While polymer clay is not the most environmentally conscious craft, I do make an effort to do use recycled materials in some of my other crafts. I like being able to show my kids how you can make something new from materials you have around the house. I use cardboard from Caprisun boxes as a painting surface for some of my paintings. It's a nice sturdy surface to paint on and it gives an interesting texture and sometimes the lines of the corrugated cardboard show through which I love. Plus it's basically free! Here are some examples:
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I also like to use product packaging, catalogs and magazines to make my "Full Circle Trees". Here's one I made from a couple decks of playing cards:
Here's one made from a popsicle box:
And here are 2 from my new candy box series:
Here's a little treasury featuring some other great re-purposed items:
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I also like to use product packaging, catalogs and magazines to make my "Full Circle Trees". Here's one I made from a couple decks of playing cards:
Here's one made from a popsicle box:
And here are 2 from my new candy box series:
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