29 Recycled Easter Ideas

It's not too late to get inspired with 29 recycled Easter ideas!

Our local Metro newspaper reported that Swedes eat 6,000 tons of candy during Easter. With my very non-scientific figures that's equal to the full take-off weight of 12 Boeing 747s including passengers and cargo, or 3,600 Volvo S60s, or nearly 33 million bananas. My conclusion? That's a lot of candy!

We may not be able to recycle candy, but how about adding a recycled little bunny to your decor this year!  

recycled cardboard bunny - via Lindsay Blamey

recycled your empty egg carton for a cute little Easter pendant light - via Addicted to Decorating

recycled metal bunnies sure are cute! - via Amazon

recycle your stamps for a snail mail egg from Rusty Rooster Vintage

cute little bunny sachets from recycled fabric scraps - via Craft Passion

love this recycled brown bag nest, complete with tutorial - via Alpha Mom

recycled Tshirt bunnies - via Chez Beeper Bebe

keep it simple and reuse that egg you had for breakfast this morning - via Stylizimo

ever wonder what to do with that lint from your dryer? How about 'dust bunnies'? - via Suzanne Proulx

fill a group of recycled bottles with paint and add lilies for Easter - via Organize & Decorate Everything

recycled cardboard bunnies on the fence - via Recycle Merced

getting rid of any winter sweaters as you spring clean this year? Pull the yarn for these cute little recycled yarn eggs for Easter - via The Long Thread

recycled fabric lavender sachet bunny - via Pouch

make burlap bunny shoe fresheners with recycled coffee sacks, complete with tutorial - via Craft Passion

recycled plastic rabbit - Robert Bradford via Smudgetikka

recycled tie eggs are just my style! - Kathleen George via Crafts 'n Coffee

I gotta try one of these recycled winter scarf bunnies for Easter! Includes project download - via Lark Crafts

recycled baby chicks direct from the egg carton - via Paper, Plate and Plane

and their recycled bunny friends - via Dream It Make It

there's a couple of cute recycled egg ideas here with buttons and lace  - via Crafts 'n Coffee

this little recycled cashmere sweater funny bunny's ears come off with his hat - via Chez Beeper Bebe

did you know that the Easter Bunny leaves extra candy in recycled box baskets? - via Crafting a Green World

recycled your Christmas decorations and put bunny ears on them! - via Sweater Surgery

paint chip Easter egg garland - Modern Parents, Messy Kids via Curbly

Easter chicken from recycled bags - what about a bunny, too? - Kathleen George via Crafts 'n Coffee

painted bunny on recycled bottle - via Bunny Hop Hollow at Etsy

recycled plastic bottle bunny in Sydney - via dryasadingo on Flickr

wow...that's one big recycled components egg for Easter! - via Wonderlane on Flickr

and once Easter is over and you come down from your sugar high, think about how to recycle some of those Easter egg foils like Timothy Horn did for color on this glass slipper that sits in the National Gallery of Australia

Okay...ready to hop in and create?

Until next time...
Mike



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Happy Valentine's Day

50 Ways to DIY Your Valentine - Recycled and Repurposed

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It's time for a Valentine's showcase, Blue Velvet Chair style! That means recycled, repurposed, upcycled, and ridiculously simple low-to-no-cost DIY. We've got 50 inspiring ideas that cover nearly every material you can use. And if you aren't ready to DIY your own, there are plenty of artisans in the list below who will sell you one of theirs. Let the show begin!

rock hearts

whatever...

recycled book page heart garland

Bookity

etched lover's heart on reclaimed wood

The Lonely Heart on Etsy

repurposed man's shirt becomes pillow

Apartment Therapy

carved Valentine message on bark

Fun in the Making

'love' in matchsticks

Pei San Ng via Inhabitat

Valentine garland from recycled felted wool (think sweaters)

Big Brown House on Tumblr

rolled magazine pages heart

Lynn's Mix on Etsy

paper mosaic with quotes

John Bender on Etsy

wall heart art made from recycled soda cans

Transcendent Treasure on Etsy

heart art from reclaimed wood and metal

M West Designs on Etsy

fun and funky mixed media Valentine art

Jim Healy via JunkMarket Style

heart necklace from repurposed hex nuts

Letandas

origami hearts from recycled catalogs

P.S.

recycled window filled with mosaic hearts (done by kids!)

Ta-Dah

recycled maps for heart art

Bombus

flower seed bombs made with recycled newspaper

Para Noire

recycled toilet roll becomes super simple heart stamp

Rust & Sunshine

framed heart art made from fused plastic bags

inbaLimor

recycled fabric and hanger heart

Home Eclectic

heart pendant made from recycled circuit board

CloneHardware

heart art from recycled egg cartons

Martin Adlington

recycled cork art

Lovely Morning via Blue Velvet Chair

recycled wool heart ornaments (think sweaters)

Sewn Natural via Feelgood Style

blue mussel shells

Cozy Home Blog

recycled sweaters become funky hand warmers

Artyzan Crafts

recycled iced coffee bottle valentines

Sweet Anne

recycled magazine pages as mosaic art

Michael at Blue Velvet Chair

heart candy dish repurposed as jewelry holder

Daydream Parlour

recycle sweaters or Tshirts and glass jars for

a super cute table or mantle piece (these are made with felt)

Life is Good via DaDeeDum

driftwood hearts

Heart Black Market

this is a print, but the original was a bunch of 

recycled books about love

Paul Octavious

heart art made from recycled spray cans

Can Love

recycled sheet music becomes heart art

Secret Pie Shoppe

recycled fabrics and special message in a jar

Shiztastic

recycled denim heart

Ella Waite on Etsy

DIY seed heart for happy birds

Stylizimo

repurpose your candy for a unique ring on Valentine's Day

Blue Moss

recycled map heart art

Artstuff

twigs and glue heart

79 Ideas

recycled vintage coke cooler becomes heart art

Jim Healy via JunkMarket Style

leaf heart garland

The Letter 4

recycled sailing cloth bags made by Kenyan fishermen

Le Souk

toilet roll heart mobile

Grietjekarwietje

recycled cleaning jug vases

Canadian Living

recycled soda can heart magnet

Rainy Roots Studio at Etsy

heart etched on reclaimed wood

The Lonely Heart on Etsy

this one is free! have someone take a 'heart' photo for you.

a Valentine message with things found around the house

Common Ground

Valentine vignette with things around the house

52 Mantels

I made a couple of Valentine projects myself this year if you missed the posts for my 15-minute recycled T-shirt heart and the forest glam twig Valentine.

And if you've got a fabulicious Valentine creation and you want to share it with the world, hop over to this Valentine party with Kate at Cheap Crafty Mama.


Don't forget to share this collection with your friends!


Until next time...
Mike



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