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Cardboard Recycling Craft Projects

by Jane Lake

Recycling crafts projects made from cardboard, using box, corrugated and thin cardboard to make a variety of useful and decorative crafts. Save that cardboard and cut your clutter by making a craft easel, magazine holder or holiday storage box; just for fun, try making egg carton pumpkins, pizza box checkers and a sunny cardboard necklace for kids.

Happy Easter Bunny Signs

Happy Easter Bunny Sign to make from foam or card

Print our free bunny and banner pattern, then make an appealing Happy Easter sign ...

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Baby Doll Cradle Made from a Round Salt Box

recycled salt container baby doll cradle

Rock your little baby doll in a miniature doll cradle from a recycled cardboard ...

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Toddler Paper Towel Roll Reindeer

Help your toddler make a Christmas reindeer. My granddaughter, with a little ...

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Recycled Cardboard Gift Boxes

It's such a shame to throw away useful little boxes that come into your home ...

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Valentine Mailbox from a Cardboard Tea Box

recycled Tetley Tea box made into a Valentine mailbox

I love my Tetley tea. Which means I end up with lots of cardboard Tetley tea ...

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Magazine Holders

recycled cardboard box magazine holders

These recycled magazine holders began life as wine boxes but sturdy large cereal ...

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Cereal Box Journal

cereal box journals

Recycled Cereal Box Books and Journals By Jane Lake I used to make these ...

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Recycled Cardboard Vase

recycled cardboard vase

Fold together a recycled cardboard vase, apply sponge paint, and fill with dried ...

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Letter Organizer from Cardboard and Ribbon

letter organizer recycled from cardboard

Hang this letter organizer next to your desk and you'll be all set when it comes ...

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Sunny Necklace

sunny necklace art project

Make a sunny necklace for summer from recycled cardboard using our free printable ...

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Pizza Box Checkers

pizza box checkers game

Faux wood checkers game and storage box to make from a recycled pizza box. by ...

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Spool Boxes

recycled ribbon spool boxes

Ribbon Spool Boxes I was so impressed when I first saw this original recycling ...

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Craft Easel

homemade craft easel

Make this practical little homemade gift for yourself or anyone who enjoys ...

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Holiday Storage Box

holiday decorations recycled storage box

Fabric covered storage box for holiday decorations and trinkets. Here's a craft ...

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Egg Carton Pumpkins

egg carton pumpkins

Recycle your cardboard or paper egg cartons and teach your kids how to make these ...

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Folded Gift Boxes from Cards

folded gift boxes from cards

These little folded gift boxes are a wonderful homemade craft for children or ...

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Recycled Envelope Box

upcycled envelope box

This paper craft makes use of a sturdy cardboard box that originally held a supply ...

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