|
Can Crushers: Make your Own!
A great idea for recycling cans is to crush them so that they don't take up as much room. To do this, build your own can crusher by taking two scraps of 2 x 4-foot wood, a strap hinge, and some jar lids. Attach the two pieces of wood at one end with the hinge, and at the other end attach the lids--one on each side to make a holder for the can. If you want to make it even easier, attach an old handle. Now your crusher is ready. Just dent the can a little and place it in the crusher.
|
|
|
Cardboard boxes can be cut into sections, covered, then a fabric picture added, and put on your wall.
|
|
|
Cardboard boxes can be used for storing toys, wool and material, personalise with paints, or curtain material.
|
|
|
Cardboard egg cartons are good for starting seeds.
|
|
|
Detergent boxes with the plastic carry handle come in very handy. My hubby's sister was visiting us wanted to take home an old table from the familyhome. My hubby took the table apart and carefully placed it in this large detergent box with its own carry handle and sealed it up very well. Now his sister had a convenient way to take this on the plane flight back home.
|
|
|
egg cartons make great paint pots (not the card board type!) plus if you have to stop in the middle of your project you can just close the top to protect your paint from spilling
|
|
|
egg cartons work great for beads too! Or any small item you need to sort out and have handy while working on a project
|
|
|
Feed ground egg shells back to your chickens.
|
|
|
Fire starters: take dryer lint and ball up, put into a cardboard egg carton, light a candle and let a few drops fall on each section.
|
|
|
Found something while cleaning out that old barn for the chicken house. Its a toddler gate. You know the gate that you put up to keep a baby from falling down the stairs. Expandable right. Well why not use it as a trellis. I have several places I can use it now just figuring out where I want it most. Watch those yard sales. might get one for way less than a real trellis.
|
|
|
I save all old mayo or other jars about the same size for making candles. Just add a strip of pretty material to the rim and wha la a very cheap country looking candle
|
|
|
I save all those cat litter jugs with screw on lids for hauling water in the winter. Keeps you from getting wet when you are slipping and slidding onsnow and ice.
|
|
|
I use old yogurt cont. to make candles in. sense they are larger at the top I just pull my wick thru the bottom so that its not likely to be easily tipped by little ones or I just cake them
|
|
|
I was given a ton of those old bath blankets, like the ones used in hospitals. Several had holes in them so I folded them over ran several seams the lenght of the blanket, made a sack from one of the good ones, slip'd in the one I sew'd up and we now have nice camping throws that double for sticking all our pillows and beding stuff in.
|
|
|
If you can' t afford a compost bin and dont want to bild one, use a heavy duty black bin liner. fill it with garden and kitchen waste, put a few holes in it and simply turn now and again for 6-12 months. Hey presto compost
|
