Recycled Game Pieces

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DesignDistressed; Etsy

Recently I have been bitten by the 

Spring Cleaning Bug.

 I’ve been going through boxes that I haven’t looked at for a very long time. I am determined to get my craft room and basement organized! Everything has a place or out it goes.

Yikes!

I am finding all sorts of treasures. Which brings me to today’s theme -

Game pieces

Most of us have a favorite game tucked away with missing pieces, but we can’t quite bear to throw it away.

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Let’s get those out and craft something with it instead!

I have grouped ideas by game piece type, starting with Monopoly.

Monopoly money is a natural to use as a decoupage paper:

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Here is a playful way to add some fun to your family room:

Messy Mimi; Pinterest

The money is also a perfect size for bookmarks:

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This clever crafter turned it into a rolled paper money bracelet:

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You can turn almost anything paper based into kitschy little notebooks:

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Shannon Klint; Pinterest

Which brings me to the property cards and a unique necklace:

Bridget VanGinkel; Pinterest

I’m not forgetting the board itself; here are a couple clever recycle ideas:

Emily Minter-Phakos 

A cork bulletin board!

Or perhaps a jewelry box?

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I found several different styles of purses made from game boards:

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Smith Galleries; Pinterest

You can easily find directions on how to make these on Pinterest.

Here’s a larger notebook, using the game board:

Artsy Lady Book by photos; Flickr 

There are so many creative ideas out there for repurposing the Scrabble tiles. Here are just a few:

A resurfaced side table:

Daniel Aisenbrey; Pinterest

…clever coaster sets with scrabble tile words-

Nana; Pinterest

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Why not make a few custom keychains as gifts?:

Handmadebyjmt; Pinterest

Next I have some ornaments. You can take just about any ornament idea and adapt it to these game tiles-

ScrabbleTileOrnament; Etsy

Marie Huerta

Original scrabble tile ornament by inkspired

Here’s a clever idea if your dishwasher has metal on it:

EtsyCA; Pinterest

How about a message board for jotting down notes, poems or inspirational ideas? I like this one that is metal, covered with old dictionary pages. Then each letter has a magnet on the back-

Homemade is better; Pinterest

If you have been around kids at all you have probably come across a stray Lego piece…or two. Next I have found a few ideas about things to create with Legos-

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I like the idea of a little platform at each hour, so you can change your Lego clock pieces around to suit the seasons or your mood.

Next, 2 uses for a cup shaped from Legos-

Photo Grid; Pinterest

…and a tissue box cover-

Found many styles on Pinterest

Office decor more your style?-

BuzzFeed; Pinterest

I love this Lego cable guy!

You can make tacks easily, although I would glue them together so the tack doesn’t fall apart with use-

PillarBoxBlue; Pinterest

This color coded key rack would be perfect for a house with many cars, or padlocks, mailboxes, etc.-

Awesomer Media; Pinterest

Let’s finish today with some ideas for all those dice that are rolling around in your game drawer. Spiff up the family room decor with drawer pulls!-

Dollar Store Crafter

Add in some cool wall decor-

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…and a charming bracelet for that game girl you know-

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I hope you have been inspired to try out a few of these ideas. I know I have!

Check with your friends also, they may be very happy to give you game pieces from partial games they no longer play. I have found several pieces at garage sales too.

‘Til next time,

inkspired