Try This: Ornaments Made With Recycled Materials
These simple ornaments use natural or recycled materials for a beautiful, original effect.
November/December 2003
By Susan Wasinger
Stars and moons strung on yarn make a friendly, festive garland. These were cut out of plastic milk jugs and a clear plastic box, which was sanded quickly on one side to give it the swirly opacity of rice paper. Trace the patterns, cut, punch holes, and string them up.
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