author: Rhoda Redleaf
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2009-01-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1605540609

Don’t throw it away—use it for play! Turn items headed for the trash into fun, educational, and safe toys and activities for young children. Find one hundred creative and clever ideas repurposing common household objects—including shoeboxes, fabric scraps, plastic lids, and buttons—into entertaining playthings. The toys benefit children’s early learning by promoting sensory perception and development in physical; social and emotional; cognitive; and language and communication areas. Organized by age group, Learn and Play the Green Way has sections for working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and schoolagers. Each activity includes: A description of the ways children might use the toy Suggestions for extending the learning A list of materials needed and step-by-step instructions A green idea for additional ways to be eco-friendly Learn and Play the Green Way: Fun Activities with Reusable Materials is a revision of the bestselling, award-winning Learn and Play the Recycle Way: Homemade Toys that Teach.

HomeMade

HomeMade
Author: Ken Braren
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1612122280

Discover the satisfaction of building your own lawn chairs, fences, bootjacks, cold frames, and compost bins. Ken Braren and Roger Griffith show you how to build a variety of easy-to-make items for your home and garden that are designed to save you money and make your life easier. Even if you have limited construction experience, the simple instructions and clear illustrations in this guide will have you confidently crafting your own potting bench and building a basement closet.

Recycle and Remake

Recycle and Remake
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241456339

Kids are on a mission to save the Earth! Recycle and Remake is the hands-on, practical guide you need to get started. This gentle, but empowering book is full of creative making activities, information, and ideas that give young eco-warriors (like you!) the know-how to really help the environment. With Recycle and Remake, you will soon be saving trees by making your own seeded recycled paper from junk mail, cleaning up the oceans by turning old carrier bags into kites, friendship bracelets, and colourful weaved baskets, and repurposing a cardboard box into a periscope. You'll also learn about sustainable energies by creating a simple solar oven, cutting down on cling-film by making a food wrap from scrap cotton and beeswax, and turning an old t-shirt into a reusable tote bag so you never need to buy a plastic carrier bag again. You can even grow new plants to clean the air in your own up-cycled milk bottle planters and using homemade compost. As you make and create, you will learn kid-friendly facts about the big issues our planet is facing. Each of the activities directly relates to an environmental hot topic, such as plastic pollution, food waste, or deforestation. Budding environmentalists all over the world are feeling inspired to do their bit for our unique planet. This future-friendly ebook is here to guide you with all the information, ideas, tips, and tools you need to be part of the solution.

Zero Waste Kids

Zero Waste Kids
Author: Rob Greenfield
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1631599410

Zero Waste Kids features fun and practical projects designed to get kids reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling to benefit the environment and lead more sustainable lives.

Ruby Star Wrapping

Ruby Star Wrapping
Author: Melody Miller
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2012
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1590309995

Provides instructions for creating unique and reusable gift wrappings from fabric scraps, empty cereal boxes, old book covers, and more.

Retrash

Retrash
Author: Nathan Devine
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2014
Genre: Mixed media (Art)
ISBN: 9780987140326

Retrash will inspire you with creative and innovative ideas on reusing second hand materials. Recycling and upcycling come together through the work of 82 designers and artists from 20 countries around the world.

Ready Made

Ready Made
Author: Shoshana Berger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2006
Genre: Handicraft
ISBN: 9780500513385

'Readymade' is a cult publication that describes itself as 'a magazine for people who like to make stuff, who see the flicker of invention in everyday objects'. This quirky, witty 'how-to' volume, the magazine’s incarnation in book form, is full of inventive and clever design projects - from water-bottle lounge chairs and ladder shelving to shopping bag rugs and denim dog beds - guaranteed to inspire modern do-it-yourselfers.