It's that time of year again, the smell of cookies baking, the holiday music, the frosty air...and the stress of finding that perfect gift for your friends/family. This year, turn your holiday from white to green and make a gift from recycled materials. Why brave the crowds of the shopping malls when you may be able to stay toasty warm in your house.
Here are some great ideas for gifts made from recycled materials found in books at the Library:
AlternaCrafts: 20 Hi-Style Lo-Budget Projects to Make
By Jessica Vitkus
YA 745.5 Vitkus
This book has instructions for lots of crafty gift ideas including a "Shaggy Dog Rug" made out of torn up old t-shirts.
Rubbish! Reuse your Refuse
By Kate Shoup
745.59 Shoup
This book contains lots of crafty ideas for how to reuse everyday items. My favorite is the "vanity plate," using an old license plate to make jewelry.
Creative Juice: 45 Re-Crafting Projects to Make with Recycled Stuff
By Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza
745.5 Filian
So many projects...so little time! Turn a hub cap into a candle holder or matchboxes into a tiny treasure chest.
Jeaneology: Crafty Ways to Reinvent your Old Blues
By Nancy Flynn
YA 687.1 Flynn
Learn how to spruce up an old pair of blue jeans or how to craft a placemat out of your worn out duds.
Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt
By Megan Nicolay
646.404 Nicolay
Tired of your old Ts…with some creative snipping and tying you will have a completely revamped fashion that will be a sure hit with your friends.
