Elementary for the most part, these ideas may neither seem much on their own nor be everyone’s cup of tea. Yet, when we try channelling our creative juices towards change, such decorative pastimes could help us become more conscious of our carbon footprint when sourcing for and disposing of project materials.
1. You see that burnt-out candle you’re about to throw away. Yeah, how ’bout we don’t do that? Is all that beautiful wax just going to waste? Come on! We both know you’re better than that. How about we repurpose the wax to make your own makeshift royal stamp of approval in two easy steps: Melt the wax into a smaller container and add a wick to create a smaller candle.
If you’re more artistic, the possibilities in implementing that remaining wax into your art are endless. Get creative with it! Add the leftover glass jar to your array of aesthetic mugs, or perhaps, repurpose it as a flower pot for a little succulent. Find a way that makes YOU happy and suits your style.
2. Hear ye, all who knit, crotchet, sew stuffed animals and all that fun jazz, have you ever considered using your old, torn-up clothes as extra stuffing? I know I have, and it works great! (Assuming you’re not stuffing a pillow, in which case, cotton works best). Using torn-up, never-to-be-worn-again clothes to stuff your teddies can help you save up on cotton costs and avoid throwing those clothes away because, let’s face it, they’re not nice enough to wear or hand-down. Or would we rather have them end up in a landfill when we could have done something about it?
3. If you indulge in wines somewhat often, like yours truly, chances are you’ve discarded more bottles than cells. No worries, no judgement here (okay, maybe a little bit of judgement), but here’s what you can do instead. Explore the many videos, articles and instructional material on creating little colourful flowers, and take your skills on a ride. I make mine out of paper, wool and plastic spoons, using the wine bottles as flower pots. Still not eager to try it out? Don’t fret! Wine bottles work well for life plants too!
If you have some equipment and experience working with glass — we don’t want you getting hurt, please — the bottles can be cut in half and filed down at the edges to create even more elegant glassware. Yeah! We’re plugging for your aesthetic mug ideas!
Get creative and discover ways of repurposing materials that suit your style. Don’t be a hoarder, but don’t be so quick to cast aside that broken mug, burnt-out candle, or half-empty notebook — you could take out the empty pages and assemble a scrapbook.
This is great stuff!
It is an eye opener. This an interesting article, totally relatable and I really enjoyed the paragraph on the different ways to you can recycle candle wax.