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From Kate Pullen, your About Arts & Crafts Editor
With tomorrow being Earth Day this week's projects have a recycling theme. One of the great things about making things by hand is that we can recycle a whole range of materials into our projects. Happy crafting! Kate

Make Pull Tab Napkin Rings
These pretty napkin rings are made from recycled pull tabs. What a great idea! Find out how to make them with this photo tutorial.
Search Related Topics:  frugal crochet  green crochet 

Make Yarn from T-shirts
Collect up old t-shirts to make thick and chunky yarn which can be used for a variety of projects.
Search Related Topics:  t-shirt yarn  sustainable knitting 

How to Make Plastic Bag Yarn
Plastic bags are another source of material for making yarn. Find out how here!
Search Related Topics:  plarn  recycled fashion 

DIY Gift Packaging Projects
Save old greeting cards and packaging materials and recycle them into attractive handmade gift boxes. There are a range of projects with instructions and templates here for you to try.
Search Related Topics:  papercrafts  gift bags  gift packaging


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