10 Ways to Recycle Gum Containers

Happy Friday! I'm so excited for the weekend! I've got a couple college girlfriends coming into town tomorrow and I'm beyond excited! We are going out for a nice dinner and then gossiping until the late hours of the night! On Sunday we are heading into the Suburbs for some gal-pal shopping! Before I have my crazy-fun weekend, I thought I'd share with you some cool idea I had (I hope its original anyways!)! Some time ago I had finished up a pack of gum that comes in one of those large containers (BIG E PAK) and it occurred to me that I could use those handy things instead of tossing them in the recycling bin. I gathered a few of them over the course of a month and set out to brainstorm on what I could do with them. TADA! The light bulb went off!

Here are 10 ways I use them in my home/car:

1.    Jewelry for the gym bag

2.    Confetti (if you have extra’s laying

      around like I do)

3.    Buttons

4.    Safety Pins

5.    Hair Ties & Bobby Pins (I keep

      this in my car because it never

      fails that we need one on the way

      to practice or gym!)

6.    Coins (again, I keep this in the car

      for spare change)

7.    Paper Clips

8.    Rubber Bands

9.    Miscellaneous Crafty Things

10. Stick Pins/Thumbtacks

I even spiced up my Jewelry container with Washi Tape! And I’m considering adding some cool Duct Tape to the Hair Tie one in the car! (that is whenever I can find my daughter’s stash of cool Duct Tape!) Have a great weekend! I'll see you back here on Monday--for Grateful Monday!

Drop me a note and tell me how you would you use these in your life!

Cindy