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Art

From Trash to Treasure

 Bottle Trees:  And the Whimsical Art of Garden Glass by Felder Rushing.

 

 

 

 Cool Crafts With Old Wrappers, Cans and Bottles:  Green Projects for Resourceful Kids by Carol Sirrine.

 

 

 

 Create Colorful Aluminum Jewelry:  Upcycle Cans Into Vibrant Necklaces, Rings, Earrings, Pins, and Bracelets by Helen Harle.

 

 

 

 Mosaics:  The Art of Reuse; 45 Inspired Designs Using Unconventional Materials by Galit Glazer.

 

 

 

 Papier-mache Monsters:  Turn Trinkets And Trash Into Magnificent Monstrosities by Dan Reeder.

 

 

 

 Sewing Bits & Pieces:  35 Projects Using Fabric Scraps by Sandi Henderson.

 

 

 

 Soda Pop Rockets:  20 Sensational Rockets To Make From Plastic Bottles by Paul Jarvis.

 

 

 

 The Cardboard Box Book:  25 Things To Make And do With An Empty Box.

 

 

 

 Trash Origami:  25 Paper Folding Projects Reusing Everyday Materials by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander.

 

 

 

 Trash-to-Treasure Papermaking:  Make Your Own Recycled Paper From Newspapers & Magazines, Can & Bottle Labels, Discarded Gift Wrap, Old Phonebooks, Junk Mail, Comic Books, and More by Arnole E. Grummer.

 

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