Every now and then we see a delivery boy coming to the doorsteps with some or the other items. In fact, it has become so common these days that no one tries to even calculate about how many orders are arriving every day. This can lead to two consequences. The first one is either you will end up throwing all the wholesale packaging materials that you have or in the second scenario you will end up accumulating all those boxes in your home. Well in both the cases it looks like a waste of those items. Where in first case if you have thrown the items, you have completely wasted them although these were recyclable in nature. Well, no worries as they are sustainable and you won’t end up leaving carbon footprints. But if you are a person belonging to the second case and has piled them up in your home then this article is for you. Today, we will help you in exploring various options which will help in making use of these cardboard boxes so that they do not go waste and you can make complete use of these packaging materials too.
1. Photo frames
Who doesn’t like to have photo frames in the house. But is it necessary that every time you end up buying new frames? Well not at all. Specially when you have the materials available at your doorsteps. All you need for making these photo frames at home is double wall cardboard boxes, glue, scissors, packaging paper, paints, brush and water. With the help of these basic and minimum materials you can make the photo frames right at your home. Making this craft at home will help in the creation of the family time where all can have this activity planned together and at the same time doing this will also trigger the creativity of your child and provide them with basic learning skills.
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First Method to Make The Frame
So, in the first method, you can go for making the frame with the help of these cardboard boxes is with the help of packaging papers. So, firstly make accurate measurements and cut the sides according to size of the frames that you need. Now when you have cut them according to your desired size, stick the sides with the help of the glue and let it dry. Now, cut a sheet just in size so that it will support the picture from the outside when inserted. Next, all you have to do is get a packaging paper of the colour of your choice and wrap it up from all the sides. With this your homes made DIY frame is ready. You can make a number of them like this and get it installed on the walls of your room.
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Second Method of Making the Frame
Next method of making the frame is using the same method till you get the structure of the frame. Next all you have to do is get on with your creativity and paint the sides of the frame with the acrylic colour of your choice. With these colours, you can also make patterns if you want and let it dry for some time. In this way you can make frames with the application of paints of your choice and let it beautify your interiors.
2. Lamps
There are various countries in the world which on some or the other occasion decorate their homes with lights. There are various kinds of lights available these days but the beauty of the light that you have made at your home will be entirely different. So, with the help of postal bag– the packaging material that you might be having at your home, you can make various colourful and beautiful lamps at your home. Just cut them into various colourful patterns and colour them according to your choice. By watching a few YouTube videos, you can also go for making a holder too inside these lamps and get the bulb installed inside it.
There are a number of things which can be made with the help of these packaging materials and they will serve the purpose of house beautification and at the same time save you from wasting these items too.