How to recycle unwanted cutlery

How to recycle plastic cutlery

If the first thing that comes to mind is to get rid of them, let's try to give up and imagine how we can reuse these cutlery to create decorative objects for the home or of great utility in our daily lives.

• mirror

To start off, here's a creative idea we found on shelternessIf you have lots and lots of new or used plastic spoons at home, the important thing is that they are very clean, you can try to make an original mirrorAll you need is some white glue, plenty of plastic spoons in your favorite color (or you can paint them), a piece of cardboard, a round mirror, and a little patience. Here's how: after removing all the handles, assemble and glue the spoons, overlapping them in a radial pattern around the mirror. Once the frame is complete, all that's left to do is insert the mirror to see your homemade mirror appear.

• Quadro

And now here's an idea that's much simpler to implement: a kitchen painting decorated with lots of cutleryGet a nice frame and glue a colored sheet or fabric onto the background. Then arrange the plastic cutlery of your choice in the type and color you prefer. You can match the color of the background or frame, or you can have fun creating different contrasts and combinations.

How to recycle metal cutlery

But not only plastic cutlery can gain new life, Even the metal ones we use every day in the kitchen can be reused for many different and unusual purposes..

• Mirror

Old steel cutlery can be used to make an original mirror to place in the kitchen. Once again, after obtaining a small circular mirror, simply alternate the forks, knives, and spoons around it until you form a series of spokes. It's simple and takes little time.

• Candle Holders

And with old metal cutlery you can also make some original candle holders , whereby decorate the tableYou just need to place forks and spoons on the table and lay them down or glue them on. the candle as in the image you see below;

• Business card holder

By bending the fork you can make this original one instead business card holder;

• glove

Bent and attached to the wall with hooks or small nails, the old forks are transformed into small storage containers.

• labels

With old spoons and teaspoons you can also make many labels on which to indicate the names of the herbs and vegetables grown in the gardenAll you need to do is stick the label with the name of the plant on it onto the spoon and then insert it inside the Plot or of jar.

• mirror

If you have an abundance of plastic spoons in your home, using them to decorate a beautiful mirror can be a cute and, above all, inexpensive idea. Simply remove the handles from the spoons and glue them, in a radial pattern, all around the mirror: the effect is truly tasteful.

• Ciondolo

Old, mismatched cutlery pieces from the best service can be transformed into vintage-looking jewelry by sawing off the handle with a hacksaw (smaller dessert pieces are excellent) and then drilling a hole with a fine-tipped drill, through which a string is threaded. The fork becomes a beautiful pendant.

• Frame

A decorative frame is another easy-to-make idea. Simply get a nice frame and glue some cutlery onto the background, perhaps painted or, if you prefer, left plain. The combinations are truly endless, and all original.

• Photo holder

I love the idea of ​​using iron cutlery to turn it into a photo holder: just bend the prongs and you're done.

• Key hangers

Cutlery can be transformed into hooks for keys or other objects. Simply glue them onto wooden supports and then bend them to hang keys or anything else.

• Albero di Natale

What a wonderful Christmas tree made with cutlery, a cute idea to make perhaps with the kids during the magical holiday season.

• place card

And then, object holders, egg holders, business card holders, garden labels, elegant place cards, beautiful chandeliers, can holders... there are so many ideas to put into practice to transform an old piece of cutlery.

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