What is upcycling?
Upcycling is a form of recycling where waste or seemingly useless items are transformed into something new. Unlike recycling, where the original material often loses value, upcycling increases the value of the original material.
For more information, visit the following LINK.
It covers how upcycling works, its advantages and disadvantages, and when it is sensible to use it.
For example, as shown in the picture, a drink carton can be turned into a designer lamp. The idea for this comes from designer Ed Chew.
Below, you’ll find a few tutorials and ideas.
Craft instructions
Paper Box
This beautiful paper box can be crafted for various occasions, such as a container for jewelry, a small gift box, or an Advent calendar.
For the box shown in the picture, you will need two square sheets of paper measuring 21x21 cm and 20.5x20.5 cm. The finished box will have dimensions of 7.5x7.5x3.75 cm. The instructions can be scaled as desired. You can find the instructions HERE.
For a cube-shaped box with dimensions of 5x5x5 cm, you will need two square sheets of paper measuring 21x21 cm and 20x20 cm. The instructions can also be scaled as desired. You can find the instructions HERE.
You can use any type of paper for crafting. In the "WERTSTOFFBOX," you will find old plans, gold chocolate wrappers, old comics, and many other patterned papers.
Just take a look at our MATERIAL LIBRARY.
Paper Star
You can craft such a paper star, for example, for your own starry sky, as decoration for gifts, or as Christmas decoration on the window.
The crafting is a bit tricky, but it's worth it.
For the paper star shown in the picture, you will need a square sheet of paper measuring 10x10 cm. The finished star will have dimensions of 5x5 cm. The instructions can be scaled as desired.
You can find the instructions HERE.
You can use any type of paper for crafting. In the "WERTSTOFFBOX," you will find old plans, gold chocolate wrappers, old comics, and many other patterned papers.
Just take a look at our MATERIAL LIBRARY.
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