Upcycle, Recycle, Reuse... making badges from magazines

I, like many of you, like to recycle. I like to feel I'm 'doing my bit'. However, I also have an accute addiction to magazines; some magazines I will not part with (my Living etc and Elle Deco's are displayed in chronological order in our sitting room). But I will browse many magazines (I don't care what anyone says, it's not the same reading them online), and often find it hard to dispose of them... until now!

 

Above is a small collection of re-cycled magazine and envelope badges I made.

I got the idea of recycling envelopes from a blog I was reading the other day, very sorry but I can't remember the author /link! The author was explaining how she re-uses the inside of envelopes to make badges as she was so upset about the amount of envelopes she was throwing away / waste produced.

I wanted to add my bit on, rather than blatantly copy her idea, so I decided to go through an old mag, looking for anything that might look a little bit interesting on top of the print.  Some worked, some didn't, but I had a good time making them.

I like them all together in a group like this; I recently saw a picture made up of button badges in the shape of a heart.  I think they would look great in box frames, or on canvases. Mmmm, more experimenting I think!!