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In this earlier article, we had looked at some DIY ideas. In this second article in the reuse series, let us look at recycling old newspapers.
Newspapers are a common commodity in every home. Irrespective of many online or television news channels, newspaper forms the best companion for our piping hot morning coffee. Apart from carrying news, it comes in handy in various other ways:
After using newspapers for some of the above ways and more, I am sure there would still be lot of them lying at home. Most of us tend to sell them for a meager hundred rupees. Instead they can be used to make wonderful items which can make your home look beautiful, as well as organized. Let us have a look at the below videos for ideas to reuse newspaper and make amazing crafts!
Baskets are the most convenient way to store items and are a very good home organizer. They are versatile; they help you to keep your spaces clutter free and easily accessible. You can opt to keep baskets at all those places where you have open storage and want to keep things grouped.
Baskets can be made into any shape and size and can be used as a pen stands, newspaper rack, cosmetics holder, to organize art and craft supplies, and to store those million pencils, crayons, pens and chalks in your kid’s room.
Check this video if you need a different kind of basket with a lid. This type of basket doesn’t need any weaving to be done unlike the first one and is easier to make. It looks super cool when placed anywhere on your coffee table or side table. Also this can form part of your décor for birthday parties as it can be used to hold simple things like candies.
Try to opt for these kinds of baskets over plastic ones.
I am sure most of us would have seen colourful wall hangings in the market, mostly made out of wood. Give it a pass this time and try something like in the following video using newspapers! Be creative with colours and your guests cannot help but first glance that lovely corner where you have the wall hanging!
Yes you heard it right! A clutch made out of newspapers, and no, it does not look like just a newspaper cover closed on three sides! It does look like a royal and usual clutch which you buy in stores that are made out of fabric/leather etc. You need to watch the video to believe me!
Now this doesn’t require any kind of technique or weaving or rolling newspapers. You just have to make a soft mixture as shown in the video and get ready to be creative! Once you have the mix ready, it can be used as how use clay to model different artifacts.
Last but not the least, and the most common craft and use of newspapers is in the form of bags. This video shows how you can create a simple paper bag and encourages you to go green. Forget the plastic covers and start using paper bags!
Hope these are enough ideas to get you started on with creative usage of newspapers! Save all your news papers from today and try out these crafts as an activity this summer with your kids. It keeps them occupied for hours, also a good way to teach them how to make beautiful things out of ordinary stuff and how to make reusing as a way of life!
Happy crafting!
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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