School is Back in Session

I'm teaching an elective (called X-block at our school) for any students who want to craft or D.I.Y. We meet three days a week and the students are working independently on what ever they're passionate about. This little notebook lunchbag was so back-to-school-y that I couldn't resist posting it as possible inspiration for some of the kids who still may not know what to do as their first project.

A lot of the students have already posted their projects in the comments section of my post below entitled "What are you Working on?"

I am going to emphasize using available resources this semester for our crafting and DIY projects, especially on repurposing items for something new. Do you have any examples of repurposed items that have been given new life? I'll post great examples here from time to time to show you my inspiration. Here's one that I thought was wonderful:


This is via Design*Sponge. It is a filing cabinet that has been repurposed as a planter. Brilliant! and beautiful!!