Customer Reviews

Trash to Treasure: The Recycler's Guide to Creative Crafts

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

If you want info on what to do with toilet paper rolls or empty plastic bottles and food trays then this book has good info. However, if you are looking for crafts that you would be proud to give as lasting gifts buy another book. Also I found that unless you have a large supply of craft materials like paints, glues, fabrics, etc., you will need to spend a lot of money to finish most projects. Defeats the trash to treasure premise. The furniture section is not much better. I garnered more information watching the home and garden television shows. I am very disappointed this book does not provide information on gifts I would be PROUD to give this Christmas. This was a waste of money for me.

Everything you need to create these simple yet useful items is already in your home! You'll be asking others to donate their trash! You'll want to buy Book #1 and #2!

I loved this book! And even bought one for my best friend who wanted to get her feet wet in crafting. I have used the pop bottle idea for many gifts and the christmas ornamate wraped in netting you get from fruit turned out so pretty! Oh and of course the stepping stones,I have seen them in the stores for 20.00 or more andto think they can be made for a fraction of the price! I could go on and on. My friend is making the stepping stones, as well as the address plate for her house, just to name a few. We will both be buying many of the books by this author and look forward to each new one.

My mom knows how much I enjoy bargain shopping & refinishing furniture, so she bought me a copy of this book through the mail, as well as a copy for herself. Well, before I received mine, she called me to apologize for how horrible the book was. She told me that she had received hers & was promptly returning it. In advance, she welcomed me to do the same. I received mine last week, & I have to say that I share in her disappointment! Here are the real questions: Do you like vests with doilies stitched on them? Do you like pencils holders made of soup cans with lace glued on them? Ok, if your answers were "yes," you'd love this book, but if your answers were "no," then don't waste your time or money on this book that shows you how to make lamp shades from used coffee cans & VESTS with fabric panels, lace & such. It really is an embarrassing book. Now, to give credit (& the only reason this book even deserves a "1"), there are a few cute ideas woven into their disasters of projects, but you have to have an eye to pick those things out. For example, their ivy made of pop cans & craft wire was cute, but you have to see that past the end table made of coffee cans, garden hoses, & swimming pool play toys. Their denim bolster was cute, too, but there is no excuse for filling a bolster with a 2 liter bottle! One could certainly afford a $1.50 bag of stuffing at Wal-Mart! Anyway, there are, like I said, a few notable ideas, but be ready to reinvent them with your own creativity; otherwise, people will smile at your projects through clinched teeth & say, "That's nice.""

If you can save money and the planet at the same time - it can't be bad! Some of the ideas are not so much recyling but re-vamping. A lick of paint to a box, cupboard or stool is not what this book should be about. Similarly adding applique to an old piece of clothing seems to be the same thing. Having said that, the sun catchers, jack o lantern and hobgoblin boxes to name but a few are good re-cycling projects and are also loads of fun with a great final result! Definatley one that I shall be thumbing through quite a few times!

This book is a great way to introduce kids to recycling. The crafts are easy and fun to do, but they are something for children. There are only a few that are really nice enough for adults to give to another adult. As I said though for children this book is one of the best I have used. It has plenty of cute ideas for used cans.

Book was in excellent, good as new, condition. Exactly what I had hoped it would be. And I couldn't beat the price.

Received book in a very timely manner. Thank you very much.

The book is a older craft information book, but I wanted to use some of the items anyway.

Happy to find this book, only need one more to complete my set.Book arrived in very good shape and fast

I bought this as a gift for my brother, we are both Trash to Treasure people so I knew he wouldn't mind a used book. It was in perfect condition, I bet he didn't even know it was used and I didn't tell him. It was shipped very quickly and carefully.