How can I reuse or recycle photo albums?

Mon 23 Jun 2008

photo album We’ve had an email from Tamara asking:

How can I reuse photo albums that hold up to 300 photos? I have a few as I have created photo books instead. I would like to find another use for the photo albums.

If they’re still in good condition, it might be worth giving them to your local charity shop for someone else to use but I went through a period of decorating my photo albums (because they were dull to start with) and I doubt anyone would want them.

Other reuses then. The most obvious one that springs to mind - but may only be good for flip albums, not big multi-pics-on-a-page ones - is for recipes: write the recipe on a bit of card or paper, slip it into the photo slot and the plastic sleeve will protect it from cooking splatters and greasy fingers while you work. A flip album could also be used as an address book.

Any other suggestions?

(On related topics, we’ve already covered unwanted photos and negatives - check those out for lots of creative ideas!)

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If it has sheets that open easily, it could be used to hold household use and care booklets, receipts for items, floorplans, wiring diagrams, etc. for your home.

You could have a page per room for paint/wallpaper samples, where you bought it, how much you used, etc.

If you are in a disaster prone area - like Florida with hurricanes - the book could be used to hold your essestial papers like insurance policies, photocopies of credit cards, licenses, etc.

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1.I have a microwave flower press & use an old photo album to store the pressed flowers.
2.They would be good for keeping those special letters or cards.
3.If the card pages don’t have that sticky stuff on them & they’re acid free you could use them as a support for an artwork.

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