Searching around your home can lead you to discover many things you can convert into crafts.  Reusing items which you may otherwise discard can also be acceptable to the environment.  Things like buttons, cans, magazines, shoe boxes, tissue boxes, and cereal boxes can be utilized in making worthwhile projects of arts and crafts.

A good example of a recycled project would be converting a cereal box into a file or magazine clipper perhaps.  You need to first cut off the top portion of the box, and then cutting off the narrow side of the cereal box to simulate a file or folder holder.  You should cut about 4 to 5 inches down from below the box.  After you have simulated the shape of a magazine clipper, you can then either decorate it or paint it to enhance its appearance.  You can paste art paper or beautiful stickers all around it, and with the finished product, you can organize your magazines, files, and important papers in it.

The humble looking tissue box, when it gets empty already, can be turned into a sort of small plastic bag container.  You can first decorate it as you would like, then enlarge the hole a little bit in order to accommodate loads of plastic bags that you use from time to time.  You can store this converted plastic bag container in convenient locations in your kitchen, utility room, or garage, so that you can easily reach for the plastic bags you need conveniently.

Old magazines can be reused as decorative paper beads by using its colorful pages.  You can mix different magazines so as to create a multitude of colors.  You need to use toothpicks or similar objects in order to roll the strips of paper around.  Cut strips of the magazine pages in thin and thick pieces while avoiding cutting very thick strips, so that it can be rolled by the toothpick.  Use the toothpick to roll the strips and forming tubular beads.  You can have the option to make a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors for these beads.

After making the magazine strips into beads, you then glue the tips of the beads together to your desired shape or design.  When the glue has dried up, you can then apply clear nail polish to the finished product in order to make it more glossy and sturdy.  After everything has dried up, you can now string the beads together using either a stretch line, or beading cord.  You can decorate almost any part of your house with these beads, and can even accentuate your furnishings and fixtures.

Keep your busted light bulbs in a safe place instead of throwing them right away.  You can also use these old light bulbs for decoration and ornamentation.  You can clean them with alcohol and apply a coat of white paint perhaps, and convert them into useful and pretty decorations like Santa Claus, elves, snowmen, and other winter characters and figurines.  You can string them altogether and beautify your Christmas tree.

So, always remember to think twice or thrice before throwing or discarding items left and right.  There is always the high probability that you can use the items first thought to be discarded and convert them into useful, beautiful, and practical decorations and ornamentations that, aside from enhancing your household, also help reduce the amount of trash generated and could definitely help contributing towards a greener Earth to live in.