You know, reading is good for the brain! And the more you read the better: magazines, comics, books, newspapers, everything (or almost everything) is fine as long as you read. But culture often brings with it subtle contraindications; our house, perhaps even small, is invaded by books, old newspapers, glossy and non-glossy magazines, comics of all kinds and ages. What to do then to stem the problem? Here are 10 tips to intelligently "empty" at least the magazine racks at home. How? By reusing creatively!
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You know, reading is good for the brain! And the more you read the better: magazines, comics, books, newspapers everything is fine (or almost) as long as you read it. But culture often brings with it subtle contraindications; our house, perhaps even small, is invaded by books, old newspapers, glossy and non-glossy magazines, comics of all kinds and ages. What to do then to stem the problem? here you are 10 tips to intelligently "empty" at least the magazine racks at home. How? By reusing creatively!
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Decupare the accessories
Surely you will have some at home old shoes that you no longer wear, or one old t-shirt that you do not put but to which you are in some way linked. So why not give these accessories a second life by using the pages of old magazines for a funny decoupage and creative? For all those who still believe that decoupage is only for furniture, take a look at this very interesting tutorial that will show you how reuse old accessories by recycling magazine paper.
Paper Christmas tree
To stay in the Christmas theme, the tree could certainly not be missing, rigorously made with recycled magazines. The amazing thing is that no tools are needed: just an old magazine is enough.
Recycled serving plate
It will have happened to you at least once in your life to see a hat made with newspaper paper, but perhaps you have never yet seen a serving plate made with old magazines. It is the bizarre but creative idea of a blogger, Patricia Zapata, that recycling magazines has created a highly decorative dish that can be useful for serving snacks at an aperitif. It is the result of a long and patient work to be done perhaps in a gray and boring afternoon.
Gift box
If you are looking for some ideas for a nice, ecological and creative gift, here is the one for you. You can use old magazines to make some paper straws with which to decorate a small cardboard box. With the same method it is possible to create very original frames, or the cover of a photo album or whatever you like best.
Paper table
With a little patience and a few used magazines we can make a paper table, where we can perhaps place our flower pots. It is an extremely simple job that does not require the use of glue or scissors. Seeing is believing.
Floral centerpiece
For once, leave the real flowers aside and with your dexterity you can create a fantastic floral centerpiece by recycling the magazines you have at home. With this very simple tutorial you can convert all old magazines or catalogs into colorful bouquets of flowers. You can also reuse old straws to make the stem.
Bow for gifts recycled
The first thing to do to make our Christmas gifts greener, helping to reduce consumption, is to package them by reusing old wrapping paper or better still use old newspapers. We can also decorate our packages by making colorful Christmas bows with glossy magazine sheets, which will have bright colors and will give a touch of elegance and color to our green gifts.
Recycled earrings
Always thanks to our old magazines we can make fun earrings from recycled paper that will amaze our friends and make our look fresh and witty.
Colored coasters
Coasters are simple and very useful accessories: so why not create more personal and ecological ones, perhaps with some old home magazine? Use the most colorful pages or those with photographs that will add a touch of color and more fun to your creations.
Recycled basket
And how about making a colorful recycled paper basket () with extravagant shapes? Look at what they made with a few pages of old magazines and a few other materials. Amazing.
Once again we have discovered how many things can be done with the materials intended for the bin.
Recycle people, recycle!
Lorenzo DeRitis
