Creative Ways to Reuse Old Plates

If you have lots of old plates at home, don’t throw them away—reuse them creatively! Recycling old dishes allows you to create unique decorative and artistic objects. Before you begin, think about what you’d like to make. Here are a few inspiring ideas.

New Objects Created with Old Plates
Pendants

Christmas decorations

Mosaics

Painted plates

Decorative plate walls

1. Pendants
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A pendant made from fragments of decorated plates is a great example of creative recycling. It can become a unique piece of jewelry or a decorative hanging item.

Required materials

Old plate

Pendant hook or wall hook

Procedure