We come across a lot, and I mean A LOT, of craft ideas and with Halloween just around the corner we are seeing more than ever. While we have many great ideas on our Pinterest board, we’ve culled out a few eco friendly craft ideas using three household materials that we’re pretty sure everyone has plenty of: newspapers, plastic bottles and paper tubes.

Main ingredient: Newspaper
+ glue and paint = paper pulp pumpkins
+ glue and paint = paper mâché candy bowls

CreativeCarmella

TheLongThread

Main ingredient: Plastic Milk or Soda Bottles
+ lights and facial features = jack-o-lanterns
+ paint, yarn, masking tape = plastic jug handle eye masks

FilthWizardry

Eighteen25

About.com

Main ingredient: Toilet paper or wrapping paper tubes
+ paint and some fun accessories = a family of little monsters
+ a glue gun and party streamers = “goody tubes”

AlisaBurke

ApartmentTherapy

TheMuddyPrincess

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