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Are you looking for a way to clean out those stacks of old newspapers in your garage? Are you tired of throwing out old magazines a week after you\u2019ve read them?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to part with a groundbreaking article or photo shoot, so instead of recycling, upcycle! Upcycling is basically using waste and unwanted items to make new useful things. Decorate your new home! Unpack your things and use the newspaper to create new items. Craftstylish<\/a> is one of my favorite websites to visit for information about everything crafty. They have great ideas for upcycling newspaper and magazines, and it got me so excited I researched it some more and found an explosion of\u00a0creativity\u00a0in many blogs and websites showing that there is more that one way to\u00a0weave\u00a0paper:<\/p>\n

Weaved Newspaper Basket: <\/strong>Need somewhere to store your new magazines and newspapers, why not use old newspapers? This newspaper basket not only looks great, but it\u2019s fun to make. Take your basket to the next level by creating patterns with your strips. Full color ads and memorable headlines make great accents. Give it a try by following these\u00a0step-by-step directions<\/a> from Craftstylish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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image: newspaper yarn by Kristin Roach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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image: basket weaving by The Advocacy Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Magazine Gift Bows:<\/strong> Why pay for gift bows when you can make your own? With the wide variety of color you find in a magazine, they are perfect for bows. Try using different magazine pages to color-coordinate for the holiday. Use seasonal colors or your gift recipient\u2019s favorites. Start making\u00a0your own bows<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

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image: Recycled magazine bows by cuttlefish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Magazine Jewlery:<\/strong> Wearing a magazine around your neck is not something you think of doing every day. You might want to reconsider that. Magazines actually can be beautiful jewelry. Try making\u00a0these necklaces<\/a> or use the pattern to make some smaller earrings or a brooch. Also, check out these\u00a0magazine dangly earrings.<\/a> Paper in not the only material that can be upcycled into imaginative creations. Some of my favorite upcycled jewelry are made of aluminum cans.<\/p>\n

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image: I actually made this one all by myself from a page of an old Wizard magazine. Making these can become addictive!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Craftstylish is full of other great ideas like using magazines to decorate memory boxes and photo frames,<\/a> make wall ornaments,<\/a> and other creative things.\u00a0Still don\u2019t want to cut up your newspaper and magazines? Call or email your local schools and libraries to see if they would like them as donations, our use them as packing material for the next move or storage need.<\/p>\n

Find more fun & green ideas<\/a> in our Go Green section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you looking for a way to clean out those stacks of old newspapers in your garage? Are you tired of throwing out old magazines a week after you\u2019ve read them?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to part with a groundbreaking article or photo shoot, so instead of recycling, upcycle! Upcycling is basically using waste and unwanted items to make new useful things. Decorate your new home! Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[103,104,46,102],"class_list":["post-1521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-go-green","tag-jewelry","tag-magazine-recycling","tag-recycle","tag-upcycle"],"yoast_head":"\nAnother Alternative to Recycling: Upcycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s hard to part with a groundbreaking article or photo shoot, so instead of recycling, upcycle! Upcycling is basically using waste and unwanted items to make new useful things. 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