20 Clever Craft Ideas With Magazines

Last Updated on March 18, 2020 by Kimberly Crawford

Craft Ideas With Magazines

Magazines are a great piece of colloquial art and literature. In today’s world, you would find magazines everywhere, focusing on a whole array of topics. These magazines are made with a lot of precision, care and understanding, and of course, with bright and colorful images. But magazines can turn out to be way more useful than one might think. There are a number of ways in which one can utilize a magazine, and craft is just one of them. You can make several items using magazine paper cuts, and here are 20 great magazine ideas for you: 

20 Craft Ideas with Magazines

1. Magazine Brooch:

You can create beautiful brooches for yourself using magazines. All you need is some pretty magazine cuts, some glue and a great idea. This is quite easy to make and doesn’t require too much time. 

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2. Magazine Christmas Tree:

You can also cut your magazine into a Christmas tree, which can bring a new zing to your upcoming Christmas. You can also add in some fake fairy dust to make it look more appealing, along with green glitter. 

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3. Magazine Page Dish:

Another great way to use your magazine is by turning it into a page dish. They are easy to make, quite useful, and cheap as well. 

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4. Bookmarks:

You can also transform your old magazines into pretty bookmarks. This can come in particularly handy if you are a bookworm, as you don’t have to spend some extra bucks to get yourself a bookmark from a bookstore. 

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5. Magazine Tiles:

You can also get yourself a new ceramic tile, and turn it into something more beautiful by wrapping it in a magazine cover. There are a number of magazines that offer extremely beautiful images inside them, and you can use them for this DI Ceramic Tile Cover. 

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6. Butterfly String:

You can use your old magazines to build a string of paper butterflies, that look really good on your bedroom wall. You can paint them, or you can also use colorful magazine pages. Either or, this will look stunning as a wall decoration. 

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7. Magazine paper Mirror:

You can outline a mirror in your home using your old magazine pages. You can cut the pages, roll them into thin rolls, and surround your mirror using them, creating a wonderful halo effect. 

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8. Magazine Goody Bags:

You can also make goody bags from old magazines. You can just cut the magazine and take some of the colorful pages out, sew them into a small pouch and you have made yourself a pretty magazine goody bag. 

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9. Magazine bobby Pins:

Even though it sounds uncanny, you can actually transform your old magazine pages into bobby pins. You just need to choose the color, cut the page, and roll it into beautiful pins for yourself. 

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10. Magazine wreath:

You can also transform your old magazines into beautiful, flowery wreaths.  You can hang them on your doors or your walls, but either way, they would look absolutely stunning. 

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11. Clock:

You can create an accordion clock with the help of your old magazine pages. They are pretty and gives a new look to an old clock. 

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12. Coasters:

Magazines can also be turned into fabulous coasters for your table. You just need to select the pages, cut them out, and shape them into coasters. 

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13. Magazine Gift Bags:

You can recycle your old magazines into gift bags for your loved ones. You won’t need too many ingredients for this, and this is pretty easy to make as well. 

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14. Envelopes:

You can also turn your old magazines into pretty envelopes. You just need to know the style and all you need are some magazine pages, scissors, and some glue. They are easy to make and are quite pretty too. 

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15. Bracelets:

Just like bobby pins, one can use magazines to make pretty bracelets. You just need to cut out the colorful pieces and shape them into flowers, to make some pretty bracelets for yourself. 

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16. Shoe Design:

You can also use old magazine pages to design the outer structure as well as the insoles of your shoes. They give a modern look to your heels and can even turn the most boring shoes into something a lot more interesting. 

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17. Soap Comfy:

Just like paper bags, you can use old magazine pages and turn them into a soap comfy. You just need to stack them well, and shape them like a carrier and you are good to go. 

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18. Magazine Stack Stool:

You can put a cushion on a pile of magazines and create a magazine stack stool for yourself. This is really easy to make and doesn’t even require a lot of time. 

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19. Weave Basket:

Another amazing ting that you can build with old magazines is a weave basket. Just like a bag, all you need are some magazine pages, some glue and a pair of scissors. There are a number of videos available on the internet as well, which you can use for guidance. 

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20. Magazine Wallpaper:

You can also create amazing DIY wallpapers using your old magazines. 

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CONCLUSION

Magazines can be used in a number of ways, so the next time you plan to throw a magazine out, rethink your decision once. 

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Karen is the editor and chief contributor to the website farmfoodfamily.com, drawing on over 20 years of experience gardening, sewing, quilting and experimenting with various fiber arts and crafts. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Botany from the University of Vermont and a Master Gardener certification from Cornell Cooperative Extension.