How to recycle walnut shells creatively? If you can break a walnut shell perfectly in half, it will be easier to reuse it to create small decorative items and for children's crafts. So remember to keep the most beautiful walnut shells when you get together with family or friends to have a feast. Here are some ideas that you can inspire yourself to reuse them to the fullest.
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How recycle i walnut shells in a creative way? If you manage to break a walnut shell perfectly in half, it will be easier to reuse it to create small decorative objects and for chores some children.
So remember to keep the most beautiful walnut shells when you get together with family or friends to have a feast. Here are some ideas you can get inspired for reuse them to the fullest.
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Barchetta
It is the most classic example of recycling a nutshell. Usually you fill it with a little bit of breadcrumbs, or plasticine. Then you create the sail with a toothpick and a piece of Orange peel or tangerine. And here is a boat ready. But you can be even more creative: paint the walnut shell and form the sail with beads.
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Soap
Here is an idea that will be very interesting for those who prepare soap at home. To get a exfoliating bar of soapin fact, you just need to finely chop the walnut shells in a food processor (in this way you will also recover the shells that are not perfectly divided in half). You can add the chopped walnut shells in the last step of soap preparation, before pouring it into molds, or during the reworking of old soap bars, after having melted them in a bain-marie.
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Necklace
There are also those who have thought of recovering the walnut shells to make gods diy jewelry. One of the most original examples is a necklace made up of carved walnut shells and copper wire. On sale in hobbies shops you can easily find threads and hooks suitable for the creation of very original necklaces.
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Fruit basket
This fruit basket was made entirely from walnut shells and was offered for sale on Etsy. It is necessary to carve the shells of walnuts and level them so that they are all the same thickness. Then you can assemble to obtain both the base of the basket and the actual fruit bowl.
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Baby cot
Here is a small creative project that will certainly be very appreciated by little girls. Starting from a walnut shell you can give life to one small cot. You will add wheels or a base so that you can place it or transport it. Then with the scraps of fabric you will create a cover and a small one rag doll.
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Puntaspilli
Among the many ideas for recycling walnut shells there is a needles. You can make the walnut shell adhere to a wooden base and fill the inside with a knitted or crocheted padding, or with a ball obtained by covering a piece of foam rubber or cotton wool with fabric.
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Nativity scene at Christmas
Given that the Christmas approaches, if you have decided to prepare the Crib, you can make DIY figurines with walnut shells, letting the children help you. It is a creative project also suitable for jobs to be carried out at school with the help of the teachers. A walnut shell will become a small crib or one manger.
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Candles
Here is an easy way to retrieve walnut shells and make some decorative candles. All you have to do is melt some wax in a bain-marie and pour it into the half walnut shells, placing a small wick in the center. Candle wicks are easily found in haberdashery, hobby and DIY stores.
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Handmade decorations
The walnut shells can become the basis of small felt decorations handmade. Here then are the beautiful creations of Bossy’s Feltworks, starting with an ornamental hen that looks just happy inside her little basket made from a nutshell.
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Earrings
From fruit peels come… jewels! Here then are the creations of Real Fruit Jewelry, which were made with the shells of dried fruit, with orange peel, or with slices of dried fruit. This is how these original walnut-shaped earrings were born. All creations are for sale online at Etsy.
fonte foto: real fruit jewelry
Marta Albè
