recycled paper craft roundup
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Magazines, junk mail, catalogues…turn unwanted paper into beautiful creations for yourself or as gifts for friends and family.
 Magazine box @ Farm and Fru Fru |
 Magazine reed box @ Craft Stylish |
 Magazine Coasters @ How About Orange |
 Recycled origami banner @ Crafting a green world |
 Woven map basket @ Make: Projects |
 Race car book @ Little Family Fun |
 Magazine jewellery @ Craft Stylish |
 Magazine bow @ How About Orange |
 Journal from old book @ Craftzine |
 Magazine gift bags @ Little Dishy |
 Recycled gift bow @ The Wind and a Sail |
 Recycled magazine art @ A Little Hut |
 Chinese New Year’s Dragon @ Kaboose |
 Magazine mirror frame @ Fleeting Thing |
 Magazine Business Card Holders @ How About Orange |
 Magazine trivet @ Artsyville |
 Paper pulp tray @ Creative Jewish Mom |
 Recycled paper rose @ Neuro Crafts |
 Recycled paper notebook @ Design Sponge |
 Business card booklet @ Art Mind |
 Matchbook notepad @ Daisy Janie |
 DIY Notebook @ Dittle Dattle |
 Paper wreath @ Paper |
 Paper beads @ Michael Creations |
Seen any great recycled paper crafts around the web? Maybe you have a recycled paper craft project or tutorial on your blog? Why not share it in the comments below?
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After reading this post I decided to do something about all of my junk mail piling up. I rarely read it but do like doing so when I get the chance, my partner sometimes reads it, but more often than not it piles up on the hallway cabinet and overflows on to the floor before I frustratingly pick it up and put it in the recycling bin, dropping half of it back onto the floor as I make my way down the hallway to the bin out the back.
I usually shop at Aldi for non-perishables and they let you use their empty boxes if you don’t bring your own bag for packing groceries in. Most of their boxes have part of the front missing, as they display their goods in them on the shelf. I thought this would be the perfect holder for my junk mail while it was waiting to be looked through, and then I could use it as a carry-box to prevent me from dropping it along the hallway.
So I tore out pictures from the catalogues, and some big red dots claiming huge savings of percentages off regular ticketed prices. I layered the paper all over the cardboard box using a mixture of PVA/Craft Glue and a small amount of water (this allowed me to be a bit frugal with the amount of glue I used and also it was easier to spread around). I did a final coat of plain unmixed PVA and left it to dry for 24hrs. The result was a stiff hard glossy container that was covered in all kinds of pictures depicting what should be stored in it. I was quite happy with it, as I am not usually very creative, all of my sewing projects are from a pattern as sewing is usually my only creative outlet.
Thanks, for your inspiration and my uncluttered hallway.
Wow! Thanks for sharing – what a great idea! I love frugal solutions to problems, I really believe that frugality inspires creativity, and this is a great, creative solution (that’s practically free!) Thanks once again for sharing your success.