Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Top 5 Bizarre and Beautiful Recycling DIYs


We've already shown that we love Pinterest, and that it can be a great source for eco-savvy DIY-ers. We've found some pretty bizarre DIYs that are a little off the wall but pretty cool as a finished product. Here are our top 5 of the bizarre and beautiful recycling DIYS.

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This pin leads to a whole list of bizarre but awesome. It's really hard to find something to do with those one time use paint chips or paint samples when you're done with them. This list gives a plethora of different DIYS to help you use all of your old samples.

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At first glance this pin just looks like a regular necklace. However, this DIY teaches you to make necklaces and other things out of old aluminum cans. While you may not want to do this with your pepsi can, this is a really fun tutorial and will definitely create some unique jewelry.

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Anyone who has ever tried to gift baked goods knows that it is always hard to get them to their intended recipient unbroken, squished, or in any other way harmed. This repurposing of an old plastic or aluminum wrap box creates a unique way of gifting muffins, cupcakes, and other baked goods.

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Coffee addicts out there go through a lot of those cup sleeves. Now, there's a way to reuse them to create coasters, so their coffee mugs at home don't leave rings on their tables. With the number of patterns and designs used by different coffee shops, these could be pretty cool and colorful.

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Remember doing shrinky dinks either as a kid or with your kids? Well, here's a more "grown up" way to have all the fun of shrinky dinks with all the style of store bought jewelry. This bracelet is made out of plastic that was shrunk and hardened in the oven and then bound together. It's a fun way to keep your plastics out of landfills.

Are there any great DIYs that you've found that are off the wall but awesome? Leave them in the comments, we'd love to check them out!

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