How to Make a Recycled Letter Organizer : Upcycling Around the House

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Making a recycled letter organizer is something that you can do with a few of those extra DVD cases that you've got laying around the house. Make a recycled letter organizer with help from the founder of Eve of Reduction and the author of the do-it-yourself lifestyle book "Living Simple, Free and Happy" in this free video clip.

Expert: Cristin Frank

Series Description: You don't always have to throw something out as soon as it has outlived its regular purpose in your home. Find out about upcycling and repurposing around the house with help from the founder of Eve of Reduction and the author of the do-it-yourself lifestyle book "Living Simple, Free and Happy" in this free video series.

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I am Kristen Frank founder even
reduction and the author of the do it
yourself
life-style book living simple free and
happy to walk you through
how to make a recycled letter organizer
your first
any to gather your supplies work start
with
to recycle DVD cases they can also do
this project
using the same techniques with an
antique book
or CD cases today we're going to be
using the two DVD cases
and alongside that you're gonna need
paint paintbrush
decorative paper ribbon exacto knife
double sided tape hot glue gun a pain
three
stick in a drought sounds like a lot but
you'll be fine
your first a painter paint Dec and when
it's dry
drill a small hole in the end for
hanging then you can set that aside
next cut your attacker did paper to go
inside
the protective plastic because over your
DVD case
and you can use any paper even recycled
wrapping paper like I have here
now would be the time to add
double sided tape to the backup any
label so if you wanted to put like
letters are bills
on your DVD cases to label them next
take your ribbon in cut into 4 pieces
there about inch-and-a-half law and then
take your heart
gun just have a little right
into the side each side
be sure to get it even Press
the ribbon carefully into the devil
well now the tricky part is you gonna
want to match these up
on the other side exactly the same
take your hot glue in add a beaded
lil directly opposite where you're
trippin is honey other side
then start to bring it closed and
here we his sleep in rest
that rebelled against the Peter Pak well
this is gonna keep your
DVD case from just opening a small
about so when you constructed your DVD
cases
to be open just a jar you can hot glue
them
to your pain stick use a pencil to mark
where the cases should be lined up
position on at the hot glued directly to
your pain
stick and then press the case is right
into the glue
actor Pisa ribbon through the drill hole
at the top of your pain six you can't
hang your letter organizer
in a convenient spot in your call I'm
Kristin break the reduction ravel and I
encourage you to look around your house
for
underutilized her obsolete thing it can
be reused
for organization are
good