One of my favorite art tools is an expired credit or debit card. I never have trusted the trash for disposing of them, so I find a new use for them.

Here are some uses for them:

1. Screenprinting using a thermofax screen – they make a great squeegee. (Actually they make great squeegees for any small printing project.)
2. Cut slits in one end with a mat knife and use them to apply dye, paint or whatever else you want to get some interesting effects.
3. Cut into small pieces and drill through to hold fabric onto a stabilizing bar to hang.
4. Cut into small pieces and use the parts without the numbers for a mosaic and then seal them with polyurethane. Some of them are gorgeous and sparkly.
5. Stacking them and bonding them together with E6000 or silicon glue gives some really interesting cubes for art projects.
6. For non-art – they’re great for re-grouting your tub, scraping food off non-stick pans that did and gathering up chopped herbs.  You can also keep one to scrape ice off your windshield.

Any more ideas?

I really love using repurposed items in creating art. I feel like it gives those items another life and another chance to be useful.