Recycle This - Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff Homemade Notepads It is nice to have notepads around to jot things down on, but the ones from the store can be expensive. Making your own is easy and will save you money. This is a guide about making homemade notepads. Solutions Read and rate the best solutions below by giving them a "thumbs up". Tip: Homemade Notepads In order to use those otherwise wasted sheets of copy paper, I collect them until I have a stack my stapler can hold together; then I stack them with the cleanest side up. By latrtatr from Loup City, NE Tip: Make Notepad from Book Fly Leaves After you have a garage sale, and before you donate your books to the library or the church, why not take out the fly leaves (blank pages in the front and back of most any kind of book)? Use an Exacto knife to remove the fly leaf, then stack them up. To decorate the one I made in the photo, I glued the paper circles from my three-hole punch onto some old garage-sale stickers and added petals and leaves using a marker belonging to my kids. Questions Archives
Kitty Stuff! Round 1: Start with an adjustable loop and crochet 6 single crochet (sc) into the loop and join with a slip stitch. (6sc) Round 2: 2 sc in every sc. (12 sc) Round 3: *1 sc in first sc, 2sc in next* Repeat from * around. Do not join any other rounds. (18 sc) Round 4: *1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (24 sc) Round 5: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (30 sc) Round 6: *1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (36 sc) Round 7: *1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (42 sc) Round 8: *1 sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (48 sc) Round 9: *1 sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (54 sc) Round 10: *1 sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (60 sc) Round 11: *1 sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (66 sc) Round 12: *1 sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (72 sc) Round 13: *1 sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next* Repeat from * around. (78 sc) Meow!
Instructions for cutting plastic bags & creating recycled plastic yarn | My Recycled Bags.com Posted on February 17, 2007 Each photo below is thumbnailed, click on photo to view larger size This process is a great way to recycle those old plastic bags into something useful. You can crochet or knit a cool tote bag similar to reusable totes that are sold. Cutting Lay recycled bag out flat Fold in half lengthwise then fold in half again Cut off top handles Cut bag in strips about 1 inch wide or as desired Set aside the end of bag where bottom edge was glued. Tying strips together Take two strips and inter-twine together as shown Gently pull on ends to knot two strips together Connect next strip to last strip in the same manner Continue connecting strips until you have a large ball of plastic yarn Tips: Pull ends evenly to create a smooth and flat strip. Tags: making-plarn, plarn, plastic-bag-yarn
Long Overdue Fusing Plastic Bag Tutorial I realized this afternoon that I basically explain this technique to an Etsy Labs visitor at least once a day, but had never put the instructions online. So, here it is. Fusing! Plastic! What you'll needPlastic bags (thin, flimsy ones work best)Parchment paper, freezer paper or plain old copier paperIron (and your favorite ironing surface) Making it Flatten out the bag and trim the bottom seam and handles off. Turn the bag inside-out if it has printing on it. Next, run a hot iron (we set ours to "Rayon", but you will need to experiment a little to see what works for you) and keep the iron moving constantly. Peel a corner of the paper back to see if the plastic is fused together. Peel the parchment paper away from the finished plastic sheet. Here are a few more rad examples of what you can do with this stuff, courtesy of Etsy seller Eclipse Alright, y'all.
craft « My Happy Earth I think it best to start with a promise to yourself. If you do only one thing a day to make the world a better place, just one tiny thing, within one year you would have done 365 things to help the world. Not such a bad start is it. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Such a familiar term, but it applies to more then just grocery bags. If you are unsure where to start the best place is at the beginning. Reduce the amount you as a consumer bring into your home. - Cut out the plastic bags, and the paper while you are at it. - Be realistic. - Skip on unnecessary packaging. - Don’t impulse buy. - Opt-out, free yourself of wasteful junk mail. - Buy used when you can. Reuse whenever you can. Plastic Bags – Even if you Green bag it, they still find there way into the home. - Can you knit or crochet? - Ever thought of fusing them? ( It is recommended that you work in a ventilated area.) Here is a set I made with Target and bread bags. Food Containers – So many can be washed and reused. - Go energy efficient.