Up cycling Unused Foil Tray Lids

I use foil trays a lot at home as I make meals and freeze them but I always seem to have loads of left over foil lids (as I usually freeze 3 meals and use one or I cook stuffing in them) but I've found a great use for them! They are great to put through a die cutting machine to make a mattish silver embellishment so great for Christmas plus fingerprints done show up as easily as on mirri-board.

They also emboss amazingly and done cracker (unlike some cardstocks)

I used a mix of spellbinders, sizzix sizzlets, Tonic dies and Darice embossing folders (plus one free from Simply Homemade). They cut great in my Big Shot and came out so easily. 

Do you have any novel uses for other household items in crafting?

Sizzix Die Sale! All end this Saturday

I have a number of Sizzix dies (and an unbranded die) for sale on eBay. 

These were included with the Big Shot I brought a few weeks ago and won't really be used. I've also brought lots of dies myself and need a clear out! (I've only had it 2 weeks!)

The items for sale are:

Sizzlets #3 Tags

Sizzlets Nappy Pin

Thin Cutz Bouquet

Medium Sized Hugging Bears

Book Hedgehog

All my items for sale can be found here Sara's eBay  

All the dies have a starting price of 99p!

Also on there I have a hand folded book hedgehog and Corel Aftershot Pro so go and have a look :o)