1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse

1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse
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Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781616735456
ISBN-13 : 1616735457
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse by : Garth Johnson

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.

The Craft-A-Day Book

The Craft-A-Day Book
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9781512413137
ISBN-13 : 1512413135
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis The Craft-A-Day Book by : Kari A. Cornell

Reduce, reuse, and recycle with ideas from The Craft-a-Day Book. You can put the three Rs to work with these thirty awesome crafts Using recycled and reusable materials from around the house, school, or a thrift store, you'll find directions for making colorful lanterns from paper and jars, ruffle skirts from t-shirts, scarves and mitts from your favorite old sweaters and socks, and much more. Learn to make bobbles and pom-poms and other easy decorative embellishments. You'll also get a window into how one experienced crafter--Kari Cornell--finds inspiration for her projects. Colorful photographs and step-by-step instructions turn each inspiration into something you'll love wearing or using--and will lead you to new ideas of your own Ready, set, let's get crafting

What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?

What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 46
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ISBN-10 : 0805082905
ISBN-13 : 9780805082906
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe? by : Anna Alter

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.

Ruby Star Wrapping

Ruby Star Wrapping
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781590309995
ISBN-13 : 1590309995
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Ruby Star Wrapping by : Melody Miller

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

Retrash

Retrash
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ISBN-10 : 0987140329
ISBN-13 : 9780987140326
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Retrash by : Nathan Devine

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.

Recycle and Remake

Recycle and Remake
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Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages : 50
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ISBN-10 : 9780241456330
ISBN-13 : 0241456339
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Recycle and Remake by : DK

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.

Restore. Recycle. Repurpose

Restore. Recycle. Repurpose
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Publisher : Hearst
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1588167690
ISBN-13 : 9781588167699
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Restore. Recycle. Repurpose by : Randy Florke

"Country Living contributing editor Randy Florke shows how to decorate and renovate a home inexpensively with repurposed, restored, and recycled materials. Providing inspiration and practical information, he perfectly captures why sustainable living is important and reveals how everyone can create a home that's a harmonious with the environment as it is beautiful. What's more, 'Restore. Recycle. Repurpose.' explains how to do it without buying costly materials from far-flung places or throwing out what you already have. Room by room, Florke presents ideas, examples, and resources that are "shades of green." His approach begins with a major focus for each room, such as vanities, sinks, and tubs in the bathroom. Sharing his flea market and thrift shopping skills as well as some savvy wisdom inspired by his grandmother, Florke will help you create a welcoming, lovely, earth-friendly décor--without spending a fortune"--P. [2] of cover.

Art Without Waste

Art Without Waste
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Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9781631590313
ISBN-13 : 1631590316
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Art Without Waste by : Patty Wongpakdee

Art Without Waste features 500 upcycled and Earth-friendly designs from cutting-edge designers, illustrators and artists around the world. With a broad scope of alternative uses for discarded items, such as bottle caps, gas cans, and skateboards, the designs featured in this book also explore new uses for sustainable resources such as wood, straw, and paper. This is a gorgeous and inspiring collection of works from artists whose approach often incorporates eco-friendly principles such as upcycling, with sustainability as a central goal. Find inspiration from an array of non-traditional artists and designers. Some have invented new techniques, while others have harnessed a creative passion into manipulated materials, resulting in dynamic forms that encourage audiences to perceive discarded items in an entirely new light. So don't just throw away that bottle or plastic cap- recycle it into your own exciting art projects.

Makers, Crafters, Educators

Makers, Crafters, Educators
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9781351715799
ISBN-13 : 1351715798
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Makers, Crafters, Educators by : Elizabeth Garber

Makers, Crafters, Educators brings the do-it-yourself (DIY) ethos of maker and crafter movements into educational environments, and examines the politics of cultural change that undergird them. Addressing making and crafting in relation to community and schooling practices, culture, and place, this edited collection positions making as an agent of change in education. In the volume’s five sections—Play and Hacking, Access and Equity, Interdependence and Interdisciplinarity, Cultural and Environmental Sustainability, and Labor and Leisure—authors from around the world present a collage of issues and practices connecting object making, participatory culture, and socio-cultural transformation. Offering gateways into cultural practices from six continents, this volume explores the participatory culture of maker and crafter spaces in education and reveals how community sites hold the promise of such socio-cultural transformation.

Craftivism

Craftivism
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Publisher : Arsenal Pulp Press
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781551525358
ISBN-13 : 1551525356
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Craftivism by : Betsy Greer

Craftivism is a worldwide movement that operates at the intersection where craft and activism meet; Craftivism the book is full of inspiration for crafters who want to create works that add to the greater good. With interviews and profiles of craftivists who are changing the world with their art, and through examples that range from community embroidery projects, stitching in prisons, revolutionary ceramics, AIDS activism, yarn bombing, and crafts that facilitate personal growth, Craftivism provides imaginative examples of how crafters can be creative and altruistic at the same time. Artists profiled in the book are from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Asia, and their crafts include knitting, crocheting, sewing, textiles, pottery, and ceramics. There's the Brooklyn writer who creates large-scale site-specific knitted installations; the British woman who runs sewing and quilting workshops for community building and therapy; the Indonesian book maker and organizer of a DIY craft center; and the Oxford, England, cultural theorist and dress designer. A wonderful sense of optimism and possibility pervades the book: the inspiring notion that being crafty can really make the world a better place. Betsy Greer is a writer, crafter, researcher, and the author of Knitting for Good!: A Guide to Creating Personal, Social and Political Change Stitch by Stitch. She also runs the blog craftivism.com and believes that creativity and positive activism can save not only the soul, but also the world.