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18 Things You Shouldn't Throw Away And Should Turn Into Something Cool


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." 

1. Save the ends of your old candles and their jars and make new candles. 

2. Make sun tea out of pineapple skins. 

 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. 

 5. While camping, bake cake over the fire in orange peels. 

 6. A button-up shirt that is out of life becomes an unique pillowcase. 
7. Make a funky rug out of old, messed up garden hoses. 

 8. Turn almond containers into pantry containers. 

 9. When it's time to retire a board game, turn it into one of these cool totes. 

 10. Turn a boring paper lantern into a fish-scaled fixture. 
11. Turn a mason jar into a fun vase. 

 12. Turn a cereal box into a magazine holder. 

 13. Turn milk jugs into planters. 

 14. Old drawers get new life as planters. 

 15. Soda boxes become pencil cases. 

 16. Turn plastic bottles into a funky chandelier. 

 17. Empty cans are easily turned into cool succulent planters. 

 18. Turn your used coffee grounds into yummy smelling candles. 

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