Scrap paper may be useless to many people, but for some it is a valuable material to create incredible artworks.

From jackfruit and Bodhi leaves, Lê Quang Vinh, a student of Lục Ngạn 3 High School, has hand-carved hundreds of art pieces that are portraits of renowned figures or images inspired by nature.

Dong Ho and Hang Trong's folk paintings, collaged from silk fabric scraps, bring a new unique beauty. Even more surprising is that these pieces are created by people with disabilities.

Nguyen Bang Nhi converts wasted coconut shell pieces into beautiful and valuable jewellery, favoured by the market.

Many agricultural by-products including banana peels, straws, water hyacinth stalks, areca sheaths and bagasse can be reused to make money instead of thrown away. A Vietnamese man has turned areca spathe into items for export earning much money.

A disabled man based in the southern city of Cần Thơ, works hard every day to "breathe new life" into fabric with his miraculous paintings.

At the age of 101, Tri Hue from Thua Thien Hue still works hard every day hand-sewing royal pillows to maintain the traditional profession.

Nguyen Thanh Trieu claims that the sculptures he has made from used tyres can resist adverse weather conditions and have a high level of durability.

Pham Nhu Quynh, 29, from Hanoi is well-known for her production of blankets, pillows, shirts and hats made by hand stitching fabric and quilting. Her products are works of art that amaze many.

Over the years, the craft of carving ritual wooden masks has gradually been lost. A Yứk from Ia Chim Commune in Kon Tum City is among the few men in the land still pursuing the ancient craft of his ancestors.

The past artisans might have not imagined that the vases they made would become special cultural values, which are being hunted and those prices paid equal many years of hard work.

In the first half of the year, Chal Thy could not succeed but finally was able to learn how to pat and massage flowers so that sweet nectar would be secreted.

For more than 20 years artisan Dang Van Hau of Phu Xuyen district in Hanoi has been researching ways to improve the traditional craft of making To he, toy figurines made from rice dough.

Though Trung is very busy as an IT engineer, he still spends time on his passion – making shoes. It takes six months on average to make a pair of shoes.

Following five years of dedication, researcher Trinh Bach and craftsman Trong Binh have contributed to reviving the historical tradition of Mid-Autumn lights.

Vu Nhu Quynh, an artisan in Bat Trang pottery village, is leading the charge in reviving the spirit of pot making to promote and preserve traditional crafts.

Mr. Ho Van Gung, in Giap Long Village, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi, has dedicated his whole life to keeping the traditional glass blowing craft alive.

Made in a traditional craft village, the sailboats that can travel against streams and the wind are legendary among river workers.

Hang Trong painting, a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings originating in the Old Quarter in Hanoi serves as “food for the mind”. The art form had been nearly lost, but one man is trying to preserve the traditional folk painting.

Nguyen Quoc Su, a 79-year-old embroidery artisan who has practised the craft for over 60 years, still works on his embroidery frame every day, helping to preserve and promote the traditional craft of the nation.