REDUCE*REUSE*RECYCLE... Bottle Lids Wall Art {DIY}

So to end our EARTH MONTH celebration, one 1st-grade class helped me make this bright & colorful artwork to hang on their school wall.  And what's amazing is that they were able to help collect "trash" to create it for almost nothing! Here's a smaller lid art version for those that do not want to cover half of your wall with lids.

This big ol' pretzel jar was filled up with lids at least 2 times...

Yep, lots of lids that the kids and I repurposed. We had fun glueing (heavy duty glue from the hardware store) every lid you can think of - onto a painted, masonite board with a frame for hanging. 

This took almost no time to make and create and every child was able to participate and create a few circle designs... gotta love it.

I knew my hoarding/repurposing would come in handy!

REDUCE*REUSE*RECYCLE 

*Reduce *Reuse *Recycle - Bottle Cap Art (DIY Wall Art)

Alright, so I know it is past APRIL EARTH MONTH, but I spent all of my time outside the last two weeks of April raking the rocks off of our "rock garden" dirt yard. 

My daughter and I worked on this bottle cap art from our easily collected stash. Super easy- it took us less than an hour to assemble, paint, and glue.

Keep all of your colorful botttle/container caps & lids...

 I bought a cheap shadow box frame and removed the glass. Arrange and create your lid art...

We painted the back of the frame white and my daughter chose bright orange for her background color...

Use a hot glue gun to adhere the caps. 

This looks so amazing in her room- which is an orange and circle theme! Next- My son wants one for his room too.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

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Make it! by Jane Bull is a wonderful book full of ideas about repurposing household items into creative art.  I based my bottle top art from her original idea.