Recycled Game Pieces

 Welcome!

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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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-

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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-

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…and a tissue box cover-

Found many styles on Pinterest

Office decor more your style?-

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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

a crafty Christmas for kids

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an iris folded angel design card by inkspired

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Let's get ready for the Christmas holidays

with some fun things for you and the kids to make!

Here are some tags for the kids to color and cut out:

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Or here they are, already colored and ready to print and cut:

These gift cards are in Spanish:

Get out the scissors, and let's cut some paper dolls!

'Holly' by Bette Wells, 1988

Here are three pages of paper dolls from

Pat Stall

Pat always does such a nice job with her paper dolls!

Here is a nice nativity that the kids can cut out,

and then fold to make a 3-dimensional creche scene.

vintage Jack and Jill magazine, December, 1965

Now that you know how to put one together,

why not make one with old Christmas cards that you cut up?

Here are some vintage Christmas card images 

to get you started:

vintage 1910 Christmas card

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www.theten0clockscholar.blogspot.com

vintage card

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Let's have a card-making party!

Things to set out:

scissors

glue sticks

double side tape

blank card stock, cut into both 1/2, and 1/4 sheets

lots of old Christmas cards

plain white paper

paper to cover your table surface

coloring things:

markers, pens, pencils, crayons, etc.

add some fun embellishments like:

glitter glue

glitter gel pens

cotton balls

confetti

stick-on stars

stickers

puffy paint with drawing tips

Here is a simple mitten pattern to get you started:

courtesy Jan Brett

Turn the mitten upside down.

Color, embellish.

Glue JUST THE SIDES AND BOTTOM of the mitten 

to a card front. Leave the top (wrist) part open.

After the glue is dry, fill the mitten with cut-out shapes 

as a surprise for the card receiver!

You could tuck in 

* a school picture,

* parts to make a paper snow man

*a simple picture cut into 1/8 to make a puzzle

*paper snowflakes

*a puzzle or maze for the card receiver

or....?!?

Give a mouse a Merry Christmas Muffin Gift

courtesy Dover

build-your-own snowman card

sorry, I'm not sure where I found this

visual illusions coloring page courtesy Dover

This is a card I made using circle stickers, 

and a stick-on rhinestone!

I ran the background red card stock through a corrugator.

Don't forget to drag out those old magazines.

They have wonderful images and colors to cut out and embellish your cards with!

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You can do some gift wrapping while the kids are busy too!

That's it for today!

Don't forget to stop and have a cup of tea

and do some deep breathing!

:0)

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one of the tea cups that I collect