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Recycle and repurpose old fruit, vegetable and chocolate boxes!

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published See Cat Morley's 1145 projects »
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  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 1
    Step 1

    As you go through your everyday life, start holding on to fruit boxes, chocolate boxes and any heavy-duty plastic packaging. I'm a bit of a hoarder so this is easy for me!

  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 2
    Step 2

    You can use small plastic boxes, with tight closing lids to hold small bits and pieces, such as paper-clips and other stationery.

  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 3
    Step 3

    Cheap plastic fruit boxes, that don't have lids, and come in various sizes work well as drawer organizers.

  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 4
    Step 4

    If you want to store finer materials, such as silk threads, ribbons and embellishments delicately, take a large plastic box, with a lid, and a square of belt.

    Trace around the bottom of the box in chalk on to the felt.

  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 5
    Step 5

    Cut out the felt and then use a glue gun to stick it to the bottom of the box.

  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 6
    Step 6

    If you're boxes are going to be kept out on display, you can spruce them up by glue-gunning a ribbon around the outside. (I used a ribbon from a chocolate box).

  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 7
    Step 7

    These will help to keep your shelves and counters super organized.

  • How to make a recycled box. Craft Supply Storage - Step 8
    Step 8

    Voila! So many ways to reuse and recycle box packaging.

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ubercute
ubercute
Thanks so much ! Usually my craft corner's a mess and I had no idea what to do with all those plastic boxes ... you summed it up in one Happy
Cat Morley
Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects
Yay, good luck getting organized!
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Ichigo M.
Ichigo M. · 13 projects
i collected about four of the little ice cream tubs.... the really little ones.... then my mom made me throw them out..... O_O
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Mel
Mel · Belgium, Wisconsin, US
Nice idea; I totally hold on to all old containers, butter, cream cheese, nuts, etc, as well as jars that don't have too small of tops (proportionately, at least), and often they just accumulate! I love your idea of "sprucing them up" so they can be "displayed" nicely! =)
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Ciara
Ciara · 68 projects
AWSOME! You have a cut out + keep stamp
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KattyRa
KattyRa · Iași, Iași County, RO · 4 projects
I have a round box and I put there all my craft supplies...It's like a treasure...THanx for the ideas
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Grace D
Grace D · London, GB · 83 projects
Ohh and in the last picture I have those little wooden draws, I painted mine pink though Happy
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Grace D
Grace D · London, GB · 83 projects
Cat, you save my life, Today, all day I was tidying up my craty-ness, I had 8 drawers full of crafty stuff and I had to use this idea to tidy up my life xx
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Cat Morley
Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects
No problem guys, hope this helps you be happier, craftier and more organized Happy
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Twinkle_Toes
Twinkle_Toes · Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory, AU · 37 projects
thats so cool and eco friendly!
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LaLaHappy
LaLaHappy · Florida, New York, US
I was just looking at my unorganized stuff thinking I need to come up with something. Apparently the answer was in my face (my recycle bin actually)all the time! Thank you for pointing me in the right direction! Happy
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