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Creative Ways to Re-Use Household Items Stephanie shares some clever ways to re-use and recycle household items. From "Home Made Easy" episode DHME-124

Stephanie Lydecker, host of Home Made Easy, demonstrates clever and creative ways to re-use and recycle household items for all kinds of things.

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	Decorated cans are just one way you can recycle and re-use household items.
	Figure A

Materials:

plastic coffee lids or icing lids
cylindrical potato chip cans
contact paper
scissors
film canisters
wine corks

Creative Ways to Reuse Household Items

• Plastic lids from coffee cans are great to use for coasters. They can also be used under plants to protect your tabletop.

• Cylindrical potato chip cans can be used to maintain home office supplies. Cover with contact paper and then use to store pens, markers, paper clips, rubber bands, etc.

• Film canisters are perfect for corralling loose change. They make it easy to carry change to the laundromat.

• Wine corks are perfect for keeping pins and needles in place.

• Empty egg cartons are great for storing jewelry, office supplies, etc. (figure A).
  
  

  ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  	Organizing Photos
  	Buying a Blender
  	Car Gadgets
  	Creative Ways to Re-Use Household Items