about how you can keep your clothes in great shape and even accessorize with your leftover reading material
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-Cut paper into strips, choosing the length and width that you desire.
-Brush a small amount of glue onto one end of your paper strip. Roll paper onto the paint brush handle, at least one inch from tip. Continue rolling and gluing until you reach the other end of paper strip.
-Gently remove bead and allow to dry for at least 30 minutes.
-Return beads to paint brush tips and apply 2 coats of clear nail polish, allowing the first coat to dry completely.
-Repeat Step 4 on inside of beads.
-Brush a small amount of glue onto one end of your paper strip. Roll paper onto the paint brush handle, at least one inch from tip. Continue rolling and gluing until you reach the other end of paper strip.
-Gently remove bead and allow to dry for at least 30 minutes.
-Return beads to paint brush tips and apply 2 coats of clear nail polish, allowing the first coat to dry completely.
-Repeat Step 4 on inside of beads.
-String with ribbon or fine elastic.
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No-Cost Gift Wrap 
Cut out pages with colorful magazine advertisements and use them to make lovely gift wrap for small gifts.
Shape Up Wet Boots
Roll up a couple of old magazines and use them as boot trees inside a pair of damp boots. The magazines will help the boots maintain their shape as they dry.
Arts and Crafts
Save up your old magazines for use in rainy-day craft projects with the kids. Let them go through the magazines to find pictures and words to use in collages. Suggest themes for the collages if you like.
Line Drawers
Pages from large magazines with heavy coated paper make wonderful liners for small dresser and desk drawers. Look for advertisements with especially colorful designs or pictures. Clip the page, place inside the drawer and press around the edges to define where to trim with scissors.
Cut out pages with colorful magazine advertisements and use them to make lovely gift wrap for small gifts.
Shape Up Wet Boots
Roll up a couple of old magazines and use them as boot trees inside a pair of damp boots. The magazines will help the boots maintain their shape as they dry.
Arts and Crafts
Save up your old magazines for use in rainy-day craft projects with the kids. Let them go through the magazines to find pictures and words to use in collages. Suggest themes for the collages if you like.
Line Drawers
Pages from large magazines with heavy coated paper make wonderful liners for small dresser and desk drawers. Look for advertisements with especially colorful designs or pictures. Clip the page, place inside the drawer and press around the edges to define where to trim with scissors.
SWAP WITH A FRIEND!
Trading magazines is a good way to save money! You each get a different subscription and when you are done reading just swap!
DONATE TO A LIBRARY!
DONATE TO A LIBRARY!
Many libraries will take all kinds of magazines. Ask you local library if they want your used magazines!
BRING THEM TO A NURSING HOME!
BRING THEM TO A NURSING HOME!
Many elderly people would love a magazine to read. And while you are there, how about reading an article to someone! I'll bet they'd love the visit!
USE FOR CRAFTS!
Let your kids cut up the pages and make a collage. Or use the pages to make paper airplanes or oragmi crafts! Shiny, colorful magazine pages are great for all kinds of crafts!
SHREAD THEM!
SHREAD THEM!
This is great if you have a hamster or other small caged pet. They love shreaded paper.
SELL THEM!
Magazines are a great yard sale item! Mark them all 10 cents each or 25 cents for more expensive ones like Oprah's O magazine and your piggy bank will grow!
GIVE THEM AWAY!
Just give them to anyone who will take them! If they don't want to read them tell them about all the fun things they can do with them... especially if they have kids!
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