A collection of some great upcycled and green crafts to try. This last Wednesday was Earth Day, a day which aims to encourage everyone to adopt more acts of green to help to protect the planet. Every little helps, so here you’ll find some great ways to Reuse, recycle and upcycle.

Reuse and upcycle!

Great birdcage planter on Uncycle That

Make some plarn! Plastic yarn – get it?

Turn and old shirt into a bag – I love DIY

Bookends – these would be great to hold up your record collection too! By Little Yellow Couch

Very kitsch – drinks trolley from some basic fabric drawer unit from Cooking Like Lou

Use magazine covers to make envelopes – My Poppet

Reuse old fabric by making these amazing bowls – The Red Thread

You can also find some more projects, ideas and inspiration on our Pinterest board.