Cereal box crafts. 10 Household Uses for Citrus Scraps. 10 Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds and Tea Bags. If Jack Frost is nipping at your nose this winter, you’re probably reaching for that favorite hot beverage to warm your bones on frigid days.
But what to do with all those spent coffee grounds and tea bags? Sure, you can compost these common morning leftovers, but why not find a few clever ways to reuse them first? From cleaning your furniture to shining your shoes, here are 10 creative ways to repurpose coffee grounds and tea bags. Homepage Image: Shutterstock Photo: Shutterstock Both coffee grounds and tea bags are excellent deodorizers and can work wonders on your hands after chopping stinky foods like garlic, onions and fish. After prepping your nightly meal, simply rub loose green tea leaves or tea bags onto your hands before washing with warm water and soap. Use spent coffee grounds in the same way to remove food odors and leave your hands feeling smooth, soft and rejuvenated. The home for green crafts and tutorials! Craftivism Published on April 10th, 2012 | by Becky Striepe Oh, junk mail!
Why do you invade my life? Even after signing up with Catalog Choice, I still get bills and credit card offers each week, and if you’re saving all that paper for possible future craft projects, they can add up quickly. We’re all familiar with the joys of crafting with junk mail, but have you ever peeked inside of those envelopes that house things like bills and bank statements? How to Turn Old Credit Cards into Earbud Holders. Orange Candle. 25 Crafty Ways to Reuse Junk Mail. Despite your best efforts, do you feel like you just can’t stop the steady stream of junk mail in your mailbox?
Whether it’s catalogs you never asked for, credit card offers you didn’t apply for, or any other mass mailing that hits your mailbox, all of that junk mail adds up fast. The average American gets 41 pounds of junk mail every single year. When you add up all of the mailboxes overflowing with unwanted paper, that’s around four million tons of paper wasted every single year. Of course, before you pull out the craft supplies, the best way to address your junk mail problem is to opt out wherever you can.
Trash Hacker: Orange Peels & Vinegar = DIY All-Purpose Cleaner.
Threading My Way: Denim Fabric Baskets Tutorial... A few days ago, I showed you these fabric baskets that I had made using the legs of an old pair of jeans.
They are just so quick and easy to make. Here's the how to, so you can make your own denim fabric baskets using pre-loved jeans. Materials: Choose a section of the leg of the jeans where the top and bottom of your cut piece are the same width. ARTSY CRAFTSY. Wire Box Organization. Do you have a wire box that looks like this one?
Chances are if you’ve ever put a couple of wires in a box and so much as turned around, then you have. What is it about wires that is so innately messy? While we may not have the answer to that, we sure know how to tackle wire box organization using a clever upcycled solution. Folding Desk. It’s no surprise how much we love pallets around here.
That’s why we were so excited to find this folding desk made from a pallet! This is such a brilliant idea for a small space requiring a desk. It offers great storage and once closed only takes up the width of the pallet on the wall. No-Sew Tote Bag From A Pillowcase. I was inspired to make this DIY tote bag after I took a trip to the farmer's market and realized I needed a comfortable and lightweight bag to carry all my goodies.
I love the way this DIY project turned out and, more importantly, there was no sewing involved! A pillowcase already has all the stitching you need to create this easy and stylish tote bag. The cross-body shoulder strap also makes it super comfortable to carry around all day. Just grab a pillowcase from your dresser, stamp it, give it a couple snips and you've got a custom carry-all tote for your next trip to the market!
Follow the steps below to make your very own. Materials: • King Size Pillowcase (you could also use a standard size, but the bag will be smaller. Holder for Charging Cell Phone (made from lotion bottle. My husband and I both have cell phones.
And both of us have phone chargers. And that means lots of obnoxious cords. You never know when one of us may be moving phone cords around, to give our phones an extra charge while we’re chatting away……… or trying to charge our phones up before running errands or something. Needless to say, those phone cords seem to be everywhere…..and are generally in the way and hanging all over the floor. (Okay, and how about when you’re in a hotel or visiting family/friends. I was looking around on the internet for a solution and found this. It made the perfect little holder for my cell phone while it’s being charged. Holder for Charging Cell Phone And no more phone hanging down from the outlet while in this room or that room……..the cord and phone are now up off the ground, and tucked away into the little holder, while the phone drinks up a full charge. T-Shirt Crafts (Page 4) Have you caught the cleaning bug?
If getting organized in the new year is on your to-do list, chances are you have – or are planning to – tackled your closet and dresser drawers, pulling out clothes that you no longer wear. If your “to donate” and “trash” piles include some old t-shirts, you might want to move them over the keeps instead! Related Reading: 24 Ways to Reuse Old Sweaters Old t-shirts are great for crafting, even ones that are beyond wearability. That Def Leppard tee with a stain and a hole in it might not be wearable, but there’s lots of fabric that you can harvest from it, rather than tossing it in the trash.
Image Credit above: Remixed Creative Commons photo by Dano Sewing with T-Shirt Fabric T-shirts are made from jersey fabric – a stretchy, knit material. Jersey’s stretch and knit give it some unique properties. 10 Clever Uses For Toilet Paper Tubes. There’s a tube at the center of every roll of toilet paper.
And there are many, many rolls of toilet paper. Every bathroom, every home, every business, every plumber, millions and millions of rolls. And you recycle ‘em, sure, but what if you could keep them out of the bin all together? Well you can. That little piece of cardboard can serve a multitude of functions, and I don’t just mean children’s craft projects. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.