What Can you Do With Recycled Food Cans?

What can you do with recycled food cans? Punch two holes in the back,
hang them on a bar secured to the wall, add twist ties through the holes to
tie to the bar, for a neat organizer, in your kitchen, on a shelf, or above your desk.

Glue fabric and trims to the cans, for sweet storage containers like the one
shown below. Decoupage the cans with paper, for a decorative desk organizers.
Finish the cans in fabrics, coat them with mod podge for unique candle holders.
Cans make great candle holders for use outside They keep the flame
from going out, and add a warm touch to a dinner table, or party. Even with
the new l.e.d. candles, cans add a warm glow creating an inviting atmosphere.
You may decorate the cans to match your party theme, or room colors.
Have your kids help create unique candle holders, or custom desk organizers for a family project.

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 Beach Themed organizer by Fuego Phoenix

Spray the finished fabric covered cans with Scotch-guard to make them
water resistant. Or coat them with mod podge glue to make them easy to clean.

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 Bright Candle Holders by Fuego Phoenix

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 Candle Holder by Fuego Phoenix

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Leather and fabric covered candle holder by Fuego Phoenix.

For this one, I glued leather to the can, added the handmade fabric 

ribbon, then coated the fabric in Mod-podge afterward to make it water resistant.

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Candle Holders out of Furniture Legs

Here's an idea for a do it yourself decorating project, diy crafts, or
a handmade gift idea.

I was at the local upholstery store, the other day, when I

noticed a box full of wooden furniture legs. Some were chunky wooden
ones, like you see on contemporary couches and modern chairs, others
are taller and more rounded. I liked the look of the chunky ones,
which are slightly larger at the top (approximately 5 inches square)
than the bottom of the leg, which is about 4 inches square, and stand
about 4 to 5 inches tall. I purchased a couple of these.
 
When I arrived home, I decided to use some mirrors
I've been saving, which are about a quarter inch square, combined
with some metal washers I've been wanting to use.The washers
are square with a hole in the middle for tiny screws.

I lay the mirrors and metal washers on top of one leg, to make
sure they'd fit. I scooted them onto a piece of cardboard,
and put glue along one side of the leg about 1/2 inch wide. I added
the washer first, then a mirror tile, then a washer, until the row
was complete. I repeated this process of adding glue, then
alternating the mirrors and washers, so that they form a checkerboard
pattern. I used tweasers to push them mirrors into place. The mirrors tend
to move around on the glue.

Once I had all the pieces glued, I allowed the glue to set overnight.
The next morning I washed off any excess glue that was on the
mirrors. I bought a small candle, lit it and place it on its new
setting. I'm very pleased with the finished product. This project
is both easy and affordable. I like the look of the shiny mirrors
mixed with the used washers. If you want, you can put
a candle holder jar on top of the wooden leg, for a cool look!

If you don't have access to an upholstery supply store, that
carries furniture legs, you can use a chunky piece of scrap wood,
perhaps from your local carpenter? Just stain or paint the wood,
and add mirrors and metal washers on top. This project
makes home decorating easy.

 

Simple Furniture Leg

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Add mirrors and metal washers.

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A unique candle holder.

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Popsicle Stick Crafts

Enjoy fun, fresh ideas using popsicle sticks.

We created our  "beach house", putting the walls together first,
then a floor, using upholstery cardboard tack strips. We used wine corks
for columns. When we completed the house, we glued the bottom of the
house to cardboard for stability, then painted it bright colors.

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This is one of the fun, projects in Easy Crafts on a Budget for Kids 4 to 104.
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Recycle Arts and Crafts from Plastic, Metal and Cardboard

Spider made from scissors confiscated by tsa, by Christopher Locke

I'm still not finished with my large canvas painting, so I've rounded up
some photos of art and crafts projects made from recycled metal, electronics,
kitchen utensils, and cardboard.

Next week, I'll share projects my grandson and I have made,
and ideas I've experimented with.I'm also working on the ebook
of my new book, Easy Crafts on a Budget for Kids 4 to 104, which
has craft projects for the family to enjoy all year.

Until the ebook is finished, and the painting is completed,
enjoy these recycle arts and crafts, made from plastic,
metal, and cardboard.

Wine rack made from old vinyl records

More Cardboard Kids Crafts

Today I'm reposting photos of very cool cardboard kid crafts.
Some of these crafts like the carboard bowl, are much more detailed.
All of the crafts are unique. The cardboard gameboy,
kitty house, castle, and our own kids cardboard playhouse,
are projects you can easily create.
I hope these crafts give you ideas for creating
fun cardboard arts and crafts for kids.

Gameboy designed by born 2 draw

Cardboard bowl by SEM design

Cardboard Gundham Replica

Cardboard Scream by Mark Langan

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Cardboard playhouse by Fuego Phoenix

cardboard castle by allfortheboys.com

from tumblr.com

Cardboard shelf from Popular Mechanics

Art From Recycled Materials

 

The sculpture above is made from recycled coke cans.

I am very excited about art made from recycled materials.
It's wonderful to see beauty coming from things we use everyday, not
to mention beauty made out of items that are clogging our oceans.

I'm always looking for new ways to repurpose food cans,
boxes, metal parts, plastic bottles, furniture, wood, and other items.

Today, I'm sharing some inspiring work, made from recycled plastic,
metal parts, electronics, tires, wood, guns (yes guns) and glass. While
these are not easy projects, I'm sharing in the hopes the art work will
inspire you to create your own recycled art!

The sculpture to the left is made
from rotten river wood.

The centipede to the right is made from
recycled cake pans.

The giant 22 foot sculpture to the left is made
from recycled polystyrene foam.

These sculptures are made from discarded electronics, by WeeeMan

The rocking chair above and the elephant to the
left are made from recycled guns.

The horse sculpture to the right is made
from recycled tires.
The photo to the right is reposted from funnychill.com

Recycled Plastic Crafts

I was searching for an artist, who creates art, sculptures, birds
and other animals out of recycled plastic detergent bottles.
I couldn't find her, but in the process of looking, I discovered
two very talented eco friendly artists. 

Michelle Brand creates a beautiful plastic curtain from the bottoms of water containers.
She also created a sculptural light pendant, in the same way. She pieces the plastic
bottles precisely, with a clothing tag attacher, shown in the last photo, which
can be purchased on Amazon for around $20. What could you create using this method?

I came across another artist named Sayaka Ganz, who creates animal sculptures from
plastic kitchen utensils. Her inspiring creations are shown below.