This is a guide about craft uses for corks. Once the cork is out of the wine bottle, it's easy to just throw it away. However, they can be used for a myriad of things, craft projects in particular.
Don't throw that soda bottle away, find a way to use it around the house or yard. Here is a video with 8 great tips on other uses for a 2 liter bottle.
Flashmob Style Bottle Recycling
This video does a wonderful job of demonstrating how important it is to take a moment and recycle that plastic bottle you have in your hand or maybe just stepped over.
Use Office Paper Holders For Freezer Organization
The main thing that I have done for my freezers is go to an office store or dollar store and get paper holders. Then I put each filled with separated plastic bags; hamburger, chicken, pork chops, etc. I have done this for many years.
This is a guide about using leftover candle wax. Melted wax or the very end of candle is leftover candle wax that could be repurposed. Use these helpful tips to find ways to use your leftover candle wax or share your own ideas.
Outdoor Ashtray From Popcorn Tin
Need to keep those butts contained? Having a gathering of people and some are smokers? Be sure to have a "Butt and Ash Keeper" to keep the area clean. No more cigarette butts thrown on the ground.
How many Slinkys have your kids abandoned because they have kinks in them? Dig them out of the toy boxes and give them a new purpose by using them as a kitschy note keeper on your desk.
Hubby has shown me how to re-use air cleaner filters by washing them out in the bathtub. Just let them dry and reuse! (Especially good for older cleaners with hard to replace filters.)
Making Hand Warmer From Old Socks
If you are like me, you are constantly losing the mates to socks in the washer and dryer. Take a pair of your husband's mismatched tube socks and cut it off where the ribbing starts.
Reusing Clamshell Bakery Packaging
I sometimes get packaged molasses cookies at the DT. They have the coolest plastic containers that I often reuse.
Does any one have any ideas for reusing wine boxes? I have the 5 liter size.
Use Handkerchieves Instead Of Tissues
I have found that using a hankerchief rather than a tissue prevents the dry, red and chapped nose from a cold. Hankies may not feel as soft a tissue, but in the long run, it is much better.
Reusing Empty Parmesan Cheese Containers
I reuse empty Parmesan cheese containers for flour dusting, powdered sugar dusting, small amounts of sugar when needed, cornstarch, and even dried fruit.
Make a Photo Album Out of an Altoid Tin
In this great video series, Christina Crawford from Stamping With Style teaches you how to make a handy little photo album out of an Altoid tin. Watch the related videos for the additional steps.
Recycle Old Floppy Disks and Make an Unusual Pen Holder
Here is a clever little video with a great way to use up old floppy disks. Check out the related videos for more crafty tips.
This informative video from Dave Epstein explains how to make a green roof and maximize your gardening area. Check out the related videos for more gardening tips.
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More Trashy Treasures: Upcycling Plastic Shopping Bags
There can never be enough trashy treasures in the world. When craft supplies are free and working double duty to keep landfills free, the urge to make more and more grows. Take stock of your plastic shopping bags, and consider "upcycling" them.
Trashy Treasures: Reusing Capri Sun Pouches
Recycling juice pouches into fashion accessories is a fun eco-stylish trend. All recycling projects require the same first step - cleaning. The great colors of the pouches make for endless design options.
Every month I open the electric bill and accept it with quiet discontent. However, this month the bill was too high to ignore. I stepped away from my desk and took a 360 degree look around my home. What did I see? A giant electric sucking vortex of wasted energy.
Do These Little Things Really Add Up?
We're governed by our habits, and while some of them are simply irksome, others serve a purpose. After coaxing the last spurt of shampoo from the bottle, do you add water and swish out whatever is left?
