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Trash to Treasure Tuesday

I meant to show you these pictures ages ago, but ya know how it goes. I just can't seem to keep it together these days. As you noticed I am not doing well with my weekly recycling project either...not that I have seen many of you doing it ;)

I went to Michael's a while back and this is what I found parked across from me when I came out.

I grabbed my camera to take a few pics and you should have seen the looks I got from this lady walking by.

Can you believe all the junk he has on here? One couldn't do this to the outside of their car and forget the inside now could they.

 

I know all of you are going to run out there and trash up your cars!

Happy Tuesday

Trash to Treasure Tuesday

Seriously where does time go? Is it all going by super fast for you too?

My recycling goes out tomorrow, so I rummaged through it today to see what I could find. This little idea of mine is becoming more challenging than I thought, but I am having fun with it.  I have a few more ideas, now I just have to try to get ONE done before next Tuesday.

In my recycling bin, I found a...

I had a few ideas for this, but only time for one today. So I made it into a pencil holder. I only used paper and modge podge to create this project. Quick and simple~ just the way I like things. Now if you are going to make something using a can, I would suggest that you sand it a little before trying to adhere the paper.

Now go find a can in your recycling bin~ I know you have one~ and create something wonderful. This would be a fun teacher gift for the beginning of the school year ;)

Trash to Treasure Tuesday

Thanks for all your comments on my "jell-o" book. My nephew is 3 1/2 and is into writing notes all the time now, so I am giving it to him for all his important notes.

I finished this week's project right before a storm tonight and it has been too dark to get a decent picture. So I will share a little inspiration with you tomorrow. Until then, you can get started because I KNOW you have some of this 'trash' in your house.

Create something using a paper towel or toilet paper tube.

Now go turn your trash into a great treasure.

Trash to Treasure Tuesday

The weeks are rolling by so quickly. Thanks to Sheila and Pat for participating in last week's tin challenge. Since I have started this series, I can't throw anything away without thinking of something I can make with it.

Yesterday I made a quick and easy strawberry trifle. As I threw away the pudding box, I thought there has to be something I can make with this. I decided to make a quick and simple little notebook.

I cut the ends of the box and then used my Bind It All to put it together. It took three tries to get the covers on correctly. I guess I still need practice with it. I just cut up some notebook paper for the inside pages.

Now wouldn't this be cute as a little grocery list notebook. Everyone at the grocery store would be so jealous ;) I also thought it would be good as a notebook for a young child. Reading environmental print is a pre-reading skill, so you could many using different boxes. The possiblities are endless.

The challenge this week is to create something with a food box.

Wait until you see what I saw in a parking lot today- talk about Trash to Treasure. I'll show you tomorrow!

Trash to Treasure Tuesday

I can't believe it's already Tuesday again. Thanks to everyone that commented last week's challenge. Hopefully more of you can participate this week. I looked all over my house to find some trash today. Yes today...for some reason I kept thinking today was Monday. That would explain why I totally missed my hair appointment today...oops.

I found a bunch of Altoid tins that I have saved. This week's challenge is to alter a tin. Don't forget to leave a comment with a link to your project.

I painted mine with some craft paint, then added ribbon around the edges and decorated the top. Quick and simple, but noone has to know that. I was thinking this would be cute if you were mailing someone a gift card or small gift.

Now what can you make with your tins?

All images, ribbon and notecards are A Muse Artstamps.

Trash to Treasure Tuesday

For weeks now I have been thinking of ways to make my blog more fun and interactive for YOU. When I stopped TRYING to think, it just came to me. A few times I have shown you ways to turn your trash into treasures and always got a good response, so I thought this would be perfect. Many of us are trying to be more friendly to our environment. I know that I try to recycle and not use plastic bags. Every Tuesday I will feature another object that you may other wise throw away. Then I want to see what you create!

This week I am starting off with something easy. Have you bought something recently that had a great label? While in Europe, Heather and I stopped here for some chocolate. It was such a cute store and I picked some things just for the labels or packaging. ;) Don't worry the chocolate wasn't wasted for the labels. One of the boxes had this great ribbon and I just had to use it on something. I made this fun little card, but I think I am going to use it in a scrapbook~ when I get to that.

So now it's your turn. Make a card or scrapbook page...or anything really...using a label from a package. When you are all finished, leave a comment here with a link to your creation. I can't wait to see what all you create! Now go look for for some 'trash' and make a treasure.