I hate letting anything go to waste, and I hate throwing things out. I have piles of magazines that I've kept over the years because what if I want to make a collage one day? And I have to keep all of my fabric scraps, because what if they come in handy one day? I keep everything, and save it all for those 'what-if' days, which roll around when I drink too much coffee and can't sit still and turn my house into a craft store. You totally don't need to throw these things out- embrace your inner Tim Gunn and "make it work."
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#1 Save the ends of your old candles and their jars and make new candles.
#2 Make sun tea out of pineapple skins.
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#3 Melt down all of your almost-done lip balms into an empty mint container.
#4 An empty plastic container keeps all your trash bags together.
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#5 While camping, bake cake over the fire in orange peels.
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#6 A button-up shirt that is out of life becomes an unique pillowcase.
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#7 Make a funky rug out of old, messed up garden hoses.
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#8 Turn almond containers into pantry containers.
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#9 It's time to retire a board game, turn it into one of these cool totes.
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#10 Turn a mason jar into a fun vase.
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#11 Turn a cereal box into a magazine holder.
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#12 Turn a boring paper lantern into a fish-scaled fixture.
#13 Turn milk jugs into planters.
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#14 Empty cans are easily turned into cool succulent planters.
#15 Turn your used coffee grounds into yummy smelling candles.
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#16 Soda boxes become pencil cases.
#17 Turn plastic bottles into a funky chandelier.
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#18 Old drawers get new life as planters.
