Creative REuse Lists

Lists of creative reuses for various household items.

Top Ten Reuses for Dryer Sheets.

Top Ten Reuses for Dryer Sheets.

In February of this year, Dutch designers SpaceOperaForm used the technology behind fabric softener sheets/dryer sheets for an art installation.  When a person would walk through two sheets they would react to that person’s presence because of the static electricity.  Those large scale dryer sheets created a beautiful experience for viewers. Dryer sheets seem...

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Top Ten Reuses for Film Canisters.

Top Ten Reuses for Film Canisters.

I majored in photography for my under gradutate degree, so I have collected a great many film canisters.  They make great containers for miscellaneous small items that you need to keep close.  I use them when I go camping and to keep mints or coins in my purse.  Here are a few more of...

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Top Ten Reuses for Wine Corks.

Top Ten Reuses for Wine Corks.

Wine corks aren’t just for keeping your wine tasty and fresh.  You can reuse wine corks in almost every room of the house.  A cork board in your kitchen, a coaster in your living room, a pin cushion in your sewing studio, and perhaps a Here are ten ideas on how to reuse a...

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Ten ways to Reuse a 2 Liter Bottle.

Ten ways to Reuse a 2 Liter Bottle.

Plastic Bottle Elephant! courtesy of http://declubz.com/ Here are a few plastic bottle statistics via Earth911.com: About 80% of the plastic bottles that are bought in the United States go UNrecycled and end up in our landfills. When just one plastic bottle is recycled enough energy is conserved to light a 60-wat light bulb. Making...

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Top Ten List: Reuse That One Lonely Sock.

Top Ten List:  Reuse That One Lonely Sock.

Okay, so I always thought that the dryer was the culprit when it came to stealing my socks. But, I only have a washer and I still lose socks. What is the deal with that? I am not in the mood to wear mismatched socks so I decided to look for fun and creative...

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Top Ten List: How to Reuse Expired Credit Cards.

Top Ten List:  How to Reuse Expired Credit Cards.

The advise I have always followed when getting rid of an expired credit card was to cut it up into itty bitty pieces and throw half of it away one week and the other half of it away the next week. This is to avoid identity theft and such. But, I thought that this...

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10 New Uses for a Shower Curtain.

I was surprised at how many ideas I came up with when I sat down to jot notes on ways to reuse an old shower curtain.  I cannot take credit for all of these ideas and want to extend a thank you to Reader’s Digest, wikihow.com, and PlanetGreen.com for providing some wonderful tips and...

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10 Ways to Reuse a Banana Peel.

10 Ways to Reuse a Banana Peel.

Wow, I thought I was some cool reuser when I started adding my banana peels to the compost bin.  Apparently there are way cooler folks out there doing some extraordinary things with their leftovers.  I have compiled my favorite 10 re-uses for a banana peel below. 10  ReUses for a Banana Peel: Make a...

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Creative REuse Artist: Heather Logsdon of Heathered

Creative REuse Artist:  Heather Logsdon of Heathered

You will realize in a few moments when you start to read her interview, that Heather Logsdon has a good time no matter what she’s doing.  Though I have never met her, by reading her answers to my semi-general and semi-specific questions, I feel as though Ms. Logsdon laughs a great deal, doesn’t take...

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