If you've been feeling a little stuck trying to reduce your waste, upcycling is a
great place to begin your eco-friendly waste management journey! Here, we've
given you some ideas for great upcycling projects you can do right in the
comfort of your own home.
Plastic Spoon Wreath Mirror
What you'll need:
-Mirror (any size, but the bigger the mirror, the more spoons you'll need)
-Plastic spoons (any color, you can paint them later)
-Hot glue
-Cardboard
What to do:
-Begin by tracing your mirror onto large cardboard, then tracing a larger circle
around the one you've just traced for your mirror. Trace the larger circle according
to how many spoons you would like to use.
-Next, break the handles off of your spoons.
-Begin hot gluing the spoons, excluding the handles, onto the circle. Begin gluing
closest to the inside circle, but make sure they don't go outside the lines of the
larger circle.
-After you've finished putting on spoons, you can use spray or acrylic paint to
paint them. (optional)
-Attach the mirror to the inside circle using hot glue
-Hang up and see how good your up cycled project is!
Book Page Art
What you'll need:
-Old book or magazine pages
-Paint
-Stencil (optional)
What to do:
-Figure out what you are going to write on the book pages. It can be a quote,
a banner for a party, or anything else you want!
-Begin stenciling or free handing the letters you would like on the page. One
letter or word per page looks best.
-If using stencils, paint, remove the stencil, and let dry. If free handing, paint
over the letters you outlined.
-Hang up!
Old Sock Hot packs
What you'll need:
-Old socks
-Rice
-Essential oils (optional)
-Needle and thread/ Sewing machine
What to do:
-Start with clean socks
-If using essential oils, mix the rice and oil in bowl
-Pour rice in about 3/4 way to the top
-Sew the opening of the socks. (hot glue will not work, as it will melt if it gets hot)
-Heat in the microwave on one minute intervals until warm.
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