Foraged and Recycled Art: 35 projects made from found, natural, and repurposed materials

by Clare Youngs

Over 35 creative ways to transform recycled and natural materials into stunning projects.

With ideas for makes from gifts and stationery to homewares and decorations, this collection shows you how to craft innovative projects from foraged and upcycled materials. The 35 designs include a festive gilded leaf garland, pretty seedpod coasters, floral paper bags, and an appliqué wall hanging. Expert maker Clare Youngs guides you through all the techniques you’ll need, showing you how to use a wide range of materials including fabric and paper off-cuts as well as natural elements such as twigs, flowers, and pebbles. With just a few inexpensive supplies and tools to get you started, you’ll soon be making beautiful works of art and developing your creativity while being kind to the planet.

Genres: Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2023

Reviews

[Earla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun projects, Perfect instructional material for craft making with adults or children.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really good idea on making vintage looking, floral paper gift bags using graph paper that I'm going to try and another using air-dry clay for different projects.

[Therese · Rating 3 out of 5]

a few cute ideas, but overall, not a lot of things that interested me ... might be great for someone else, just not me.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A colourful collection of easy projects to make from simple materials. Heaps of fun and great ideas.

[Annette McIntyre · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some really fascinating crafts in this book, many of which would be very easy to make and use to decorate your home and surroundings with.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

The three things I want make out of here are:
The seed pod coasters
I adore the patchwork wall art
The jeans