Tips: how to stylishly recycle your wallpaper scraps (and avoid waste)?

For book lovers, bookmarks are a real must-have. Raise your hand if you never fold the corners of your book! 😉 Also ideal as a gift, bookmarks are popular with many people, especially when they are beautiful, personalized and… unique. So why not create some beautiful ones from your wallpaper scraps?

A bookmark is approximately 15 to 20 cm high and 5 cm wide. There are two solutions available to you:

•   Either you have a scrap of wallpaper large enough to cut out a bank of 30cm high by 5cm wide. This strip will be your bookmark base. Once cut, fold it in two on itself, glue the returns together. You can then add beads, sequins, ribbons, write a word, a sentence, make drawings. Bring all your desires to life!
• Either you only have small scraps of wallpaper that cannot be used as a base. In this sense, opt for a sheet of cardboard, which you will cut to the following dimensions H15cm x W5cm. Then, stick your scraps on it, make original patterns, and add small accessories: its future user will be really lucky. 😊

We all agree that a well-wrapped gift makes all the difference. So why do we never think about labeling our gifts? Often named in a hurry to be placed under the tree, we grab the first pen we can find to write the name of the recipient... What a shame!

Why not make your gifts even more special, and beautiful in detail, by adding personalized gift tags made from wallpaper scraps? To do this, cut out original shapes from your leftover wallpaper, add colorful ribbons, or strings, and write a little sweet note by hand. Your tags will be a sensation, and your friends will be amazed by so much creativity and pleasure of giving.

Notebooks, everyone has them! They are useful for us on a professional level, but also for our personal life. On the personal side, we use them for several reasons: to remember an appointment, a phone number, a shopping list… or to leave a little note for our loved ones in the morning.

Aesthetically, notebooks aren't really that great. Who said notebooks had to be boring and monotonous? Not us, that's for sure. We imagine you do too, because otherwise, you wouldn't be reading our article. 😉

With your wallpaper scraps, you can create personalized notebooks that will make you smile every time you take notes. By personalizing them, you can also choose a function for them, they will be well marked out like: "the little notebook with sweet words".

To personalize your notebook, you will simply need to cut pieces of wallpaper to the desired size, add sheets of lined paper, then fold everything in two, securing the whole thing with staples or a pretty string. If you opt for string, do not hesitate to use a sewing needle, the result will be finer than if you use a hole punch.

And there you have it, how to easily create a unique, personalized notebook, ready to welcome your most brilliant thoughts!

Everyone knows about painting. And so does drawing. But did you know that your wallpaper scraps also have artistic potential? On a blank canvas or on a frame, stick your wallpaper scraps. Cut them out in different shapes and sizes. Play with different patterns, colors and textures to create unique compositions. A manual activity that will challenge even those who can't draw. 😉

These unique and original works will add a touch of charm and sophistication to your interior. Place your works on shelves, and promote them with pride!

Finally, our last suggestion, and not the least, is: let your imagination run wild. Create vibrant wall decorations from your wallpaper scraps. Cut out geometric shapes, flowers, birds, little men, clouds, or any other pattern that inspires you, and stick them on your everyday wall objects! Personalize your clock background, your closet door, your shelf, the bottom of a drawer and even on mirrors! With a little imagination, you will see that your wallpaper scraps will be better reused than thrown away. Play with colors, patterns, textures, to obtain personalized objects, reflecting your personality and unique.