Top Tip Tuesday Tip No. 4 - Recycling!

Hi Tuesday Top Tippers,
Carol here and it’s my turn to share a Top Tip with you!

Haven’t the tips so far been fab! Firstly Leanne’s Doily Flower (which you’ll see again a bit lower in this post!) and then Moriah’s altered clipboard and wasn’t Maggie's Grunge Paper Flower last week gorgeous!

This week is going to be slightly different, my tip is all about recycling so I’m going to show you a few ideas for using everyday rubbish on your cards or projects............from sawdust to hard backed A4 used envelopes!!!

Don’t forget if you have a top tip this week add it to your blog and then to Mr Linky below and you could be one of our winners.

I’d especially love to see your recycling tips – a before and after photo on your blog would be fantastic.

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Carol’s Rubbish Tip!

A4 Hard Backed Envelope

…the ‘anti-bend’ type…

After taking off all of the surrounding paper you have a perfect piece of ‘Kraft’ type card to use as a backing piece.

Corrugated Card

…any cardboard box type…

The corrugated card will have one face that will peel off – gently peel this away to reveal the corrugated pieces. Leaving bits attached will add to the rustic look.

Wooden Coffee Stirrers

&

Large BBQ Kebab Skewers

…from well known coffee shop chains…and Supermarkets

I have found loads of uses for the coffee stirrers from making frames on cards to using them as the ‘stays’ in my Arty Farty Cribs!

And on this crib I also used a Kebab Skewer through the straw to give strength to the bead bar.

Broken Jewellery

…earings, necklaces, braclets…

These are fab to take apart and use as charms or embellishments – It’s not unusual for me to buy cheap jewellery to actually take apart.

After spending some time taking apart and cleaning you’ll be amazed at how many separate pieces you have to use!

I've added a piece of ribbon to one piece to make it into a buckle!

Packaging

Some packaging used for everyday essentials is perfect for recycling. Here I’ve used a piece of gloss black card from sticky fixers! Use chocolate boxes, coffee boxes anything really – even the dreaded Junk Mail we get may have a fab pattern or block of colour you can punch a few flowers out of!

AND

Film Reel

This is a good one! If you are anything like me you have loads of now redundant film reels in your ‘camera cupboard’. My daughter came across 12 last week whilst looking at old photos – which was when this idea came to me!!! Pull a section of the film from the reel and using a square punch take out little ‘picture’ sections. You could add small pictures or letters like I have here – I backed the film section with mirri board first then used rub-on letters in the spaces.

Can you work out how many recycled bits I've used on this card? I've used the fab image 'Hangin  with Friends' from one of our fab sponsors this week...Sunshine & Giggles.

Here are some pictures of items I’ve made in the past with recycled bits – but not taken the ‘before’ pictures.

Large Match Box

If you use a new pack these make lovely gifts for the mantelpiece of those lucky enough to have a real open fire.

Or cover used ones as a sweet little drawer.

Hot Drink Sachet Box

Cover and then re-fill!

Chocolate Box

Wrapping Paper

Sawdust

PVA then sprinkled with sawdust for the frame.

Think I’d better stop now or this post will be way too long!

I think you get the idea – now it’s YOUR turn!

Link your tip to Mr Linky below and you could be winning one of the prizes from our fab sponsors.

Happy Recycling!

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