A nifty necklace created from a worn piece of beach glass? A bold brooch made out of a Chinese game piece? A pair of exquisite earrings from recycled insulin bottles? There is no question that even the mundane can be transformed to the magnificent through the creative insight of author Carole Rodgers. Whether it is something you found in the local hardware store or something you literally picked up on your last outdoor adventure, you can convert everyday...

"Focusing on nine different rooms (including her own recently purchased Manhattan apartment), Lara Spencer shows readers that all it takes is planning, shopping know-how, and a little imagination to create beautiful and comfortable homes that reflect their personal style. She takes readers through the step-by-step process of overcoming the challenges of the room, offering helpful tips and lessons along the way. She identifies the design dilemma; comes...

Photos and step-by-step instructions for eleven sculpture projects for children aged six to eleven to make using clay, papier-mâché, and household materials.

Instructed to get rid of all her broken toys, Kenya, with the help of her father, recycles them into art for her class project.

Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes viewers on an emotional journey to the world's largest landfill of the day, Jardim Gramacho. Here the catadores, who number in the thousands, work under the hot sun collecting recyclable materials such as bottles, plastic, and metal to be sold to wholesalers. Muniz invites the catadores to add refuse to his art, photographing the work from overhead. The finished artwork will then be on display in museums...