Crafts with Magazines: 25+ Ideas for Recycling

Learn to make the coolest bowl ever out of a stack of old magazines! You'll love this easy recycled craft idea.

Learn how to make a collage with Mod Podge! This magazine collage is easy enough for anyone to make, and it can be personalized.

Learn how to make paper beads with scraps of paper or magazines and Mod Podge! This is SO easy - even for kids - and you can use for jewelry making.

Folding and weaving is a skill a lot of us learn in elementary school! You can apply it to "big people crafts" with these cool coasters woven out of old magazines.

A collage doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, Marisa shows you how to do several on the front of notebooks with old magazines. I love her colorways!

Learn how to decoupage a lampshade with vintage themed magazine pages! This is such an easy project with a cool effect.

Crafts with magazines are nice enough even for weddings, and these paper flowers prove that! Save some trees and make some flowers. Doesn't that sound lovely?

You might not be able to quilt, but that's okay. You can make a "quilt block" piece of decor using old magazines! All you have to do is roll the pages.

For those of us whose pocketbooks can't handle buying holiday gifts at Anthropologie . . . why not MAKE your pocketbook out of Anthropologie (magazines, that is.). Meg provides a PDF tutorial with pattern pages.

These easy DIY votive candle holders are made from old glasses and use Mod Podge – you won’t spend a lot of money for this pretty, vintage inspired home decor.

Crafts with magazines don't have to be complicated! You can turn the pages into something simple and useful, like envelopes. Here's how you do it.

What can you do with the pretty pages of your home decor magazines when you're done reading? Turn them into home decor! These woven page placemats are cute, and would look great with seed catalog pages too.

Repurpose old magazines into unique wall art! In just five easy steps you can create wall art that is fun, original, and packed with color.

Make a pretty butterfly garland from old magazine pages. A simple and easy upcycling idea that looks great in a kids' room, craft room, or anywhere you need inexpensive decor.

There are a few different ways you can make a recycled magazine basket out of old magazines. This basket weave design is probably the simplest and quickest, and I love the checked pattern which it creates! Try it with Sarah's tutorial.

This frame is visually stunning with lots of texture and pops of color! It takes some time, but this is one of those craft with magazines that is worth the time because it makes such a big impact.

There are a variety of ways to do magazine collages with Mod Podge, and this is another one of them! Using words makes a big impact, and is great if you're looking for a version kind of like a vision board.

Some magazines have really colorful pages and it would be a shame to throw them away. But you don't have to! Kristi turned hers into a statement making magazine page wreath.

Learn how to make simple gift bags out of magazines or catalog pages! If you're wanting to give a gift last minute and don't have wrap, this a great budget friendly, recycled idea.

This clock was made by folding IKEA catalog pages accordion-style, then gluing them to a wooden disk. It's such a statement piece! If you make it, I would spray it with sealer to keep the pages stiff.

This unique party decoration was made out of old fashion magazines! I love that you can do it with any type of magazine or catalog.

If you have a sewing machine, you can make the cutest little favor packets by sewing magazines! You'll be surprised how sturdy these are.

Learn how to decorate a wood pendant with a picture from a magazine - or any other scan you like! This DIY jewelry is easy and great for gifts.

What a unique way to decorate a wood frame! Use magazine or catalog pages and roll them - attach them to the frame - then seal the entire thing with Mod Podge.

Make unique Christmas trees using recycled magazines! They are ideal if you want to make small holiday items for table decorations.

You don't even have to cut up the magazines for this project! If you're in need of a stool or just some unique decor, this is a cool idea.