Look at this funny and simple idea by Heidi Borchers: a smashed soda or aluminum can becomes a funny cow, pig, bear … and for the other animals simple use you fantasy!

You simply need – Materials (for 3 animals):
3 aluminum soda or cola cans
Matte spray paint: peach, white, brown
Acrylic paints: peach, lavender, turquoise, rose, yellow, white, brown
Paintbrushes
Cotton swab (cotton removed from one end)
Scraps of felt: off-white, tan, brown, rose, red, black, pink, white
Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue™
Scrap of black paper
1/8” diameter hole punch
2 (3/8”) wiggle eyes
1/16” wide satin ribbon: 1 (8″) length print
2 (1/2” diameter) brown bear eyes
Fine-tip permanent black marker
12” length of ¼” wide print ribbon
2 (1/4” diameter) black beads

And now have a look at the Heidi’s tutorial and start to create that with your kids

That’s the amazing idea from Palmax Company – Bangkok, Thailand: “Outer side made of reuse aluminums can well washing and sheathed inside with PVC sheet by glue, free size with Velcro. Every step made by hand with skilled craftsman to be unique craftsmanship and creativity. It will be a good idea and surprising to acquire this visor to be gift or be kept in your collection.”

“You can easily modify that to be handbag or shoulder bag by take out or put the strap as you want. There are few small bags inside for coins and many more!”

You can now create that by yourself or simply buy at Palmax Company, have a look!

Not everything you see is true and here are a series of shadow illusions:

Tim Noble (born 1966) and Sue Webster (born 1967), who work as a team, are among the most celebrated of their generation of British artists; they are associated with the post-YBAgeneration of artists emerging after the Young British Artists of the 1990s.

They live and work together in Shoreditch, East London. Some of their notable pieces are made from piles of rubbish collected from London streets. A light is projected against the pile, and the shadow on the wall creates an entirely different image, typically one of the couple themselves: this is not at all apparent from looking directly at the pile.

The art of projection is emblematic of transformative art. The process of transformation, from discarded waste, scrap metal or even taxidermy creatures to a recognizable image, echoes the idea of ‘perceptual psychology’ a form of evaluation used for psychological patients. Noble and Webster are familiar with this process and how people evaluate abstract forms. Throughout their careers they have played with the idea of how humans perceive abstract images and define them with a meaning. The result is surprising and powerful as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones.

You can find more information in Tim & Sue’s gallery site

RECYCLE EXPERIENCE was born from the willingness to make and redesign any kind of used stuffs, which their existence is not expected, become an expression media to convey the desire of explorating and inovating. Those ‘unexpected stuffs’, surround us into some Imagination Robotic Characters.

This 2 picts are just an example of what they can create re-using old stuff around. So to find out more simply have a look at RECYCLE EXPERIENCE’s blog and enjoy your green life!

“CAN DELIGHT” is the title of this amazing idea designed by Slovenian ZEK. These recycle aerosol spray cans, virtually useless, were make for the Light Guerilla competition. Each spray can is emptied and filled with a light bulb. The outer layer of the can is then paints with desired graphic. While the light looks simple, we basically can paint our very own picture to suit every occasion. Just a little creativity, and we get unlimited ways to display our light!

The “ZEK CREW” “produces random and conceptual visual interventions”, so have a look at their website.

Enjoy your green life then.