Post by benshelpmeet on May 15, 2009 14:26:57 GMT -5
Old clothes, and towels can be tore into strips, and then used to crochet a Rug. My friend makes beautiful rugs,she first sews the strips together making a continual long piece of close yarn, then she rolls it into a ball and starts crocheting a single strip and then sews it into a flat oval. I'm not really good at explaining things, I hope it made since. 
Plastic bags from the grocery store can be cut into strips, and used as ''Plastic Yarn'' . You can crochet purses, rugs, etc... I use to have the cutest purse made out of Wal Mart Bags.
I found these ideas and thought I would add them......
Shadow boxes can make keepsake art of baby treasures, shoes, hats. They are also good for vacation treasures from the beach. Just think 3-D sgarbage booking for arranging your keepsake treasures. They become inexpensive art for your walls while preserving memories.
Left over shower wall material white board makes great small white boards with a wooden picture frame surround.
Plastic berry baskets make nice gift containers if you thread ribbons through them. Braided pipe cleaners or cording make a sturdy handle.
Keep old buttons. They can be used as embellishments for sgarbage booking and cards.
Recycle towels into washcloths after zig zagging the edges or hemming.
They are also great for car washing towels or under baby car seats or booster seats to protect upholstery. Old beach towels are great to protect car seats because of their longer length.
Reuse plastic shower curtains or liners under baby high chairs or for paint drip cloths.
Reuse old bed spreads to line the trunk of the car to catch spills and provide emergency blankets. They also provide great temporary hiding places for gifts until you can get them inside to wrap them.
Reuse luggage for storage when not in use. They make great places to hide Christmas presents in, espcially if they have locks or combination locks!
Worn sheets or tablecloths can be used to make a large variety of items. Dinner napkins or handkerchiefs are easy to make from the tucked edges of sheets that rarely get worn or the borders of tablecloths that aren’t stained.
Liter-sized plastic bottles can be cut open so that yarn can be threaded out the neck of the bottle to keep it from tangling as you knit or crochet.
Old soap dishes that no longer go with your decor can also be used inside cabinets for wet brushes.
Can’t afford a a new toothbrush holder? Use tall plastic glasses or mugs to hold your toothbrush and toothpaste.
Reuse old shower caddies in the garage over a sink to hold soap or laundry products. Garage sinks are a great place to reuse faded tie-on hand towels.
Reuse plastic buckets or cut open soda bottles to soak paint brushes.
If you keep coin change, reuse plastic cake-frosting containers with lids to sort them. Cut openings in the lids to form piggy banks. The same containers are nice for a variety of uses because the paper labels come off easily leaving a white container and colored lid.
Reuse styrofoam meat trays for craft paint brushes or as paint or glue pallets. Store brushes in reused soup cans.
I always keep a small glass jar and lid to mix cornstarch or flour and water to thicken gravy.
If you are spray painting drawer pulls, push them into an old block of floral foam to hold them. Then you can get all the nooks and crannies and don’t have to turn them.
Plastic mesh bags from onions or potatoes are good for draining small bath toys.
Plastic bags from the grocery store can be cut into strips, and used as ''Plastic Yarn'' . You can crochet purses, rugs, etc... I use to have the cutest purse made out of Wal Mart Bags.
I found these ideas and thought I would add them.
..... Shadow boxes can make keepsake art of baby treasures, shoes, hats. They are also good for vacation treasures from the beach. Just think 3-D sgarbage booking for arranging your keepsake treasures. They become inexpensive art for your walls while preserving memories.
Left over shower wall material white board makes great small white boards with a wooden picture frame surround.
Plastic berry baskets make nice gift containers if you thread ribbons through them. Braided pipe cleaners or cording make a sturdy handle.
Keep old buttons. They can be used as embellishments for sgarbage booking and cards.
Recycle towels into washcloths after zig zagging the edges or hemming.
They are also great for car washing towels or under baby car seats or booster seats to protect upholstery. Old beach towels are great to protect car seats because of their longer length.
Reuse plastic shower curtains or liners under baby high chairs or for paint drip cloths.
Reuse old bed spreads to line the trunk of the car to catch spills and provide emergency blankets. They also provide great temporary hiding places for gifts until you can get them inside to wrap them.
Reuse luggage for storage when not in use. They make great places to hide Christmas presents in, espcially if they have locks or combination locks!
Worn sheets or tablecloths can be used to make a large variety of items. Dinner napkins or handkerchiefs are easy to make from the tucked edges of sheets that rarely get worn or the borders of tablecloths that aren’t stained.
Liter-sized plastic bottles can be cut open so that yarn can be threaded out the neck of the bottle to keep it from tangling as you knit or crochet.
Old soap dishes that no longer go with your decor can also be used inside cabinets for wet brushes.
Can’t afford a a new toothbrush holder? Use tall plastic glasses or mugs to hold your toothbrush and toothpaste.
Reuse old shower caddies in the garage over a sink to hold soap or laundry products. Garage sinks are a great place to reuse faded tie-on hand towels.
Reuse plastic buckets or cut open soda bottles to soak paint brushes.
If you keep coin change, reuse plastic cake-frosting containers with lids to sort them. Cut openings in the lids to form piggy banks. The same containers are nice for a variety of uses because the paper labels come off easily leaving a white container and colored lid.
Reuse styrofoam meat trays for craft paint brushes or as paint or glue pallets. Store brushes in reused soup cans.
I always keep a small glass jar and lid to mix cornstarch or flour and water to thicken gravy.
If you are spray painting drawer pulls, push them into an old block of floral foam to hold them. Then you can get all the nooks and crannies and don’t have to turn them.
Plastic mesh bags from onions or potatoes are good for draining small bath toys.