Showing posts with label Reuse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reuse. Show all posts

Friday, March 16, 2012

Frugal Friday : Cardboard Bracelet

I originally saw this idea on pinterest with a paper towel roll. I wondered how it would be sturdy enough to be a bracelet so I passed on saving it to my boards. One day at school I was working in a classroom and needed some tape. The teacher handed me a roll but it was pretty close to empty. I used what was left and proceeded to put the empty roll in my pocket...without the teacher seeing of course...I didn't want her to think I was crazy! Anyway, I made a cute bracelet...and it cost zero dollars (I had the yarn on hand already)

 I started by hot gluing the beginning of the yarn on the empty roll
 ....and just wrapped it all around...
 and glued the end of the yarn to the inside of the bracelet.
 What do you think?!
 do you know how hard it is to take a picture of a bracelet on yourself? hahahah
I love free, pretty things!!

Ashley

Friday, March 9, 2012

Frugal Friday : Tin Cans

Today is my first post on my frugal ways. This project ended up being a new favourite of mine!! All you need are tin cans...and birch bark! (and glue of course) I found this bark on a tree that had fallen over in November of last year...I was glad I found it! I would never take it off a live tree, and thought I could do something with it for sure!
 I just ripped the first layer off the bark

 and wrapped it around the can. Then glued into place
 I didn't want to waste the rest of the bark, of course...so I decided to make some cute tags!

 With the rest of bark I have in the shed, I thought tags like this would be cute!
 I love how they turned out!