Upcycle cardboard tubes - make funky bracelets!

We've already shown two examples of making recycled bracelets - the one with pop tabs and the one with the plastic bottle. Here's a simple and cool solution for reusage of cardboard tubes.

Extra tip: Variations are endless. You can use all sorts of old fabrics and you can decorate the bracelet with some buttons or beads...

Reuse an old CD and refresh your headband!

If you have an old, cheap headband, give it a touch of glamour. An old CD is perfect for that!

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Extra tip: pieces of CD can be square, but if you cut them unproportional the headband will look more interesting!

DIY: a t-shirt recycling project - from an old piece of fabric to a headband or a belt!

Remember all those ideas for recycling old t-shirts? We're bringing you a few more!

1. repurpose an old t-shirt into a five-strand braided headband!

2. adding a little buckle, use a four strand braid to make a unique belt.

Extra tips:

There are infinite possibilities! You can use these new techniques to make the scarf and necklace we already talked about.

This is an opportunity to learn to braid with more than three strands, if you didn’t already know how to do that. If this type of work gives you a headache, simply use the regular three strand braid for these projects!

DIY: A T-shirt recycling project - transform an old T-shirt into a cool scarf/necklace or even a pair of trousers!

Still keeping those old clothes that miraculously got too small? Let's face it- it’s highly unlikely you’ll ever wear them again. Somebody said - if you haven't worn it for 2 years, you probably never will.  But, you don't have to throw it away! You can, as you’ve probably guessed, recycle & upcycle it!

We already mentioned some ideas for old jeans, and now we’ll see what can be done with old cotton T-shirts!

You can make a cool scarf like this one:

Details can be found here.

Here is a different outcome as we slowly progress to the necklace part.

Tutorial available at  this site.

If we decide to make that braid thinner, we can make a necklace, as shown here!

Aaaand after all that, as true eco, recycling and upcycling friends, you’re probably wondering -  what to do with leftovers!?

There is a solution! Craft some cool two-colored trousers for your juniors!

Check it out !

Extra tip: I think the scarf making works best with those cheap, ordinary T-shirts. And remember - there's no need to buy new T-shirts for this project. If you haven't got any, ask round among your friends!