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Paperback Christmas Tree

By editor ⋅ November 29, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Paperback Christmas Tree
As a dedicated reader, I tend to hang on to my books.  This means there are mountains of paperbacks in various places all over my house - and while there are many that I will never part with, there are others that…well, let’s face it - chances are the poor things will never [...]

Reader’s Digest Santa

By editor ⋅ November 29, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Paperback or Reader’s Digest Santa Claus
If you remember making this fellow from folded Reader’s Digest magazines, chances are you were taught how to make it a few decades ago.  Many of you have emailed me to say that you remember making this guy…but you’re not sure exactly how, and could I please help you find the pattern?
Well, [...]

Clothes Hanger Crafts

By editor ⋅ November 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Braided Clothes Hanger, shown at left, is a great way to recycle plastic shopping bags; cut the bags into loops, loop the loops together in strings, and use the plastic strings to braid around a clothes hanger.  Although a plastic hanger was used in our sample, you can also tape together two wire coat hangers to [...]

Reuse Cereal Bag Liners

By editor ⋅ November 7, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The strong, waxy bag liners inside most cereal boxes are very useful.  Once the cereal is gone, remove the bag, turn it inside out to get rid of crumbs and wipe clean.  Fold and store the bag for use later on; it probably won’t be very long before you reach for it again!
Here’s some great [...]

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