What can be done with used chopsticks? I got a bowl at a craft fair once that was strung together with fishing line and folded up. That was pretty cool. I have made a folding business card holder with them. I was wondering what else people have thought of.
By mike
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They are great for when it's time to plant seeds. Use them to put your hole that you plant your seeds in.
Not a how-to site but this site sells many different items made from chopsticks that are facinating.
www.chopstickart.com/
If you tape about a dozen or so together they make great drum sticks. You only tape the bottom portion (basically the same width as your grip) and the stick tips and bodies make a great clicking sound as you strike them against an object.
I have made hair sticks with them in the past. I recently came across instructions to do this written by someone else, here is the link:
www.craftbits.com/
Do a google search on "chopstick crafts" and you will find sites that will show you crafts from hair ornaments to cd racks, frames to games, knitting needles (in a pinch) or even a canoe (I kid you not! Here is a link to the story and photo) www.treehugger.com/
You can even find crafts using the chopstick paper wrappers, too. Enjoy!
If they are porous and non-coated wood ones you could place them in a jar or vase and add diffuser oil to use them the same way as a reed diffuser. A jar or vase with a smaller opening at the top would be better because it would keep the diffuser oil from evaporating as quickly. Picture below is just an example to show you but I don't have any diffuser oil on hand so used water ;-) LOL ;-)
Wow cool ideas and quick. That bowl in the first link is the one I have. It's pretty good.
Thanks for posting the photo of the reed diffuser. I think you are right that something that got thin would be better. Maybe a tiny erlenmeyer flask.
This is my project.
Chop sticks also make great little tools to saute vegetables.
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