Fun Recycling ideas

Recycling is becoming a duty we need to fulfill but that also means that it has become a chore just like washing the dishes or taking out the trash... well actually it has just made taking out the trash an even more dreadful chore. So what if we turned the chore in a fun way to spend your time and make something useful or decorative? And the best part is that the stuff you make does not necessarily have to look like a primary project! Well that is if you don't mess it up...

Magazines (and such) Recycling

Turning colored glossy magazines (preferably) into decorative coverings for almost any objects such as frames or storage boxes!

(Click on the picture for the tutorial)

You can learn how to turn an old shoe box/cardboard box into a cool storage box for your spare stationary or your new magazines or bits and pieces of stuff you have lying around... storage space is always useful when you're tidying up and have no idea where you should stuff this odd keyring thing of unknown origin.

Light Bulb Recycling

What to do with these useless glass light bulbs you say? Well if the bells of Christmas are around the corner you could always do with some pretty tree Christmas tree ornaments or if you're in a warmer season why not put some freshly cut flowers in stylish hanging vases!

Soda Cans Tab Bracelets

Grab some ribbon, a friend and A LOT of soda cans and you've got yourself a lazy afternoon of gossip and crafts with the end product being these awesome bracelets! (And possibly diabetes)
 

That's some of my favorites and don't forget that there are tons of other recyclables that you can use like naked paper toilet rolls, shoe boxes, used up socks and you won't believe the stuff they make out of ice cream sticks! So next festive holiday season instead of buying decorations which are going to end up in a cardboard box in the attic for the rest for the year think about recycling that cardboard box into original decorations!