How to repurpose coffee cups into a cute desk organizer

By: Nidhi bhasin Apr 27, 2011

I work at a coffee company and the one thing that's freely available to me is coffee cups. Needless to say, I use them everyday. More than 5 a day. (Gah, I feel the heartburn) and I see them lying waste too. (Criminal! Such a waste of paper. )

Now I was determined to repurpose some of them (the clean ones of course) and make something out of the ordinary. Yes, I'm bored of the usual pen stand/seedling planter ideas. Read on...

Step 1Materials Required

Very quickly to the materials.

- Coffee Cups. The thin paper/plastic variety. Styrofoam ones won't be easy to stick together but you can use them if that works for you.
- Stapler or Glue
- A little patience

And we're done!

Step 2The pattern

To join the cups, staple one side of each together. For a stronger bond, staple the rim of the two together and then move a little further down inside the cup and staple the base. This will look something like this. created at: 04/21/2011

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Step 3Repeat format

Keep on adding as many more cups as you want and voila! Your cute little desk organizer is ready! You can color the insides or cover with interesting paper.

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