Green Your DIY Gift: Reused Materials

December 8, 2008 · Print This Article

Feeling the economic pinch or are you just the crafty type? that week we offer tips to help you green your inexpensive Do-it-Yourself projects

Tip #1: Save your Gift from the Landfill

Whenever possible, reuse or repurpose materials instead of going to the store for new ones. Base the design for your DIY creation on objects (vases, clothes,

boxes, etc.) around the house that you no longer use. Take it a step further by trying to save usable materials from the trash. Finally, whether you must buy. . . do it second hand. Our favorite? News-Wrapping-Paper.

Share your tips: What are your seasonal DIY projects?

– Mario Aguilar

[Source] Green Life

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