A Bow. In gift wrap emergencies when you've got the present but need some wrapping, here's an idea for turning a magazine page into a bow.
There may be better ways to stick this thing together, but I used what I had on hand: staples and adhesive glue dots. Double stick tape or brads should work, too. Cut a magazine page lengthwise into 9 strips, 3/4" wide. Leave 3 of the strips full length. Cut one inch off 3 of the strips. How to make colorful coasters. Recycled magazine coasters. My latest after-dinner-while-watching-TV project: woven coasters made from magazine pages.
To make a coaster like the green one above: 1. Tear out 6 magazine pages. Cut off the ragged edge on each, then cut each page in half lengthwise. Make a gift bow from a magazine page. Wall-E Art. Embroidery Designs at Urban Threads - Projects. Envelopes. Making envelopes from magazines was one of my favorite crafts as a kid… right up there with friendship bracelets and bedazling (don’t judge).
So today when I came across a stack of magazines I knew exactly what I needed to do with them. I feel like I just rediscovered an old favorite song (the one that you used to play over and over and over again and then promptly forgot about for about 6 years. Cue the nostalgia!) Heads up on the addicting nature of this one. Not martha - to make: marble magnets. I finally gave in and made marble magnets.
Not surprisingly they are quite fun, smooshing the glue out to make a perfect little magnified image is very satisfying. Here, in order of appearance, are the places I referenced: paper candy instructions with pictures (this is the first place I saw this project) dogmestic with instructions and pictures photogeek pictures ugly green chair cute ladybug magnets – pictures with packaging threads at Glitter:onetwothree I bought all of these supplies at Michael’s, including the glue I went back for since I got the wrong kind to start with.
I bought 1/2″ and 3/4″ round (strong) magnets (in with the frames, near the corks); 1/2″ and 3/4″ clear flat glass marbles (in the fake flowers aisle, check the mosaics section too); silicon sealer made by the Crazy Glue people (in the glue aisle). Art journaling. I used to have a really nice morning routine of waking up at 8, making tea and then sitting down to create a page in my art journal. I won't be able to do that in the future unless I get up really early, since I'll start a new job on Monday, more about that later. Now, I thought I should share my process with you, because i think that art journaling is a great way to play with your creativity and just let go of all the stress of trying to create something fantastic or having to struggle with art skills.
It's just play and fun. Alma Stoller - How to Recycle a Magazine. I wrote about this technique in the May/June 2007 issue of Cloth Paper Scissor Magazine.
Here is a quick recap. Supplies: Magazine pages and cut-outs, double-sided tape, sewing machine, gesso, gel medium and acrylic paint. Recycled Magazine Boxes. Looking for an Earth Day craft for older students?
Stool Hockenheim, magazine and chair at a time. For many women magazines are an addiction-clear that there are men who are faithful readers of the odd title, and the problem is not purchased or read but what is then done to them Do we throw?
Are the gifts? Or do we stack? Often the balance is tipped by the latter and ended up with a stack of magazines in a corner of the house, under a table or scattered through the rooms of our home. To solve this, the magazine racks are an excellent choice, and the market there are proposals of all kinds, from traditional, to others a little more innovative as the dog-shaped magazine that show them some time in Monkeyzen among other new forms of magazines stacked in her living room . The truth is that a new storage system for our magazines, and even our newspapers seems necessary and the German firm alternative design Njustudio has a proposal more than perfect. Njustudio is known for simple and sophisticated ideas.
Hockenheim Stool is made of birch wood, made gently hand polished wax finish. Make a gift bow from a magazine page. How to "Waste" Paper. January 19th, 2009 Email 72 users recommend.
Recycling Paper Into: How To Craft a Table Using Old Magazines. If there's anything we have too many of in our apartment, it's magazines and plants.
So we solved the problem by re-purposing six magazines (and that's all you need—no glue or scissors required!) Into this plant stand. It took about ten minutes. How to Turn Old Magazines into a Bookshelf. The magazines you’ve read through can be turned into extra storage space for the home in a few easy steps. Magazines can be thick, but individually, the floppy, thin pages seem like the last material you would use to build a sturdy bookshelf.
To everyone’s surprise, Sean Miller did the unthinkable and crafted a bookshelf from 80 National Geographic magazines and was named one of 23 finalists in Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest . Sean Miller's award-winning design. Image via Inhabitat When magazines start piling up, it’s hard to part with them. Gather all of the magazines you’re willing to reuse.