Recycling Household Items
Everyone is looking for ways to reduce, reuse and recycle for their green craft project. Instead of spending your hard earned money on household items like laundry bags, quilts or even bookmarks, you can make them yourself simply and inexpensively. There are old items all over your home just waiting to be turned into a cool great craft project.
Simple bookmarks can now cost as much as $10 at a bookstore! You can make them yourself by recycling greeting cards you have received. All you need is old cards, some poster board or cardboard, some felt tip markers, and glue.
Cut a strip from the poster board or thin cardboard about 8″ x 2″. Cut strips from the greeting card with the same dimensions and glue them to the cardboard on both sides. If the bookmark is a gift, you can write a message on it. To make the bookmark more durable, cover it with clear contact paper or laminate it.
For added decoration, use a hole puncher to make a hole at the top of the bookmark and thread a piece of bright yarn or ribbon through it. You can use the same process to make beautiful gift tags. Just make the strips shorter!
Old clothes are a gold mine if you’re looking for a craft project to work on. If you have kids who love dolls or if you’re a doll collector, then you can turn old clothing into beautiful doll clothes.
If you’re looking for special projects for the kitchen, then try turning old sweats into pot holders. As a bonus, you can use buttons from the clothes to decorate framed art, picture frames or mirrors.
Being environmentally friendly can be fun as well as responsible. The next time you’re cleaning up the basement or garage, study items before you throw them out and imagine the new projects you could start.
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