50+ Recycled Crafts for Earth Day – Party 1: Desk Accessories

When is Earth Day? Earth Day is April 22. So we’re treating you to 50+ new Recycled Crafts for Earth Day. These are fun activities and DIY projects made with recycled materials and cool eco-design to celebrate the day.

Crafting with recyclables is hip, and it allows you to freely experiment, which usually leads better results.

Plus, some of the things we’re going to show you are best made with recycled materials rather than with new material, as they just would not have the same ‘look’ nor carry the same ‘warm n fuzzy feeling’ that one gets from making something beautiful and doing something for the environment at the same time.

Try each craft for yourself so you can create a beautiful Earth Day, every day.

Here is lot #1 of Recycled Crafts for Earth Day:

Unique Desk Accessories from Recycled Materials

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Origami Heart Tutorial

Origami heart – Instructions

Make them as book marks or decorative objects.

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Personalized Desk Calendar (w. recycled papers

Personalized Desk Calendar

Homemade, personalised desk calendar made with recycled paper. This one is full of ‘shakti!’. Art does not always have to be uber professional looking. As long as it was fun to make, and personal.

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Recycled magazines Picture Frames

Cutest picture Frames made from Recycled Magazines

I have a hard time letting go of my most precious home decorating and gardening magazines. But when I see picture frames like this, I’ can’t wait to get to work.

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Recycled Frame Noticeboard

Recycled Frame Noticeboard

We all need notice boards: in the kitchen, the mud room, in the office and the kids study room. So why not make a couple. There are several how-to tutorials here, to make a variety of boards.

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Useful Small Boxes from Recycled Magazines Pipes.

Recycled Paper Boxes

Howto: make even recycled magazine paper rolls. Glue them onto a small recycled box tightly next to each other. Clip as needed. Let dry. Voila’.

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Round Boxes Made with Rolled Magazine Paper

Round Recycled Paper Boxes

This is a free, well-illustrated tutorial on how to make round desk accessory boxes with recycled paper..

Retro Frame Made from Recycled Baby Food Jar Lid – Free  Tutorial

Decoupaged Recycled Milk Carton as Pen holder

Recycled Magazine Business Card Holders – Free Tutorial

Tiny Pin Cushions Made with Recycled Bottle Caps – Free  Tutorial

Origami heart – Instructions

Personalized Desk Calendar (w. recycled papers)

Round Boxes Made with Rolled Magazine Paper – Free, Well-Illustrated Tutorial

Recycled Magazines Picture Frames

Retro Frame Made from Recycled Baby Food Jar Lid – Free  Tutorial

Useful Small Boxes from Recycled Magazines Pipes. Howto: make even recycled magazine paper rolls. Glue them onto a small recycled box tightly next to each other. Clip as needed. Let dry. Voila’.

Decoupaged Recycled Milk Carton as Pen holder

Recycled Frame Noticeboard

Recycled Magazine Business Card Holders – Free Tutorial

Tiny Pin Cushions Made with Recycled Bottle Caps – Free  Tutorial

50+ Cool Recycled Crafts for Earth Day

1. Recycled Craft Ideas for Desk Accessories – this article
2. Unique Furniture and Home Decorations Made from Recycled Materials.
3. Recycled Crafts for Kids
4. Personal Accessories Made with Recyclables
5. Recycling Crafts for the Garden.

For existing green craft ideas that are already on the blog, simply type ‘recycled’ in our search box and find many pages worth of ideas. Be sure to visit our tags (below this article) for more, related craft project ideas.