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.
I love vintage matchbooks and their graphics, they are such a cool little bit of history. Even the concept of a matchbook is dated as there isn’t smoking in public places. So repurposing the packaging format to hold all sorts of tiny things is such a great idea. Pop on over to the blog Reading My Tea Leaves to see all sorts of things you can package in a matchbook and how to make them.
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!