#freefromtrash Challenge Day 4: Upcycle a Phone Book

Phone Book Fun

So I don’t have a phone book.  I did but we used it a few months ago as packing material when we put half of our kitchen dishes and equipment in storage.  Since I can’t do a craft today, I will instead list some useful ways to reuse those bulky (and outdated) phone books.

1.     Packing Material: Wrap breakables in torn out pages when packing for a move or storage

2.     Pet Care: Line your bird/hamster/guinea pig/rabbit cage to protect from and collect poo.

3.     Paper Mache: Tear pieces in to 1 inch wide strips, dip in a mixture of equal parts water and flour, use strips to cover a blown up balloon, let dry, pop balloon, paint your sphere (maybe it’s an earth or a head or an alien spaceship)

4.     Fire Starter: Tightly roll several pages together (should be the size of ½ a banana) tie a piece of twine around the roll 5-6 times to secure, leaving a 3 inch wick hanging off, dip into melted wax, and then stay aside to dry.  To use: light the wick and drop into campfire, wood stove, fire place or grill to start the wood burning.

5.     Pencil Holder: Make this creative pencil holder I found on the Candoodles Blog

For more ideas visit Pinterest #phonebook; seriously some people must have a lot of time (and imagination) on their hands.

Do you have a fun phone book craft to share?  Let us know about it in the comments below.

Anyway, I am off to enjoy the holiday with my family,  Happy 4^th of July!

PHONE BOOK ECO-TIPS: 

To learn how to opt-out of receiving a phone book visit http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/opt-out.php

Check out this image/info-photo from White Pages Blog

Ban the Phonebook

This post is part of the Upcycled Crafting Challenge (#freefromtrash) that I’m hosting this month.  It’s part of a one month challenge to create from trash.  This challenge will hopefully open your eyes to the number of items that we still end up trashing every day that could be used by ourselves or our kids to create fun and useful items