At BB&B I bought this
Let's pray it looks good in my bathroom.
Anyway, at Michaels I found this ribbon in some dried mud in the parking lot.
At first I heard in my head the voices of my mom, my husband, etc. "Don't pick that up, it's filthy!" But I did pick it up brought it home, washed it in the sink & now I have this for a nice fall arrangement or project. It's really pretty.
That got me thinking about a couple of other things I do. You may already do them, but maybe not.
The plastic packaging with a zipper from my shower curtain will be saved for something like this.
Holiday placemats & table runners.
The big ones from comforters and such are used for seasonal quilts.
Lastly, I use the light weight paper bags for wrapping paper.
(That is my first attempt at stamping & coloring it in. Not bad, huh?)
Besides regular recycling, what do you do to repurpose everyday items?
7 comments:
That's a great looking shower curtain. And heck, I would've picked that ribbon up too, firmly squelching any thoughts about dirt. And germs. ;o)
I also hate to throw out those zippered plastic pouches from shower curtains, pillow cases, etc. so I use them the same way you mentioned. Keeps the cats from finding the off-season blankets and using them for beds!
And that stamp looks great. Looks like a beautiful drawing!
very very resourceful and creative! I like that shower curtain. I've always had my eye on a patchwork quilt shower curtain, but they're never to be found! Arugh.
I use diaper wipe containers to hold pens/pencils/markers and even the girls hair ties.
I use those zipper bags like you do too.
Great job with the stamping too.
Ohhhh! I love this post. I repurpose all sorts of things. I, too, use zippered plastic bags (or some times they have snaps) for all sorts of things.
I use my kids artwork for greeting cards or wrapping paper. I use empty clean containers from my kitchen (yogurt or spices for example) for my kids play kitchen. I'm sure there is a ton more...but I'm ehausted and my brain isn't working quite right!
i reuse pretty much anything i can. containers of every sort. and i keep a lot of "trash" for art. i also pick up a lot of "trash" for art. sometimes art ain't pretty. (lol)
cute shower curtain!
SOunds like you had a good day! NOW ENJOY your weekend!
Fifi
Those are all great ideas! I love the idea of the zippered bags for placemats and cloth napkins--mine are always getting dusty.
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