What to do with mismatched gloves or old gloves that are no longer usable? We are not referring only to winter gloves, but also to the classic rubber kitchen gloves, which have worn out over time.
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What to do with the mismatched gloves or with old people gloves no longer usable? We are not referring only to winter gloves, but also to the classic rubber kitchen gloves, which have worn out over time.
Throwing them in would be a shame, especially after taking a look at some of the possibilities creative recycling and reuse related to them. Take a cue from the following ten ideas and, as always, share yours.
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stuffed animals
A glove left abandoned at the bottom of a drawer can be used to make a soft little animal to play with. It's pretty simple, for example, to try shape a squirrel. It will be sufficient to cut the glove in the correct way and use soft material for the padding.
Follow the sequence of images of the tutorial present at this address to get a soft squirrel from a simple glove. You might also be thinking of make a nice octopus, inspiring you to this image.
Mini puppet
Another idea for the reuse of old gloves consists of cutting out their fingers to be able to make mini-puppet with which to entertain the little ones and with which children can play at their own time, inventing stories and theaters. To the fingers of the gloves it will be enough to apply buttons or other decorations to obtain small characters, each different from the other, in order to enrich the moments of the game thanks to new protagonists. Here are the instructions
Containers and jars
There are also those who have thought of using gloves to make containers of various types. With the correct padding it is possible to give the glove a rigid structure, so that it can be transformed into a sort of jar with support. That's how the designer Mariya Donskaya was able to realize containers for pencils and brushes, as well as vases for flowers.
Rubber bands
You have gods rubber gloves that are now holed, damaged or otherwise unused? Rubber gloves are perfect for getting some rubber bands at no cost. It will be sufficient to progressively cut out the cuffs of the gloves, until it reaches the area of the fingers. Starting from a single rubber glove you can also obtain more than 20 elastics, to be kept aside so that they can be used in case of need.
Jewellery
Would you have thought that you give rubber gloves could jewels be born? The routes of the creative recycling are fortunately infinite and have met the skill ofKorean artist Min-Ji Cho, which engages in the completely manual production of jewels such as earrings, necklaces and pendants, using only recycled materials, including cuttings from the well-known rubber gloves. In this way, a unique and original collection of jewels was brought to life, all to be admired.
Garden decorations
Starting from old gloves there is even someone who has thought of make decorations for the vegetable garden or the garden. The gloves can be cut out, padded and stitched up to obtain colorful flowers with which to embellish the outdoor spaces of your home, especially if spring is far away and you feel the need for an extra touch of color.
Dress
In addition to making rubber bands or jewelry, rubber gloves can be used for creating hilarious outfits. The dress that we present here was born from the creativity of Lotta Barlach, a designer who for years has been involved in the creation of wearable clothes using recycled materials.
Alternative uses for rubber gloves
I rubber kitchen gloves in addition they can be used in an alternative way, for example for protect your hands when gardening, in the course of household cleaning, or in the application of henna, to obtain a natural dye for the hair while at the same time not to stain your fingers. They can also be useful for repairing hands when opening jars and cans.
Paperweights
As in the case of old socks, even gloves that are unpaired or no longer used can represent an excellent starting point for the creation of decorative paperweight. After eliminating the "fingers" of a glove, it is possible to insert a stone of regular shape inside its central part and to intervene by artfully sewing the edges of the glove itself.
Re-pair the mismatched gloves
“The Glove Love” is an initiative born in Great Britain in order to train many new pairs of gloves from the mismatched glove collection. The gloves are collected through donations, washed and paired again, trying to form new pairs using similar gloves. The proceeds from the sale of the new pairs of gloves are donated to the charity “Do The Green Thing”. An idea that could be "imported" here too, don't you think?
Marta Albè
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