Cool recycling crafts....
I'm still a sucker for turning trash into useful stuff, though I'm no longer keeping the "materials" around the house. LOL
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I was seeing some interesing uses for stuff like magazine and calendar pages turned into notepaper and envelopes. I also saw some spiral-bound journals made from old album covers, but I can't do that to my old albums!! I'd have to just hit some yard sales and see if I could find old damaged records, just to make sure that I wasn't destroying something that had actual value to it. There were also some floppy disc notepads - they were pretty cool! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5825608 They had two holes drilled at the top, all the way through the pad, and zip ties were used to hold the whole thing together.
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I realized that I could do something like that to make a notepad cover with my scrap papers. :) The wraparound thing was okay, but not very practical. I know it won't stay on the notepad, though the lamination turned it into something pretty spectacular.
They also use old books, gameboards, VHS cases... Anything made out of cardboard can apparently be turned into a cover for a notepad. Even the cardboard packaging from different food items. LOLhttp://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5797257
I'd love to be able to do glassworking or glasscutting - those bottles into glassware are so neat. :)
All of this got me to thinking back about the first recycled paper book I got - The Envelope Mill. I started looking around and came across really cool printing templates on www.thepapermill.com, but unfortunately, very few of their files use software that I actually have. I think I need to create my own templates to go with this book - It seems like the original templates that came with the book must be made out of plastic like stencil blanks... which I have here. :) I also saw a picture for a cd envelope, but no usable instructions. It had round flaps on the back. That CAN'T be hard to make. I also need to make a template for business card/ gift tag envelopes.
BTW - I have TONS of old and colorful floppy disks... hahaha Plenty of stuff to make notepads and pencil cups from, among other things.
It just hit me how I can keep my purple velvet skirt! (And this makes me very happy... i LOVE that skirt, but there is a big hole in the hip area where the tiers are coming apart - between the seams, it's unraveling. :( I thought it would be nice to cover a small pillow or two with it... but I don't know if Wal-Mart still carries pillow forms, and they are never firm enough anyway.
Then I realized - while I was cleaning my closet (still a work in progress), I found a couple of old bed pillows that are pathetically flat. I can either fold one in half and cover it to make a small rectangle, or I can roll it and make one of the ever-elusive bolster pillows! Nice dark purple to go on my plain beige jacquard comforter. :D Now I just have to wash and dry it, then roll it up and secure it. Should I sew it or just safety pin it? Eh... probably sew it. Less likely for a pin to pop undone and stab me, and I doubt I'll repurpose this particular pillow in the future anyway. I've already planned to give it a second life with this usage. I guess I should throw in the other couple of pillows currently filling my dressy shams and give them a washing too. I might decide to make some more matching pillows when I buy myself some new bed pillows. Mine are a couple of years old and flattening out on me. I'm conscious of it when I go to bed at night.
Replayground
I was seeing some interesing uses for stuff like magazine and calendar pages turned into notepaper and envelopes. I also saw some spiral-bound journals made from old album covers, but I can't do that to my old albums!! I'd have to just hit some yard sales and see if I could find old damaged records, just to make sure that I wasn't destroying something that had actual value to it. There were also some floppy disc notepads - they were pretty cool! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5825608 They had two holes drilled at the top, all the way through the pad, and zip ties were used to hold the whole thing together.
www.etsy.com
I realized that I could do something like that to make a notepad cover with my scrap papers. :) The wraparound thing was okay, but not very practical. I know it won't stay on the notepad, though the lamination turned it into something pretty spectacular.
They also use old books, gameboards, VHS cases... Anything made out of cardboard can apparently be turned into a cover for a notepad. Even the cardboard packaging from different food items. LOLhttp://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5797257
I'd love to be able to do glassworking or glasscutting - those bottles into glassware are so neat. :)
All of this got me to thinking back about the first recycled paper book I got - The Envelope Mill. I started looking around and came across really cool printing templates on www.thepapermill.com, but unfortunately, very few of their files use software that I actually have. I think I need to create my own templates to go with this book - It seems like the original templates that came with the book must be made out of plastic like stencil blanks... which I have here. :) I also saw a picture for a cd envelope, but no usable instructions. It had round flaps on the back. That CAN'T be hard to make. I also need to make a template for business card/ gift tag envelopes.
BTW - I have TONS of old and colorful floppy disks... hahaha Plenty of stuff to make notepads and pencil cups from, among other things.
It just hit me how I can keep my purple velvet skirt! (And this makes me very happy... i LOVE that skirt, but there is a big hole in the hip area where the tiers are coming apart - between the seams, it's unraveling. :( I thought it would be nice to cover a small pillow or two with it... but I don't know if Wal-Mart still carries pillow forms, and they are never firm enough anyway.
Then I realized - while I was cleaning my closet (still a work in progress), I found a couple of old bed pillows that are pathetically flat. I can either fold one in half and cover it to make a small rectangle, or I can roll it and make one of the ever-elusive bolster pillows! Nice dark purple to go on my plain beige jacquard comforter. :D Now I just have to wash and dry it, then roll it up and secure it. Should I sew it or just safety pin it? Eh... probably sew it. Less likely for a pin to pop undone and stab me, and I doubt I'll repurpose this particular pillow in the future anyway. I've already planned to give it a second life with this usage. I guess I should throw in the other couple of pillows currently filling my dressy shams and give them a washing too. I might decide to make some more matching pillows when I buy myself some new bed pillows. Mine are a couple of years old and flattening out on me. I'm conscious of it when I go to bed at night.
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