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Inspiration: Kico Kids (75 Ninth Ave between 15th and 16th Sts, 212-675-5426)

Wondering what to do with this magazine—after you’re done reading it cover to cover, of course? Get crafty and take a cue from Oregon-based artist Heather Frazier, who recycles pages of glossy reading material into works of art. Her mobiles ($96–$276) currently hang in the children’s shop Kico Kids, but you can adapt them for more grown-up spaces—and spice up dull light fixtures—by rigging them to a lamp shade.

Materials needed:
• Magazines
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Fishing wire
• Pin
• Lamp shade

STEP BY STEP

1. Rip out pages from magazines. Glue two pages on top of each other to make them sturdier. Repeat until you have about 60 sets. Each page can make one or two shapes.

2. Cut a variety of shapes out of the double magazine pages. If you need help, you can trace stencils, cans or anything lying around. Use a pin to poke a hole through the middle of each shape.

3. Cut a piece of fishing wire about two feet in length (longer or shorter depending on how high your ceilings are). Tie a knot at the end and string through one of the shapes. Tie another knot a few inches upand string another shape. Continue at varied lengths andtie another knot at the top.

4. Repeat until you have the desired number of decorated lines. Then, use a pin to poke a hole in the shade. String the top end of the wire through the hole and tie a knot. Thread the rest the same way.

5. Hang the lamp shade and enjoy.

—Lisa Freedman

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