Working entirely with post-consumer recyclable plastics, artist David Edgar started creating creatures from the sea in the form of fish with sizes ranging to small pieces of jewelry up to large wall hangings. He has since moved into making jellyfish lamps. He was having so much fun making these creatures, he got together with his wife and wrote a book. You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy Fantastic Recycled Plastic. Just reading and viewing the full-color pages will inspire you to recycle, learn more about plastic, and appreciate the art. Makes me want to start saving my detergent bottles.

Here’s one of his pins available for sale on Plastiquarium’s Etsy Shop

From the Plastiquarium:
Bluetail Reef Cruiser 23 x 36 x 5

Snub-Nosed Green Feeder 21 x 36 x 4

The Big Mouth 15 x 20 x 5

Fantastic Recycled Plastic: 30 Clever Creations to Spark Your Imagination [Paperback] by David Edgar and Robin A. Edgar is available on Amazon

I find these small books made out of recycled cigarette packaging fascinating! Artist Julia Reyes from Biloxi Mississippi displays work in her Etsy store (juliareyesart) created mostly from recycled or upcycled materials. She is quite the talented book binder…her work ranges from recycled cigarette packaging to recycled produce boxes to upcycled scrap leather. Viewing her books makes me want to stop writing this post and go make something!! If you are in need of a sketchbook or notepad and don’t want to settle for the same old same old, check out her unusual books.
Books start at $5.50 at Juliareyesart’s Etsy Shop

Spring is on the way! and it brings me some motivation to gussy up the house and get it looking its best. What better way to go about a home renovation project than to use green design principles and decorate using sustainable materials and repurposed items? If “recycled treasure” is your passion and clean beautiful arrangements of your rooms is your desire, then this is a great book for you. Full of inspiration! This is a “Country Living” book which rarely disappoints to deliver brilliant ideas and stellar photography. If you want a home to feel comfy while being ecofriendly, this book will help to point you the way to create your space originally, economically and with healthy materials and green principles.
$15.29 at AMAZON

Recycled Home by Mark and Sally Bailey received “so-so” reviews on Amazon. Positive reviews mentioned its clever ideas and beautiful photography. The one negative reviewer thought the cover was the books best feature. I perused this book at the book store and spent quite a bit of time getting lost in the clean interiors filled with fun found objects. I thought it had a lot of good ideas.
$19.77 at Amazon