My Earth Day Project
by Cecile Cinco
Yesterday I wanted to go to the Cultural Center of the Philippines to celebrate Earth Day with everyone else concerned. There were several interesting programs I’d like to see especially the recycling stuff…but I Continue reading »
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Crafts, Export, Recycled | Comment (0)My Version Of Magic Box That Produced The Idea Of A New Toy
by Cecile Cinco
I’d like to start off by mentioning that the initial idea came from Lou as she showed how to make her magic box.
I did some revisions to make my own version, though. I made mine out of tetra packs and later tried it with acetate to make my new toy. I have no defined sizes because you can make any size you want as long as you work with squares. Also, since I work with whatever is available with me at the moment, I have to adjust.
There are 33 pictures I uploaded at picasaweb, just in case there are some missing to load here. Continue reading »
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Uncategorized | Comment (0)Make Your Own Refillable Notebook Like Cattleya
by Cecile Cinco
Prices of thick notebooks have gone higher and higher. Yes, they are beautiful but truthfully, you’re paying more for the trademark than for the notebook itself. So, I made my own refillable notebook which most of the needed materials are recycled.
Materials needed:
- paper you would write on, 10 pcs per set, total 50 (I used the 8.5×11 inches bond paper). I do prefer unlined paper and the cheapest clean set would be the plain bond paper.
- hairpins, 10 pcs
- used illustration board (for front cover, back cover, and spine)
- used cloth (I used corduroy cut off from a leg of never-to-be-worn-again pants) for cover
- scrap cloth for design
- string for bookmark (optional) Continue reading »
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Crafts, How-To/Tutorial, Recycled, Saving Tips | Comment (0)Stuff That Can Be Made Out Of Newspaper
by Cecile Cinco
I know I haven’t posted in a while. I thought to share with you some of the stuff I’ve made out of newspaper. Their my originals and I don’t have any pattern for it. They were spontaneously made. Except for the curtain holder and the plant/bonsai pot/box, I haven’t repeated doing the rest. Continue reading »
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Crafts, Recycled | Comment (0)Recycling Blogs And Websites
by Cecile Cinco
I would like to have a list of as many as possible (if not all) blogs and websites about recycling, in one list. And while the list is growing, I will post it here for everyone to see and be visited by whoever wants to visit. It is my way of endorsing another recycling site. We all are one, right? Continue reading »
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List | Comments (10)Collapsible Multipurpose Side Expander
by Cecile Cinco
Have you ever needed a deep bowl for grapes or berries but instead you just have a plate which is not enough to hold everything in?
When you have finished off the grapes or berries, would you rather have your container collapsible to save on space? Isn’t collapsibility great especially when you have to bring them along like in picnics or just let it stay in your bag so you have something to pull out at the time needed without even taking notice that it is in your bag?
Introducing, my new creation, the Multipurpose Side Expander.
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Crafts, Export, Recycled | Comment (0)What Materials Are Best Recycled
by Cecile Cinco
It is good to see that more and more people are concerned about the environment and opting to recycle and/or patronize recycled products.
We know that we can recycle non-glossy paper to make another batch of “new” paper, which saves our trees. Bottles are also recycled to make new bottles. Some plastics are also recyclable…
There are some materials, though, that are harmful if recycled to make them “new” like polythene plastics, foil, rubber, glossy paper, and some others I can’t think of right now. 
These should not be incinerated, otherwise they will harm the ozone layer. Continue reading »
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Crafts, Saving Tips | Comment (1)Multipurpose Woven Basket Made Out Of Glossy Paper
by Cecile Cinco
I’ve been busy with many stuff including crafting. One that I’ve done is this Multipurpose Woven Glossy Paper Basket.
I’ve been keeping several pages of 18×24 inches of rejected glossy uncut brochure for about 2 years. When I got hold of it, I thought it would be best to make a basket which is very good for grocery shopping or for traveling. You can also put packed lunch or toys. Put some floral foam inside and you can arrange flowers for stage display. Put some marbles and artificial flowers to decorate your home. A lot of things can be done using this multipurpose basket. Best of all, it’s recycled. You can make this a project for those who go for a home health care agency.
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Crafts, Export, Recycled | Comment (0)Women’s Club Learned How To Braid Simple Basket Out Of Old Newspaper
by Cecile Cinco
Last June 14, 2008, I was asked to be the resource person during our regular monthly UCG-Manila Women’s Club Knowledge Channeling the next day. I asked if they were interested with making backdrops out of styrofoam. They were, but the next day when I was preparing my stuff, I found out our styro-cutter was malfunctioning so I had to think of another. I asked our President to bring some used newspaper. Solved.
Below are pictures I took (except for the first one, so I can be in the picture). I can say it was a successful crash training.
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Crafts, Export, How-To/Tutorial, Recycled | Comments (3)Recycled Tetrapack Wallet
by Cecile Cinco
For the past 3 days I was on a project. I was thinking of making a sewing kit of some sort out of tetra packs but laid it aside when I was almost halfway. I saw a problem with the design so it’s almost like redesigning it later on. Since the design’s purely in my head (no drawing effort), it’s ok.
Instead, with the same tetra pack collection (Chuckie Chocolate Milk Drink), I made a wallet. My Nescafe wallet is over a year old (don’t know when I can make one of its kind again) so I wanted to make something I can use…or sell.
This is pure handcrafted. No sewing machine involved. Blisters emerged at the tips of my sewing fingers, sewing through the tetra pack. It’s 3-partitioned with the upper portion for cards (ID, credit, etc.), the middle part for paper bills and the lower zipped part for coins and other small items that need to be in closed (zipped) location.
Below are more pictures with and without the contents. Continue reading »
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