From Trash to Treasure

Over the next two weeks over at projecteducate we're having two whole weeks of Artisan Craft madness! A number of artisans from the dA community are teaming up to bring you educational articles about a wide plethora of crafts. Check out the PE schedule to see what's in store!

Along with these articles, we're bringing you an exciting and fun contest. The contest is all about upcycling the old and turning it into something brand spanking new. If that's not exciting enough in its own right, there's premium memberships and points up for grabs! Go here to read all about the contest!

There's nothing quite like turning trash into treasure. It's most often a cost-effective way of acquiring crafty materials. It's also great for the environment to repurpose something that might have ended up in landfill (or worse) and turning it into something you'll never want to let go of. And you get to feel good on multiple levels while making something fun and crafty and amazing - it's a win-win!

To celebrate, this week's feature is all about deviants who create gorgeous artwork by recycling!

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  ~ivan12 uses old beer bottles and a red hot flame to turn those unwanted vessels into stunning and delicate works of colour and life. Green minies is his latest showcase of the technique.

Water Rising by =Temperate-Sage is a stunning enough dress in its own right. But when you know it was created using 13 pairs of up-cycled denim jeans it's even more inspiring.

With a name like ~Techcycle you mightn't be surprised to learn they create art through recycling electronics and circuit boards. These pieces of jewellery, like Red Wire Toroids Cufflinks, bring out the colour, beauty and potential of thrown away electronics.