What To Do With Old Or Used Magazines

What to do with old or used magazines
What to do with old or used magazines. Image: OZMedia – Shutterstock.

Reusing is a way of being respectful with the environment, of understanding the resources of our planet as something finite and also of taking advantage of many of those things that we have at home and do not know what to do with them.

This is the case of old magazines. If you have a lot of them and you don’t know how to give them other uses and make them useful so you don’t throw them away, read on and try these ideas.

What to do with old magazines

Do you like to buy magazines and after reading them you have stacked piles without knowing what to do with them?

There are many projects where you can use them by turning them into something useful without having to throw them away. Check out these suggestions.

Cup holders.

In addition to being very original, you can make them the size you want and with a lot of color. First you must make many strips of paper with the pages of the magazines.

Then you must brush them with white glue to make them waterproof. Then begin to roll them up by sticking them with glue, making a circle.

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Finally, roll up as many strips as necessary until you get the size you want.

bracelets

Also a fantastic idea, make your own bracelets out of magazine sheets. The first thing is to have very elongated triangle-shaped strips of paper.

Then placing a skewer stick begin to roll, so that there is a hole in the middle.

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After using white glue to harden and waterproof the paper, remove the stick and finally insert a string to join the bracelet.

Paintings

These pictures filled with magazine sheets are beautiful. The first thing you should do is make a simple drawing. Then start making elongated rolls of different sizes with the magazine sheets.

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Then put white tail on them to make them strong. After this, wait for them to dry and begin to fill in the drawing with the rolls until the entire figure is completed.

letter envelopes

Another great idea. To start, cut the magazine page with the template to make a letter envelope. Then put glue on the edges and start folding the envelope until it is ready.

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The next step is to wait for it to dry and you can place an ornament, stone or bow to make it more striking.

garlands

Very original. Do you have a party and want to decorate with garlands? First, look in magazines for figures that you like. Then cut them out making a triangle.

Then fold the top a little, leaving a hole. To finish, insert a thread through the hole making a long strip of figures as a garland.

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Try these ideas, you will love them and you will be recycling old magazines and giving them a new use.

bags.

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Flowers.

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If you don’t like any of the ideas, to the recycling bin and give it a second life.

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