Sure, you could just throw ’em into the recycling bin…but wouldn’t you rather put those cardboard cylinders to good use? We’ve got nine clever ways to reuse wrapping-paper tubes around the house. Just ...

They're often quickly discarded into a bathroom wastebasket, but used-up toilet paper rolls (and paper towel and wrapping paper tubes) can be upcycled into super cute crafts. Flatten the toilet paper ...

The holidays are upon us, and that means digging out that dusty bin of old wrapping paper tubes from the depths of your closet. But, it doesn't have to be so mundane, thanks to a new startup in ...

Don’t fancy buying yet another throwaway advent calendar filled with plastic? Why not try making one instead? You don’t need to be super crafty, don’t worry. Just follow this simple tutorial from dad ...

Not many lighting designs can claim to be as green or as convenient as R16. Designed by Amsterdam-based Waarmakers Studio, the lamp uses an ubiquitous and often discarded material as a main feature of ...

DEAR HELOISE: I have a number of seasonal and holiday flags that we hang outside to celebrate. However, they were getting wrinkled when I stored them. So I saved the cardboard tubes that came with ...