Recycled material crafts

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In progress bookmarking and inspiration linksharing for using recycleables for crafts projects for cooperatives and communities in the developing world.

Treehugger's Top 5 Recycled Paper products (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/top_five_recycl.php)

Toys from Trash: http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html

magazine paper

paper beads

http://lifeinafrica.com/products /junglebeads/index.htm

http://www.novica.com/artistdeta il/index.cfm?faid=5673

baskets http://www.flickr.com/photos/254 58302@N00/277345761/in/photo stream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lif einafrica/256274844/

picture frames http://tinyurl.com/yt95rr

mirrors http://tinyurl.com/24fwzr

soda tabs

dog collars, cellphone pouches, cosmetic pouches: http://www.novica.com/search/sea rchresults.cfm

bottlecaps

toy snake: http://www.folkartplus.com/ramon asnake.htm

ornaments: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lif einafrica/308867703/in/set-72157 594363354262/

soda cans

toy car: http://www.worldplay.org/paw/kid scorner/cokecar.html

newspaper

jewelry http://www.newspaperjewelry.com/

plastic bags

handbags: http://readymademag.com/blog/200 6/03/16/bag-ladies/

http://www.worldofgood.com/catal og/product_info.php?products_id= 5067

plastic bag yarn: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hel lejorgensen/sets/721575943778763 76/

plastic straws

mats

plastic soda bottles

funky pillows: http://www.uncommongoods.com/ite m/item.jsp?source=related&it emId=15150

candywrappers

purses http://www.uncommongoods.com/ite m/item.jsp?itemId=15365&gcli d=CNTtjpX47owCFQ1dPgodwFPHDA

juicebags

totebags http://www.chameleoncreations.co .uk/images/juicebagzip1.jpg

sandals https://shop.therainforestsite.c om/store/item.do?siteId=221& itemId=30332&origin=121549&a mp;ctgSource=null

ricebags

small pouches http://www.uncommongoods.com/ite m/item.jsp?source=related&it emId=15162

backpacks/totes http://www.uncommongoods.com/ite m/item.jsp?source=related&it emId=13586

messengerbags http://www.uncommongoods.com/ite m/item.jsp?source=related&it emId=13645

telephone wire/tubing

baskets/jewelry http://serendipityagain.com/sout h_africa.html

fabric scraps

http://shirret.com/deIntro2.htm

scraps necklace: http://www.craftster.org/forum/i ndex.php?topic=92198.0

glass

recycled glass bead making in africa: http://www.eshopafrica.com/galle ry/process/recycledglass.html