Weddings, Etc.: Reuse It!

Today's post is in honor of Earth Day. I'm a day late, I know, but better late then never right? You may have been overwhelmed, in a good way, yesterday with an outpouring of eco-friendliness, so I'm going to bring you a different way of helping out our Earth. Reusing. There are so so so many creative ways you can reuse items from your wedding in your home! This way, you can avoid throwing everything in the trash, and recycle, upcycle and reuse!

A lot of brides are turning to mismatched plates for their wedding, as either plates or chargers for an intimate affair. Since you most likely are receiving fine china through your registry and don't need anymore dishes, why not use them to make a fantastic plate installment on your wall like this one?

 {Wall Decor via Remodelista}

Collect the wine bottles used at your reception and make them in to beautiful vases. You can do eye-popping colors or an awesome faux milk glass! Fill them with fresh flowers or just leave them as decorative pieces on your shelves!

{DIY Painted Wine Bottles via Ruffled}

{DIY Faux Milk Glass via Ruffled}

Dry the flowers from your bouquet (or table arrangements!) and turn it into potpourri for your bathroom!

{Potpourri Image via Flickr}

Instead of fresh-cut flowers, substitute potted plants for your centerpieces. Totally adorable and then you can replant them in then your yard!

{Potted Plan Centerpiece via Apartment Therapy}

Use these garden markers to identify your tables at a summer garden themed affair (full inspiration board coming soon!) and then reuse them for their actual purpose, in your garden!

{Garden Marker by Daisy Chestnut}

Frame your table numbers with vintage picture frames then either use them to frame wedding photos or make a photo-less frame display on a focal wall.

{Vintage Framed Table Numbers via Project Wedding}

{Frame Wall Decor via The Nest}

Other ideas: have your guests sign a cookbook which you can display in your kitchen, turn your table runners (or even tablecloths!) into valances or bathroom curtains, and reuse mason jars from centerpieces for storing sugar, flour and other baking necessities! Have more reusable ideas? Leave them below!

Happy {belated} Earth Day!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

As Seen On Etsy: Green Post

A little eco-friendly goodness for you today from Etsy! I've used a few of this vendors items before and, per my usual pattern, decided it was time for a full feature! DC's getting greener (you now have to pay for plastic bags at food stores) and I'm trying to as well! Green Post is an awesome Etsy vendor that makes plantable tags and upcycled (Definition: recycled for a new purpose) magnets. I'm madly in love with the tags. They would be so great for place cards turned favors that your guests can plant post-wedding. Those number tags, can you say table numbers? The magnets are fab favors too and they are made in the coolest way! Green Post takes bills, receipts and other junk paper and upcycles them to make these adorable little magnets. Pretty amazing, huh? Check it out, fall in love, and most importantly, be green!

{All Products and Images from Green Post's Etsy Shop}

Be sure to visit Green Post's Etsy shop to see all the goodies they offer!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly