Creative Use of Office Equipment
was trying to find filler for gift baskets and having no success at all when a Light Bulb idea appeared out of no where. Let's see - what are most baskets filled with - why shredded paper of many colors. And I have a paper shredder. So I purchased a couple of packages of red and green tissue paper (these were Christmas baskets) and headed home.
I emptied my shredder basket, made sure the blades were free of all the bills, junk mail, etc that I normally use my shredder for and placed a clean Plastic Bag into the basket. I lined up two sheets of tissue, one green and one red. Then folded them length wise to fit the opening of the shredder and then folded them in half. (My shredder handles up to 15 pages folded in half however most shredders should accommodate this thickness of paper easily since tissue paper is so thin). And then into the shredder the tissue went and out came beautiful basket filling. And you don't have to be limited to tissue paper, wrapping paper would be fun also. Just think of all of those left over pieces you have waiting for a gift that might fit their reduced size. Put them into the shredder and you will have themed fillings for baskets, gift boxes or bags.
Also a friend of mine was making a doll house for her daughter and when it came to roofing it, she thought the roofing shingles were to rough for a three year old's little hands. Her solution was to take fine sandpaper and use a paper cutter to make the shingles. A quick and easy fix for her project.
So what else is laying around the office that can be put to good use in some creative way? Take a brand new look at your left over papers and other supplies. And re-purpose those tools you don't use very often - hole punchers (confetti anyone), old 3.5 disks, cd's etc. I just know that if you think beyond their "supposed use" you will find all kinds of fun ways to use up all the clutter laying around your office!
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