Celebrate Earth Day with Recycled Art!

Recently our intern, Becky Jacobson, set out to create a piece of art from recycled materials in honor of Earth Day. Below you will find her simple instructions for
creating a journal out of found objects. 

Materials:

1. Cardboard (2 same size pieces) from old note books, pads of paper, thin boxes or packaging
2. Scrap paper from the computer or anything lying around the house
3. Magazines, wrapping paper, old calendars or photographs
4. Scissors
5. Glue
6. Metal fasteners
7. Hole punch

Step 1

Cover both pieces of cardboard with magazines, calendars, etc. - whatever design you like!

Step 2

Put scrap paper in between the two pieces of cardboard.

Step 3

Punch 3 holes in cardboard and paper - make sure the holes line up!

Step 4

Put metal fasteners through the holes and bend to secure.

Finished! 

These journals can be used as sketchbooks, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, photo albums, and more! Once you have filled all of your pages you can simply add more paper, creating a brand new journal and continuing the recycling process. 

Happy Earth Day!