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For other diy inspired trash to treasure tutorials and inspiration. How to repurpose an old book into a vintage journal youtube. Retrash is the result of a 3 year collaboration with 82 artists and designers from 20 countries around the world. Its not doing anything but taking up space, but youre either too busy or lazy, sentimental or just have more important things to deal with. We will still have the blog posts and the before and after pictures.
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Reuse old books and newspapers 16 surprising craft ideas. I am enjoying this months recycling prompt so much i have created 4 more small projects with items from my stash. To get the most for your money and lighten their impact on the earth, buy products that can be upgraded, repaired and repurposed, so you can get full use of them for a long time. These were some of the nice ways to reuse old books. Sep 19, 2014 15 ingenious repurposing projects for used books. Reuse, reduce, recycle is one in a series of four entertaining what do you know about. It features an instructive compilation of methodologies, including advanced physicochemical methods and biological methods of treatment.