You don't need to spend paper for these

One of the most annoying things to me is when I go to my mailbox and see that it's filled with nothing but junk mail.  They go straight into the recycling, I don't even bother to read them or clip coupons or whatever you do with them.  But maybe if I turn them into useful decorative crafts then I may end up looking forward to them.
Here are some awesome ideas for your junk mail:

Newspaper lamp tutorial is at Swell designer

Junk mail bow tutorial at Michele made me

Junk mail beads here: The new new

Seed bombs at Mademoiselle chaos

And of course there are numerous other things you can do with junk mail but I thought these were pretty cool.

Corky projects

Alright, so I've covered what to do with your empty wine bottle in my posts Can't let it go and Nothing to wine about, but what do you do with the corks?  Do you throw them away?  Because you should really be saving them since they can be made into some amazingly creative and easy projects.

If you're not much of a wine drinker and don't know how you're going to collect a substantial amount of corks, don't fret!  You can call some wine shops or maybe even restaurants to see if they have extra corks.

Anyways, tonight I'm doing a cork project but I thought it would be cool to post some other ideas I found online since I didn't know there were so many things you could do with them and you probably didn't either.

A nice picture frame

Not exactly sure what this is, a bath mat?  I just thought it looked cool

I love the look of this light and the really pretty patterns it leaves on the wall

For the extremely dedicated crafter, a chair could be made out of corks.  Not sure where you'd start or how comfortable it would be but this would definitely be for an individual with a lot of time

You can do any letter of the alphabet, this would be neat for a kid's room or to spell out something on the wall

Everyone needs a cork tuxedo

I really love the idea of filling a blank wall with corks, it would take a lot of time but it looks really nice and would also make a great place to stick memos for the day

Spice up your coffee table

I really want to do this after today's project!  It's probably very sturdy but still supportive and wouldn't have a problem with water damage

A great way to organize jewelry!