TP Flower Project

I am gonna start saving my toilet paper rolls to make this. It would look great on my empty wall in the foyer room. Talk about recycle! Check out the tutorial at imperfectly Perfect.

Coiled magazine bowl

What a great way to recycle your used magazines! Give this coiled magazine bowl a try before you stash your mags - via Frugal Upstate. I might try to make a mirror and a bowl :]

Plantable paper for Earth Day

I love the recycled homemade material in this plantable paper. Ellen shares how to make your own. By making them yourself, not only are you recycling, but you are also planting something for Earth Day. It also looks like a fun, messy project that you can do with the kids. But if you are not up for a messy project, you can also try the whimsical flower wreath.

DIY plantable greeting cards

Make your own homemade plantable greeting card! A great card for people who have green thumbs. via Make and Takes. You can use recycle scraps of paper to make the flower part too!

DIY envelope gift bag

Check out this easy tutorial to make your own envelope gift bag. Bird Craft says, "The bigger the envelope, the bigger the gift bag." I'd use this to make some Easter gift bags, or even birthday party favors. What other ideas could you use it for?

Recycled tea box journal

Head over to Collage Contessa and check out this cool tutorial on making a recycled tea box journal. I'm a big tea drinker, so I guess I will have to start saving up some tea boxes! This idea is so creative :)

Ruffley book page wreath

Finished reading your old books? Turn it into a book page wreath! If you aren't ready to part with your books, you can always go to your public library and you might find some on sale for $1. I love the way it looks so ruffley :)

via Living with Lindsay.

Folded origami plastic bags

 

If you've got absolutely nothing else to do with your plastic bags, you can turn them into these cute folded origami square shapes :)

 

via Cut Out + Keep

Movies and Origami

Now I know what I can do with all these Netflix envelopes. Turn them into fun origami :) A very neat site that has instructions on folding hearts, boxes, swans and much more with these. What a great way to recycle.  via Netflix Origami

DIY paper sunburst mirror

 

Check out this easy tutorial to make for your wall decor. Make your own paper sunburst mirror! I love the glitter on these.

via Full House

Recycled Newspaper gift bag DIY

Rackcoo, the paper crafts moderator for the popular craft forum, Craftster.org has shared a very simple and green way to make these cute gift bags. Find some newspaper and recycle! Tutorial here.

Recycle Origami Machine

You know I am all for recycling. Taking scraps of paper and then turning it to something new is always amazing. I guess you can sort of compare recycling to folding origami. With recycling, you take something old, like say a used plastic bottle, and you turn it into a new plastic bottle. With folding origami, you take a sheet of paper, and turn it into a new creation.
I found this neat eco-friendly origami machine designed by Qianqian Tao via Yanko Design that does BOTH. I wish I knew where to purchase one of these, cuz I know I can definitely use a recycled trash bin made out of my old scraps of paper.

"Imagine putting all your unwanted trash papers into this recycle bin, and it spits out a trendy trash bin or stool made out of that same discarded paper. Call it Origami magic or Paper Mache wonders, but I think it’s an awesome game plan. The paper dumped into the Waste Paper Recycle Trash Bin gets mixed with “668 polyvinyl alcohol environment cement”, and is compressed into the trash-bin form.

The recycle bin for its eco-conscious, part features a touchscreen navigation display, a slot on the top for you to slide in the paper sheets, a cement-mixture-pouring-in compartment and thermovents at the back. The body is constructed out of aluminum and biodegradable plastics, but its unclear how the system runs or how does it source its power." via Yanko Design.