How to recycle every day items in your home into beautiful decor, storage and gifts.

2. How to give everyday
household items a new
life by recycling them in
fun and creative ways.
PRESENTED BY MISTIE DAWN, OWNER OF
SHOPTOBEGREEN.COM

3. From Trash to Treasure
Use items you usually throw away to create:
 Crafts
 Decor
 Storage
 Gifts
 Make Extra Money

4. Mason Jars

5. Mason Jars – Dinner to Decor

6. Tips to start reusing Mason Jars
Once Empty
 Soak in hot water and wash thoroughly
 Use olive oil to get stubborn labels/ stickiness off
 Printable customizable labels at OfficeMax
 Chalkboard paint available at Home Depot
 Candle stick bases at second hand stores or Hobby
Lobby
 Candle making supplies online or at
Hobby Lobby

7. Wine Bottles

8. Wine Bottles – Drinks to Dramatic Lighting

9. Tips to reusing Wine Bottles
Cutting them
 Glass cutters are available online or at stain glass stores
 It’s very important to sand the edges once you cut the
glass as it will be VERY sharp
 Lots of tutorials online on how to cut glass
Other tips
 Spray paint in snow texture, metallic, etc.
- Hobby Lobby
 Tiki lamp oil, wicks and lamp fixtures
- Home Depot

10. Corks

11. Corks – Wine to Design

12. Tips to reusing Corks
Cutting them
 Use a really sharp tool like a utility knife
 Do not cut with a sawing motion but with long even
strokes
 Corks are very dense so it may take a few tries
Other tips
 Hot glue is great with most projects
 Cork is a sustainable, naturally water &stain resistant

13. Magazines

14. Magazines – News to Fashion

15. Tips to reusing Magazines
Origami
 Many different tutorials online on how to fold
anything from flowers, birds, envelopes, etc.
 Use glue or mod podge or other adhesives to glue
together or on other surfaces
 Use layers of paper to create density and strength
 Finished project with a craft varnish for durability

16. Shopping Bags

17. Shopping Bags – To Plarn

18. Tips to reusing Shopping Bags
Crochet Away
 Sky is the limit from clothes, shoes, handbags,
&scrubbies
 Cutting the bags is the boring side of this project
 A note on using an iron to fuse plastic bags
 Better reused than in the South Pacific garbage patch

19. Wrapping Paper

20. Wrapping Paper – Trash to Paper Art

21. Tips to reusing Wrapping Paper
Why buy Expensive Decorative Paper
 Use for scrapbooking
 Drawer lining
 Decoupage
 Wrap it instead of painting it
 Decorative accents around the house

22. Greeting Cards

23. Greeting Cards – To Embellishments

24. Tips to reusing Greeting Cards
Scrapbooking embellishments are expensive
 Cut then reuse cards
 Use scissors, die cutters, and punches
 Reuse ribbon for binding a decorative accent

25. Hand Outs & Take-Aways
 Sample ideas at the craft table
 Collected too many supplies and don’t have enough
projectstokeep up?
 Do a supply exchange with friends who are also working on
DIY projects
 Sell your “extras” on craft sites like Etsy.com,
PoppyTalkHandmade.com and Artfire.com
To get a copy of the notes from this
presentation contact Mistie at
info@shoptobegreen.com