How to upcycle, repurpose, refashion and re-make everything from jewelry to kids clothing and home decor.

Don't throw away your plastic bottles! Try some of these DIY upcycling projects instead to help organize and spruce up your home décor.

This project is one which has evolved out of my recent experiments with fused plastic. It’s a way of recycling old crayons and plastic bags creatively and I love the finished ‘leaf-like’ feel of these. The finished leaves can be used for a wide range of purposes, or alternatively you could cut the fused plastic sheets up into any shape you like. Materials Plain white plastic bags – or bags with large areas of white that can be used. Roll of Cling film Old wax crayons Metallic Gold Ink Pen…

Even if you use reusable shopping bags, there's a good chance you have some plastic grocery bags somewhere in your home. Check out these ideas!

Create beautiful, budget-friendly decorations for your holidays by upcycling plastic bottles into charming bells. We'll show you how in this fun and eco-friendly craft project.

Making Bracelets From Recycled HDPE Plastic: Making Bracelets From Recycled HDPE NOTE: This tutorial is in need of revision. Any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. High Density PolyEthylene (HDPE) is one of the most commonly used plastics today, being used in a wide variety of …

Upcycle Coffee Cans Don't throw those empty coffee cans away! We put together some pretty awesome ways you can upcycle coffee cans and put them to good use once again. I think my favorite way is

Tutorial for continuous-strand plastic bag or tee shirt yarn at my blog (August 9th-click on title to get the full tutorial). www.eloomanator.eloomanation.com