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Recycle DIY – How To Make a Room Divider Using Old Vinyl Records!

Posted on January 3, 2010 by max

My mom has a rather large collection of Classic vinyl records, she practically owns the whole Classic genre.  In the 80s, my mom used to run a Record store, think of it as a mini-version of Tower Records.  (I am just glad she profited off that and got out before CDs became popular.)

Anyways, if you are like my mom who loves these vinyl records and still swear by them, you probably want to stop reading here.  For anyone else who wants to re-use your vinyl records into something more useful, how about turning it into classy room dividers for your roommate’s open room a

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Recycle DIY – How to Make Your Own Homemade Recycled Paper!

Posted on November 21, 2009 by max
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You don’t have to rely only on your local recycling company to product recycling paper, you can learn to make your own homemade recycled paper.  Plus, they can come out pretty colorful, great for your kids to draw and drool on.

handmade paper is a perfect after school project for your children…simple, a little messy & lots of fun….you can make paper out of almost anything….we made lavender & grass paper….and even cinnamon paper….here’s the 411 about making your own paper….use your imagination & enjoy….

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Recycle DIY – How to Recycle Tin Cans as Pencil Holders using Grout and Creativity!

Posted on November 19, 2009 by max

I really love it when people make things like this out of stuff that would go into your recycling bin, a pencil holder made using old tin cans and grout!  Brilliant!  Keep up the great work and reduce our carbon footprint!

We all use some canned foods from time to time.  And we all probably use empty cans for one purpose or another.  This instructable shows how to decorate cans to be used as organizers for pencils, pens, paint brushes, etc.  It’s a simple thing to do, and children would especially have fun making their creations.

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Recycle DIY – How to Convert a Broken Gate into Outdoor Table!

Posted on November 2, 2009 by max

Perhaps recycling has not been done often enough in our world, especially those who have to constantly fix their house and throw away broken things.

Well, if your house gate ever breaks and you can use it anymore, you might want to consider converting it into an outdoor table.  As seen in the above pics, the steps don’t seem too complicated, simply get 4 legs on it.

The gates at the side of our house succumbed to a big wind storm recently. The cause was ground rot on the posts, but that meant that most of the wood was still in pretty good condition despite being

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Recycle DIY – How to Make Old Light Bulbs into Flower Vases!

Posted on October 17, 2009 by max
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Check out this awesome DIY by Giannina Lezcano who shows you how to make old light bulbs into flower vase, this is the most innovative DIY I have seen so far using old light bulbs.

She uses wires to connect the old light bulbs together and hangs the bulbs upside down so she can fill it with water and put flower to grow in.

We need more people like Giannina in our world.  Brilliant!

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Recycle DIY – How to Make a CD Clock!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by max
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Here’s a really cool way to recycle your old favorite CDs into clocks and works of art.  These would make great gifts for your loved ones.  via instructables

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