How to make bowls from waste paper

Make bowls out of waste paper. That’s right, recycled paper craft bowls.

At a recycled craft workshop in Cairns on Saturday, February the 16th, Megan Bayliss of The Junk Wave will show and train you in three different types of bowls:

  • a bowl or Easter basket made from shredded paper

Shredded paper bowl by Di Payne MOM [Read more...]

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Recycled Bead Making in Cairns

Beads from Christmas cards compLearn to make beautiful beads that look like coral or stone……..but that are actually made from recycled paper, cards or cereal boxes.

Learn how to make recycled paper beads in just a two-hour workshop in Cairns.

Walk away with your own beads to string and wear.

Recycled craft materials all supplied. You just bring your fashion eye for the in colours that match your wardrobe and I’ll teach you how to make beads that are strong and ecologically friendly.

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Turn packets into gorgeous handbags

Bag Making Masterclass (woven bags from plastic food packets)It is Cairns turn to hold a master class for turning household plastic waste (like chip and biscuit packets) into gorgeous fashion hand bags.

So simple once you know the techniques, save hundreds of dollars. Craft your own designer handbag: one of a kind and very trendy.

purse made from woven lolly packetsEverywhere I go, I am stopped by random people and asked,”Where did you get that beautiful hand bag from?

If you are like me, you will relish in the delight of replying, “I made it myself.” [Read more...]

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Christmas recycled craft workshop in Cairns: angels, bows and gift boxes workshop

Live Christmas within your means and give the gift of ongoing life to your environment. Go recycled and home-made for wrappings, decorations and gifts.

Make Angels from aluminium cans, gift bows from old books and magazines and gorgeous gift boxes from milk bottles.

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Our model is simple: People, Planet and Profit. Mass action of individual home based effort through recycled craft makes a HUGE difference.