In the name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Merciful
Welcome to Jafscrafts.com!
I developed this page to provide a place to share my love for creating art with recycled materials and to showcase some of my more prized pieces!
Come explore how a variety of common everyday items are transformed into unique hand crafted works of art!
Cardboard & paper products are some of the most common forms of packaging material and offer a wide variety of potential for alternatives beyond their original uses
Blank Canvas
The white underside of a used air filter box makes a great blank canvas to use paint or markers
Color Palette
The vibrant colors used in common food packaging make the perfect color palette to explore creative design ideas
Stencils
The thicker packaging cardboard are the perfect media to use as stencils
3D Wall Art
Cardboard provides a variety of uses due to their durable thick construction
Working as a mechanic allows me the opportunity to come across many different items that are too good to go to waste. From worn out car parts to the hangers my work uniforms are delivered on, I have developed a variety of different ways to hand craft unique items that breathe new life into materials destined for the trash bin
Wiper Blades
The spring inserts from used wiper blades offer a unique material choice
Wire Hangers
The flexibility of wire coat hangers makes the perfect media for creating a wide variety of items
Metal Casting
Many automotive parts are made from metals with relatively low melting points making them great for casting
Spring Metal
The rust resistant spring metal reinforcements from wiper blades make the perfect media for creating these unique decorative earrings
Recycling wouldn't be complete without discussing the many ways to reuse commonly found plastics
PLARN
Plarn is a form of PLastic - yARN made from standard shopping bags which are cut into strips and twisted into a form of yarn that can be woven, crocheted or knitted like standard yarn
2-liter soda bottle plastic is the perfect media to create colorful beads. By using color markers the clear bottle plastic can take on a variety of vibrant colors that can then be rolled into durable & decorative beads
PET Flowers
Clear 2-Liter bottle plastic accepts marker ink very well making them great for colorful decorations where light can shine through
Scraps from the discards and misprints from 3D printers can be melted down to make a wide variety of alternative items including unique designs
