How to Make Recycled Stationery

By | December 26, 2013

It is a shame that so many of our paper products go to waste when they could be reused. One way to recycle paper products is stationery. Here are some simple ideas to help you to make the most out of your paper, by recycling it to make stationery.

Scrap Paper

Paper Recycling Cycle

It is so helpful to have paper note pads around the house for writing things down – next to the phone, on a night stand, and on desk. These are just a few places where thoughts occur or important information needs to be written down. Recycling paper products can provide you with notepads for your home. To make your own note pads, gather waste paper in the form of envelopes, paper bags, letter, cards and other items. Remember, as long as paper has one clean side, you can still use it!

Use a paper cutter to cut the paper into a manageable size. Four by six inch rectangles works well for me. Then, simply stack the paper and staple it two or three times on ones side to create a notepad. The pages need not match so you can use many different types of paper.

Stationery Paper

For more formal writing, create your own recycled stationery. Use a paper cutter to trim several sheets of waste paper to the same size. The number of pages you need depends on how long your letter is going to be. Old wrapping paper, computer paper and even magazine pages can work well for this project. Just make sure the paper is blank on one side. To decorate the stationery, use ink stamps, stickers or even sequins and glitter. If the paper you are recycling is heavy and absorbent, you can decorate it with watercolors. Dip the edges of the paper in a mixture of water combined with a drop of watercolour paint. This will give it a colorful, swirly effect. This type of decoration is ideal if you have some left over watercolour paper which is used on just one side.

Why stop at letter paper? You can make your own recycled paper envelopes for sending your letter. Check out the link at the end of this article to learn how to make envelopes from recycled calendars.

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