Fri 16 May 2008
We’ve had another email from our wonderfully suggestive friend [Am]:
Due to a slow day at work on Friday I killed time by tidying out my drawers which seem to be black holes for all sorts for junk. What I discovered were about two dozen biro lids. After saving about nine for the numerous biros I also found in the drawer I was left with a collection of lids.
I don’t want to just throw them out and I know most people don’t even use the lids, once they’re off they never see the pen again.
So, does anyone have any crafty or useful ideas for these or if not, can they be recycled?
I used to use them to accessorise blue-tac desk art or to chew when I was bored. I suspect neither the health and safety people or my dentist would approve of the latter though ;)
Better suggestions then?
(Unlike [Am]’s, my office drawer was surprisingly biro lid free and I couldn’t find a photo of them on my usual stock photo site but hopefully you get the idea ;) )





Just Staci
May 17th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Attach the lids,all open end up,together(stuck in a lump of clay,or glued together),and fill with water.Then use to hold cut flowers with short stems,making a small table top bouquet.
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Vicky
May 17th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
put them on the end of straws assigning a certain color to each person and put them on the straws so you know your drinking the right drink.
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Mike
May 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Use them as pencil or crayon covers.
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bookstorebabe
May 20th, 2008 at 4:21 am
If you have a pencil so short it’s hard to write with, put the pen cap on the end to make it easier to hold and write with.
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Yukino
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Not really a suggestion, but an inspiration of sorts, I guess: http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/01/10/bic-ballpoint-pen-chandelier/
It still awes me every time I see it.
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anon
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:02 pm
this may be a little rediculous, but back in my high school days, my friends and I used to use the pen caps as a make shift smoking pipe.
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Gulia
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Use them as cloth pins, or paper pins. if you attach a string to your message board, hang massages or pictures there with your lids ( if they have holding mechanism). They can also hold shits of paper together, recites, business cards.
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