Comments on: Crafty Reuse: Your Guide to Junk Mail Crafts + Art

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:38:00 +0000

I agree with the ability to look for stores that carry apparel not quilt shops. I don’t quilt and really love quotes, really could use apparel fabric.

By: ester

ester — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:28:53 +0000

How did you miss the junk mail art of Sandhi Schimmel Gold?
Amazing fine art from junk mail – http://www.schimmelart.com

By: KC

KC — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:08:17 +0000

Mulch! In My garden. Especially old bills and tax forms ( over 10 yrs old) I had tons. I shredded it and laid it in the garden to act as mulch to keep the wweds at bay. A Good idea in theory but the weeds grew over them.

By: Kissa

Kissa — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:42:14 +0000

I love this site. I come here from time to time and you always present the coolest ideas. I will be incorporating the recycled concept in my collection this year. I can’t wait to see what I come up with. Thanks for making an awesome site.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:39:00 +0000

Sorry for the double comment. I forgot to add…
magazine cover are great for “gum wrapper chain” crafts. Like purses.

http://extremecards.blogspot.com/2008/12/gum-wrapper-chain-purse.html

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:27:43 +0000

I love the idea of using junkmail for pop up cards. I’m off to pull some stuff out of my recycling pile and cut a few origamic architecture patterns. Plain white paper is the traditional medium so you can appreciate the sculptural qualities of the work. But *I* like a little color and pattern in my paperwork.

By: April

April — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:29:21 +0000

I use my catalogs as pattern paper. I just remove the staples, cut the patterns out and pin them to the fabric. I especially like the really big catalogs (11″ x 14″) because it just takes a few sheets to tape together instead of the standard sizes.