Clever Ways to Up-cycle Everything Around You!! Recycling Life Hacks and DIS Crafts

Using creative recycling life hacks and do-it-yourself crafts, you can up-cycle everything around you and create something fresh, functional, and fashionable out of commonplace items. Here are some ideas:

1. Vintage Photo Frames into Trays

Paint, glue, drawer handles, and old picture frames are everything you will need.

How to Do It: Take the glass and backing out of the frame.

You might choose to paint or embellish the frame.

Drawer handles can be attached to the sides to make a stylish storage container or serving tray.

2. Making Vertical Garden Planters out of Plastic Bottles

Plastic bottles, scissors, twine, dirt, and plants are everything you will need.

Method:

To plant, cut out a portion of the bottle.

Make tiny drainage holes at the bottom.

Plant herbs or tiny flowers in the bottles that are hung vertically, one below the other, using twine.

3. Re-purposing Broken Crayons into New Colorful Crayons

Broken crayons, silicone molds, and an oven are what you will need.

How to Do It: Gather and peel the fragments of shattered crayon.

Put them in silicone molds (you can choose the forms).

To make new multicolored crayons, bake at a low temperature until they melt and then let them cool.

4. Organizing Cords with Toilet Paper Rolls

Rolls of toilet paper and (optional) wrapping paper are needed.

How to Do It: Paint or wrap flattened toilet paper rolls with colored paper.

To keep cables and cords from tangling, arrange and store them using the rolls.

5. Turning wine bottles into candlesticks

What You will Need: Candles, empty wine bottles, and a bottle cutter (if desired).

How to Do It: Using a bottle cutter, carefully cut off the bottles' tops.

To create a chic, econ-friendly lantern or candle holder, insert a candle inside the bottle.

6. Using CD Cases to Create Desk Photo Frames

What You will Need: Photos, stickers, and empty CD cases (optional).

Method:

Take off the old CD cases' coverings and papers.

To make a standing frame for your desk, place a photo inside and fold the case back.

7. Using Tin Cans to Store Silverware

What You Require Tie ribbons, fabric, paint, or tin cans clean.

Method:

Paint the cans or use ribbons and fabric to adorn them.

Put pencils, tools, or even tiny plants in them.

8. Using Antique Steps as Shelves

An aged wooden ladder, paint, or wood stain are required.

The ladder needs to be painted and sanded.

Make advantage of the stairs as bookcases for decorations, plants, or books by leaning it up against the wall.

9. Adding Light Bulbs to Terrariums that Hang

What You will Need: Moss, little plants, soil, pliers, and burned-out light-bulbs.

How to Do It: Use pliers to carefully remove the bulb's internal components.

To make a little hanging terrarium, fill the bulb with a small amount of soil and tiny plants or moss.

10. Using Antique Drawers in Shelves

Paint, mounting brackets, and old drawers are everything you will need.

How to Do It: Paint the worn-out drawer the color of your choice.

Install it as a floating shelf for decor, plants, or books on the wall.

11. Repurposed Tires into Pet Beds or Ottomans

An old tire, fabric or cushion, rope, and glue are required.

How to Do It: Use adhesive to secure the tire after cleaning it and wrapping it in rope.

Put a cushion on top to make it into a comfortable pet bed or a stylish ottoman.

12. Using Glass Jars to Fill Soap Dispensers

What You will Need: Drill, soap pump, and empty glass jars (such as mason jars).

How to Do It: Make a hole that is big enough to accommodate a soap pump in the jar lid.

For a primitive soap dispenser, put the pump into the lid and fill the jar with liquid soap.

13. Making Drawer Dividers Out of Cereal Boxes

What you will need: scissors, wrapping paper, and empty cereal boxes.

How to Do It: To make the cereal boxes fit within your drawer, cut them into different heights.

Use them to arrange stationery, socks, and other tiny objects; cover with wrapping paper for a polished appearance.

14. Shoe-boxes into the Station for Charging

An empty shoe-box, fabric or paint, scissors, and a power strip are required.

Method:

Drill holes for the charging cables in the box's sides.

To make a covert charging station, place a power strip inside the box and thread the cables through the openings.

15. Using Plastic Silverware to Store Jewelry

Plastic forks, glue, spray paint, and a tiny board are required.

Method:

To make hooks, bend the forks' prongs upward.

Once the forks are spray painted, fasten them to a board. Jewelry such as bracelets and necklaces can be hung using the prongs.

16. Painting Palettes with Egg Cartons

Egg cartons that are empty are needed.

How to Do It: To make a simple DIS artist's palette, mix and store several paint colors in the individual egg carton cups.

17. Turning old scarves into pillows

Old scarves, fabric glue or a sewing kit, and pillow stuffing are required.

How to Do It: With one side open, sew or glue two scarves together.

To create a one-of-a-kind throw pillow, stuff the scarf with pillow stuffing and then close the other side.

18. CDs into Disco Ball Requirements: Styrofoam ball, scissors, glue, and used CDs.

Method: Cut used CDs into little square bits.

To make a DIS disco ball, adhere the parts in a mosaic design onto a foam ball.

19. Re-purposing old sweaters as mittens

Old sweaters, scissors, needles, and thread are what you will need.

Cut out mitten forms from the sweater fabric. Here's how to do it.

To make warm, comfortable mittens, sew the edges together, leaving an opening for your hand.

20. Turn shower curtains into tablecloths for outside

What you will need: scissors and an old shower curtain.

How to Do It: You may make a waterproof tablecloth for picnics or parties by trimming the shower curtain to fit your outdoor table.

These easy up-cycling ideas give your house a unique, creative touch while also assisting in waste reduction. Pretty much everything can be made into something functional or aesthetically pleasing with a little imagination!