20 of the Best Magazine Crafts

Magazine pages are a readily available crafting material you can find for free in your mailbox! My favorite magazine craft is to make snail mail envelopes, but here are 18 other clever ways to give an old magazine a new life.

20 of the Best Magazine crafts

Turn am old magazine page into an envelope, party decor or even coasters! Who knew there were so many crafty uses for magazines?

1. Magazine page envelopes

Turn any magazine page into an envelope in 5 minutes or less with tape.

2. Magazine page gift bow

Cut any magazine page into strips and turn the strips into a pretty bow for a package! Find the detailed tutorial at How About Orange.

3. Collage notebooks

Another one of my favorite things to do with magazines is make vision boards by collaging images and words from magazines onto a flat surface. Below, my daighter and I collaged our summer water color journals with cut touts from magazines. All you need is Mod Podge or glue to make fun magazine collages.

4. Magazine page flowers

Rebecca turned colorful magazine pages into flower bouquets with kids in her art class. Find more pictures and details at Splish, Splash, Splatter.

5. Party decorations

Turn magazine page ads into party decorations to make any gathering more festive. See more pictures at Design Shimmer.

6. Plant pot

Give any pot a new life with you’ll never guess… magazines! Find the full magazine page turned vase at Oregon Live.

7. Bowl

Find the magazine bowl tutorial at Saved by Love Creations.

8. Coasters

Turn old magazine pages into coasters by weaving strips of folded pages. Find the coaster tutorial at How About Orange?

9. Round coasters

If you prefer round coasters, this magazine page coaster method is for you. Find the full DIY coaster tutorial at Saved by Love Creations.

10. Picture frame

This magazine page picture framed is made with a cardboard backing and magazine pages rolled into tubes. Find more at Recycle Girl.

11. Rings

Johnnie laminated magazine pages with contact paper to give the pages more durability and create this gorgeous ring! Find the full magazine page craft tutorial at Saved by Love Creations.

12. Magazine stool

This is a fun idea for a stack of old magazines. Add two belts and a pillow to the stack of magazines to make a stool. Genius! Find more details at Sutkutusu.

Magazine Page Wall Art

Turn old magazines into gorgeous wall art by crating up a mirror, wreath, or even a clock!

13. Clock

Emily used an IKEA catalogue, glue, and a wooden disk to make a clock! Find more details at La Casa de Crafts.

14. Mirror

Fold magazine pages into Originally found on Fleeting This.

15. Gold sunburst mirror

Amanda created a sunburst mirror using magazine pages and gold spray painted. For more details and pictures check out House Revivals.

16. Sunburst wreath

All you need to make this sunburst wreath is a wire wreath frame, a hot glue gun and magazines! Find the full magazine wreath at The Grass is Always Greener.

17. Circle wall art

Kelli covered different diameter wooden pins in colorful magazine pages as a unique wall treatment in her home. Find the tutorial at Kelli Nina Perkins.

18. DIY Wreath

Who would have guessed this festive, colorful wreath is made out of magazine pages? Find the tutorial at Addicted to Decorating.

Holiday Magazine Page Crafts

19. Gift bags

Tonia sewed scrapbook paper and magazine pages to create one of a kind gift bags! For the complete tutorial check out The Gunny Sack.

20. Star garland

These magazine page garlands would be a fun addition to a Christmas tree. Find the full magazine page tutorial at Home Workshop.

Have you ever crafted with magazine pages? I’d love to hear…