Posts Tagged ‘recycling’
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What would Grandma do? Recycle choc boxes
Thought this might be a good, timely post with Easter and a mountain of chocolate just hours away. These chocolate boxes (my favourite are Prestat and Charbonnel & Walker) are just too pretty - and practical - to throw away. I recycle them as storage containers for all kinds of things - from spare buttons and badges to business cards. Saves buying a horrible new plastic type to serve the same purpose!
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What would Grandma do? Recycle ribbons
Recycling ribbons and wrapping paper was a common-place practice in my household growing up – anything deemed salvageable would be carefully folded and packed away in the cupboard for use again.
But I’ve taken the recycling thing to a new level recently, by squirreling away the ribbons from the bags of one of my favourite brands, COS. They’ve always got such lovely grosgrain ribbon handles in a variety of colours. I just tear off the handles and pack them away in my ribbon box.
Here they are adding a simple and chic touch to brown paper parcels:
TOTAL SPENT: £0
COST OF NEW STRIPED GROSGRAIN RIBBON: £2.77/metre
SAVINGS OVER A YEAR: £16.62 -
DIY tutorial of the week: Glass jar photo frames
This week I’ve found a very nifty and totally thrifty way to display your favourite photos – with recycled glass coke and jam jars .
I love the way they’re grouped together here with the light filtering through on a window sill. It’s a ridiculously easy DIY – and one that you could have lots of fun with. Just imagine the possibilities using old family photos, pets and vintage bottles and jam jars.
DIY tutorial via DesignSponge and Photojojo.com.
