Nuts are not just good to eat, they are also beautiful and useful to create! Here we have selected many original ideas for recycling walnut shells and transforming them into new objects and accessories. Let yourself be inspired!

A frame decorated with walnuts

How many times do we have to get a gift for someone, but we are short of ideas?

With a pinch of imagination and a bit of manual skill, you can easily create a custom frame using simple walnut shells.

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A unique pen holder

Walnut shells can come in handy even when decorating the simplest of objects.

If you have some walnuts at home, you can try your hand at making an original-looking pen holder.

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Floating fish

Here’s an idea for summer: transform walnuts into small, colourful floating fish!

You can make them easily with small children, using inexpensive materials that are available from any stationery or DIY store.

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A miniature garden

Do you have a passion for botany and gardening but not enough space for your hobby?

Creating a miniature garden using walnut shells is very simple

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From walnut to baby mouse: a fun transformation

Do you want an idea for a fun activity to do with your kids?

Don’t throw away walnut shells: they can easily be transformed into cute little animals!

For example, if you’ve managed to open a walnut perfectly in half, you can create cute baby mice!

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An original place card: the farmer

Here’s a little trick to introduce kids to dried fruit consumption: let’s use walnuts to create fun place cards.

Today we’ll make the farmer.

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Little boats with walnut shells: easy and fun
Come preparare le barchette con i gusci di noce - How to make small boats with walnut shells

[:en]Just a pinch of fantasy and creativity is enough to transform simple walnut shells into many cute, beautiful to see and fun to decorate objects.

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