How to Use Leftover Stickers

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By Jennifer Walker
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Rescue those leftover stickers from obscurity.

With all of the great choices on the market these days, it's very easy to get into the habit of collecting instead of actually crafting. Even with the best of intentions, it's almost impossible not to end up with partial sheets of this and that. Compound this with items received in swaps or monthly clubs and the amount of supplies we can amass becomes a bit intimidating. There are, however, many ways to find uses for those leftover stickers and embellishments that will leave you looking like the savvy crafter you are!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Stickers
Storage Boxes or binders
Card stock
Markers
Hole punch
Toothpicks or skewers
Scissors
String
Stationery and envelopes
Postcards

Step 1

Organize your stickers by theme, color or whatever method works best for you. Don't spend too much time on it; just make some piles and then store them in photo boxes, accordion folders or binders loaded with sheet protectors. I like to sort them by the major holidays, seasons, boy and girl stuff, animals, and then things like letter stickers or basic shapes can be sorted by color. Doing this will help you see exactly what you have.
Step 2

Make gift tags by combining a sticker with a piece of leftover card stock and a few strokes of a marker. Especially good for using up holiday stickers, any time you give a gift you could always use a fun gift tag, so make up a bunch with a variety of themes and then store them in an envelope with your gift wrap supplies. Punch a hole in the corner to make them easy to attach with a bit of ribbon.
Step 3

Use toothpicks or skewers to make party picks to stick in cakes, cupcakes, sandwiches or cheese cubes for a cute way to dress up the table during your next party. Just sandwich the toothpick or skewer between the sticker and a piece of card stock and trim away the extra. The skewered stickers can also be used to decorate potted plants for the holidays, or use string instead of stakes and make ornaments.
Step 4

Embellish your stationery with a well-placed sticker or two. Better yet, take various stickers with a common theme and make a set of stationery for a friend! Start now and you might have your holiday gifts taken care of well before gift-giving season rolls around.
Step 5

Send a friend a postcard, ransom note-style. Good for combining a lot of different leftover letter stickers and putting something funny in a friend's mailbox. Supplement whatever letters you've run out of by writing them in, or be creative with picture stickers.
Step 6

Donate them to a local charity. Call around and see if your local Ronald McDonald House or Children's Home Society accepts donations of craft supplies and make an appointment to drop them off. Not only will this get the clutter out of your home, but will brighten a child's day.

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spankyandcranky said

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on 9/30/2008 Great ideas ... I especially like the gift tags. My aunt used old greeting cards the same way: she cut out a picture and put card stock behind it, wrote on the back of the card stock, and then attached the top of the gift card to the gift with string.