Picture taken from Craftzine

Not to discredit the article about plastic and paper bags from yesterday's post but here is a craft that you might find surprising and useful.

Fusing plastic bags is a unique way to transform waste into material you can reuse to create coasters like Marria and Amanda or to make very sturdy tote bags.

The possibilities are endless.Once the plastic bags are fused you can use a sewing machine to create a piece of usable art. The possibilities are endless. Check out the tutorial from ETSY LABS for full instructions.

Recycled Craft Friday: Paper Mache

To follow up with our "Eco Chic" artist from Tuesday and since it is Halloween I thought you might enjoy these pumpkins. These awesome pumpkins are made from paper mache (newspaper, water, and glue) and were created using a similar technique that Susan uses. Check out the website STOLLOWEEN for instructions on how to paper mache and create these festive decorations.via CraftZine

If you are local to Thomasville and have a craft for recycled Friday or create "Eco Chic" art or crafts please contact us by e-mail citybeautificationtville@gmail.com we would love to feature you.

Recycled Friday Craft: A "Spin" off the Typical Cork Board

Making a Cork board is a very practical way to reuse/recycle old wine corks and create a unique and usable piece of art.

There have been many tutorials to make a"Wine Cork Board" but this one has "spin". View Pam Baldwin's Blog Inspiration Turn Design for full details on how to make your own Wine Cork Board.

If you make this project or a project from previous "Recycled Craft Fridays" Please send your pictures to citybeautificationtville@gmail.com. We would love to see and post your creations.

Recyled Craft Fridays: T-Shirt Shopping Bags

Bringing your own bag to the store has become a popular trend. Most stores around Thomasville offer you to purchase your own reusable bags at the check out line. While buying grocery bags might not be in your budget you can easily make your own using an old t-shirt of tank top. Check out Martha Stewarts tutorial at her website for instructions

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Also stay tuned for a news article regarding making your own bags in the Thomasville Times.

Recycled Craft Fridays

There are so many things you can do with trash besides throw it away. Each Friday I am going post a craft or activity that takes trash and makes it useful again. This Friday we are making paper bag note cards. All you will need is:

A paper Bag from the grocery store

glue stick

white paper

decoration supplies (paint, glitter, etc.)

Step 1: Cut your paper bag into pieces measuring the size card you want to make. My pieces measured 9" x 6".2.Next fold each piece in half creating a card.

3. You will then need to cut white paper (this can be used paper from the office, junk mail, etc) slightly smaller than the paper bag size and glue using a glue stick to the inside of your paper bag card. My white paper measures 8.75"x5.75"

Once Dry the next step is to decorate the outside any way you would like. Make it into a birthday card or personalized stationery by monogramming it with your initials.

If you have a project idea or tutorial you created that incoprated recycyled materials please e-mail citybeautificationtville@gmail.com. We would love to feature local crafters on our blog.