Post Valentine's Day Crafts

Don't Throw Away Empty Chocolate Boxes

Reduce Reuse Recycle

 

Literally every part of these boxes can be repurposed. Time to show you how!

 

1. Jewelry Box

 

Jewelry replaces the chocolates perfectly! You can display your most frequently worn earrings and rings or even use this as a display for handmade jewelry at a craft fair. Another thing you could do to make the plastic look more appealing is to paint it a color that will make the jewelry pop more, such as a matte black if most of the jewelry is silver.

 

 

2. Sun-Catcher Window Adornment

If the plastic is thin enough, the sun will shine through these babies to create a unique design. Simply attach some festive red ribbon and hang them on the window with either a suction cup or tape. Leave them hanging year-round or save them for next Valentine's Day.

 

 

 

3. Wall Décor

Paint the outer cardboard boxes different shades of red and pink and attach them to any wall in the house. This super cute collage of colorful hearts will certainly spread love to all of your guests. (I will add pictures at a later date.)

 

4. Cat Toys

 

While eating the chocolates, I realized that the white plastic on top makes that crackling sound that cats adore. Decide what shaped cat toys you want to make and cut the white plastic to fit the toy. Sew the outer material partially together, but leave enough space to add cotton stuffing and the crackly piece of plastic. Cat nip is optional. Then finish sewing and voila. I will make a blog post with more specific instructions on this craft at a later date.

 

Happy belated Valentine's Day!

Remember that you can always create something new and unique instead of sending it to a landfill.