Tag: New uses for old things
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Farmhouse Friday: mason jar soap dispenser
You know what I love but have entirely too many of? Mason jars. I have dozens of them and I’m always looking for fun ways to use them. A few weeks ago, I got the idea to make some mason jar soap dispensers so I saved a few of these pumps from some empty hand […]
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Reduce, reuse, UPcycle: how to create beautiful new things you’ll love to use from the things you already have
I have a kid who loves pickles. I cannot keep pickles in the house. As I’m sure you can imagine, I regularly have these. They’re remarkably easy to reuse and upcycle. Just soak them in hot water and remove the label. If a sticky residue remains, use a little Goo Gone or some acetone (but […]
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Reduce.Reuse.Repurpose: new uses for old coffee containers
I know a lot of people who have some of these empty coffee containers lying around. Did you know you can make some super neat things from them? I liked their shape and decided to spray paint them blue. I spray painted the lids a metallic silver to make them look like metal. Then, I […]
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Reuse and repurpose: Five new uses for cardboard
We seem to always have a lot of cardboard around here. When our kids were younger we had diaper boxes. Now we have boxes from Amazon purchases and Christmas gifts. And with two daughters and a shoe fetish of my own, we have tons of shoe boxes. Whether it is a big box or a […]
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What can you make with pool noodles?
Pool noodles are ridiculously cheap, and you can find them almost anywhere. And while most of us use them to float in a pool, there are many other ways you can use them as well. In today’s Pinterest roundup, I’d like to share some creative ideas for repurposing pool noodles. You can use them to […]