Recycled art projects upcycling

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!

Upcycling old DVDs and CDs after you Marie Kondo | Upcycle them into garden art, wall hangings or sun reflectors.

Recycled Animal Art: How to create beautiful recycled animal art out of trash and junk material. This is an exciting recycling project.

Make flowers or sea creatures out of plastic bottles! Use them to decorate; make a mobile, chandelier or hanging curtain. I made sea anemone ornaments for my ocean themed Christmas tree! You can use them for "bows" on a pretty gift packages or even make jewelry! A fun craft project for kids with adult supervision and maybe a little help. *** I guess in today's age we must also include basic common sense warnings like open a window, use a fan, have a bowl of water in case things get hot and…

A broken CD isn't much good to anyone. Unless you're Sean Avery that is. Because while most of us would just throw them in the trash, the South Africa-born, Australia-based artist turns them into various dazzling animal sculptures. He makes them by gluing CD shards to wire mesh frames shaped like different animals, and as you can see from his iridescent animal kingdom, there seems to be no limit to the types of creatures he can create.

Crating recycle art projects is a fun and easy way to have fun, make inexpensive crafts, and also help to keep some of our common household extras out of the landfill. These projects include easy

Repurpose water bottles to make an adorable flower craft for spring, summer, Mother's Day, Earth Day, or any day with the kids!

Czech artist Veronika Richterová decided to do something with PET plastic bottles and now creates life-like sculptures from the repurposed material.