Creative upcycle and downcycle ideas
Teen1 at Etsy offers a great idea to transform your Rolodex into a modern, eco-friendly desk accessory: Die-cut those pesky magazine subscription cards to fit your file and add contemporary, colorful tab dividers and patterned cardstock. If you don’t have the patience to cut the cards yourself, Teen1 sells the card sets sans the Rolodex base.
Old sporting equipment often gets discarded but certainly not by any recycled crafter. The clever crafter over at the blog Recreated Designs has created these rustic pumpkins from old tennis rackets. Pop on over to see the tutorial on how to make recycled old tennis racket pumpkins. I wonder if pickle ball rackets would work too?
I am swinging by her shop to rescue my giant box of phone numbers and addresses scribbled on old receipts and napkins! Great idea (:
What a great idea and I need a new rolodex!