Eco Craft

Eco-Craft
By Susan Wasinger
Published by Lark Books
ISBN: 978 1 60059 343 7
Price: £16.99
Reviewed by Katie Powell

According to the back of this book, “Susan Wasinger started tinkering with trash long before the green movement focussed everyone’s attention on recycling and sustainability”. Susan’s passion and creativity for creating gorgeous objects from things that would otherwise be thrown away certainly shine through in this inspiring book.

An interesting introduction about green living and ideas for recycling rubbish precedes this book’s eye-catching array of enticing projects. A guide at the beginning of each project outlines the method of re-using (such as recycle, rethink, reconfigure and reclaim) as well as the material to be used, the time it will take to achieve the finished result and the skillset needed. The photography throughout this book provides much to be inspired by and the step-by-step guides for the projects complement their clear instructions perfectly. There are even interesting green facts dotted amongst the book’s pages that will give you something to think about whilst you indulge in a spot of green creativity.

Projects include: a Moorish-inspired screen made using six-pack holders, recycled paper bowls, a CD case towel rack, a coffee bag tote, a tray made from an old suitcase, a milk jug light pendant and a chandelier fashioned from baby food jars.