Centerpieces out of Recycled Items?

I need to make some centerpieces out of recycled items for a conference I am attending. It is focused on children but the centerpieces can be anything. Does anyone have any ideas....Here are some things that my other coworkers have done:





chinese paper lantern


rainsticks


tissue flowers


lamp made out of paper plate





PS... we can't make anything out of toilet paper roll.

Centerpieces out of Recycled Items?
dryer sheets stained with food coloring.


Dryer sheets


Food coloring or another form of colorant.


water


spray bottle





mix colorant and water until desired color.


spray dryer sheets let dry,if you wish you can spray a second layer to deepen the color.You can even drip color creating a unique pattern.





Decopodge or Elmer's glue to Cd's for coasters


decopodge to cereal box card board or other card board to make a mouse pad, you can add seeds or tassels..


Apply the dryer sheet to both sides of craft,add simple whip stitch to decorate edges...





For a center piece style use a tree branch to hang items.Or


You can Use a tin can to prop the recycled item in 3's or 4's


around can..





Other idea links below.
Reply:+Soda cans make great lanterns (must be careful of sharp edges, though B Crafty had a special on this and it looked cool). You slice down the can vertically (using a Dremel or rotary tool) , push it so it bulges, insert a tea-candle. The can's tab can be used to hang it from a string


+CapriSun and other juice pouches can be washed and reused to make wallets and purses


+Magazine and printed paper can be folded into origami, +Magazines/newsprint can be rolled into tight strips, wound in a spiral, glued, then pushed down to make a bowl or left flat to make a platter


+Using the above technique you can make little "yo-yos" and link them together


+there's always paper mache





Good luck!
Reply:You can poke holes in coffee cans and other tin cans and then paint the outside of the can, put a candle inside and make paper flowers to put around it.





Or you could cover a shoebox with leftover wrapping paper and then use the shoebox as a container for a bouquet of paper flowers.


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Reply:i'm sure if you go to hgtv or diy network .com you might find something and then you can make it you own by adding personal touches