• Project Gallery
  • DIY
    • Recycled DIY
    • Upcycled DIY
    • Repurposed DIY
    • Refurbished DIY
    • DIY Furniture
    • Repurposed Furniture
    • Thrift Store Transformations
  • Crafts
    • Wood Crafts
    • Paper Crafts
    • Photo Crafts
    • Kids Craft Ideas
    • Doll Crafts
    • Felt Crafts
    • Stenciling
    • Gift Wrapping
    • Printables
  • Party
    • Birthday Party
    • Baby Shower
    • Bridal Shower
    • Wedding
    • Team Sports
    • Sweets and Treats
    • Cocktail Corner
  • Holidays
    • Father’s Day
    • Fourth of July
    • Back to School
    • Halloween
    • Halloween Costumes
    • Thanksgiving
    • Elf on the Shelf
    • Christmas
    • New Years
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Earth Day
    • Teacher Appreciation
    • Mother’s Day
  • Home & Garden
    • Storage & Organization
    • Cleaning Tips
    • Gardening
    • Makeovers
    • Kid Stuff Makeovers
    • DIY Tips & Tricks
    • DIY Artwork
    • Curb Appeal
  • Health & Beauty
    • Health & Wellness
    • Bath & Body
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

DIY Inspired

Repurpose, Reinvent

  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertising
  • Featured
  • Disclosure

Crafts Holidays

Clever Trash to Treasure Earth Day Crafts

Fun and Clever Trash to Treasure Earth Day Crafts

Earth Day is coming up! I swear it was just Christmas. Where does the time go? In honor of this important national holiday, I thought I’d put together some fun and clever trash to treasure Earth Day Crafts.  Each craft has a step by step photo tutorial done by yours truly! I hope you try some out!

What and When is Earth Day?

Earth Day is the on the same date every year, April 22nd. It’s a holiday that is close to my heart. I started this blog on Earth Day 2011 with the tag line, “Repurpose, Reinvent”. It’s a day when we demonstrate our support for environmental protection. Read more about Earth Day history.

What Can You Do to Honor Earth Day?

Here are a few ideas of simple things you can do to celebrate Earth Day.

  1. Bike more and drive less.
  2. Conserve water both inside and outside by using these tips.
  3. Educate others, especially our children!
  4. Use less plastic. For example, bring recycled bags when you go shopping or use glass bottles instead of plastic.
  5. Go green by planting a tree, start gardening and composting.
  6. Make your own cleaning materials like this.
  7. Reduce, reuse, recycle!
  8. When crafting, use recycled materials.

Recycled Craft Ideas for Earth Day

DIY Macrame Mason Jar Lanterns Tutorial

Recycled Mason Jar Lantern

I still have these macramé lanterns hanging in my back yard. They are great especially this time of year in southern California while entertaining outdoors. I light the tea lights before sunset and they stay lit for several hours.

DIY Book Page Butterfly Wreath

Recycled Book Page Butterfly Wreath

Don’t throw away damaged books. Reuse them! Can you believe it cost me nothing to make this butterfly wreath? I made it out of branches from my backyard and a wire hanger.  I decorated it with butterflies I cut out of an old book and used beads and twine for the antennas.

Recycled Craft idea for Milk Jugs

Recycled Milk Jug Flowers

Turn a milk jug into pretty flowers using this creative melting technique. Watch the YouTube video:

Recycled Phonebook

Repurposed Phonebook Flowers

Does anyone use a phone book anymore? Here’s a fun craft you can do with all those pages. Why do they still send these out?

recycled-book-page-wreath

Recycled Book Page Wreath Tutorial

This is another great wreath tutorial. I made this one also out of book pages from a damaged book. For the wreath I used Plumber’s insulation.

How to Hollow Out a Book to Make a Secret Book Safe

Hollow Book Safe How To

This makes a great gift. It’s a clever way of hiding some important things or extra money in an old hardback book.

Recycled Coffee Bean Sack Outdoor Pillow

Recycled Coffee Bean Sack Pillow

I had bought some old coffee bean sacks at a flea market and ended up making some fun outdoor pillows for my back patio.

 Like it? Pin it!

Trash to Treasure Earth Day Crafts

 

 

This article was updated an improved from April 2014.

  • Share
  • Twitter


Leave a Comment

Join our Community of Crafters!

Stay updated and never miss a thing!

Disclosure and Privacy Policy
Previous Post: « Refurbished Garage Sale Night Stands
Next Post: Upcycled Thrift Store Teapots »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Welcome!

DIY Inspired Profile Picture 2015Thank you for visiting! I'm Dinah and I'm honored to have had an exciting career in blogging over the last 11 years. {Read more about me here}

Join our Community of Crafters!

Stay updated and never miss a thing!

Disclosure and Privacy Policy

Stay updated and never miss a thing!

Footer

You might also love these

DIY Classroom Mobile Phone Holder

Classroom Smart Phone Drop Station

How to Make Cotton Stems

DIY Fabric Covered Switchplates

DIY White and Gold Nightstands

Over Ten Years of Do-It-Yourself Inspiration

DIY Paper Flower Party Decor

Accordion Flowers How To

Copyright © 2022 · Divine theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2005–2022 DIY Inspired. Installed and customized by TCN Design Studio