Received this book as a birthday present. Love, love, love it! Re-purposing is always more eco-friendly than recycling. Personally, I like the idea of creating my own home accessories (or gifts) where I have control over the materials and appearance. If you want the "perfect" accessory for your decor, make it! There are some beautiful and practical crafts in here. Some ideas are new versions of old ideas (wine bottle vases). Some projects require access to special skills or tools (sawing bamboo, knitting needles for rugs), but overall, it is an excellent book with many projects that vary in scope, purpose, and difficulty. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this wasn't it. First of all, there was way too much variance in the projects. Meaning some were super fancy looking and had difficult to find pieces (that wouldn't necessarily be cheap) and a lot of technical skill, and others looked like things you'd make at elementary school craft camp. Many were things I had seen before. Some were just weird. There was one idea I liked and may use, and that is the glass jars with a square of chalkboard paint for labeling, though I will use it for a slightly different purpose, if I follow my current plans. There is also a form of paper mache I hadn't seen before, using mostly paper pulp, but I'm not sure I like it any better than the kid of paper mache I did a lot in college. The main thing I look for in a craft book is inspiration, and other than the chalkboard paint thing, there wasn't any of that in here for me.
What do You think about Eco Craft: Recycle Recraft Restyle (2009)?
The items were lovely and creative, but there were very few that I can picture myself making
—nony
some projects are more sophisticated than others, but doable for library programs.
—cheekycherry97
Several craft ideas that I definitely want to try. The wine bottle vases is one.
—Beautiful
