Creatively Recycle Your Old Phonebooks

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If you are anything like my family you still have a few old phonebooks lying around the house. You could throw them in the recycling bin, but why not turn them into a fun weekend project?

The folks over at DIY Life have put together a compendium of different projects that people have put together using old phone books. Projects include:

  • Gift bows
  • Lamp shade (pictured above)
  • A coffee table base
  • Pen and pencil holder
  • Flower Press

Some other examples are over at DIY Life including an artist who turned phonebooks into 3D sculptures.

Unusual Uses: New Ways to Recycle Phonebooks via DIY Life