Recycling broken Umbrellas As Props

 





My umbrellas often break when I am travelling. I often see discarded umbrellas and pick them up. 
Then what do you do with them?

I often want to save the fabric, maybe to cover another umbrella whose fabric has got dirty.

Re-using Fabric
Other people have used the fabric to make a tote bag.

You could sew a poncho or hat or raincoat for a doll, or a teddy bear.

The Metal
Use the wonky umbrella to shelter a picnic. Use the spokes to support plant stems, or as a trellis for climbers (those which are decorative, not for fruit in case you catch your hands on the spikes).

Photo Props
I use broken umbrellas as photo props.
Turn the umbrella so that the broken part is behind your back.

If an aquaintance wants to borrow an umbrella from you on a rainy day but you are afraid you will never get it back, you can lend them a broken umbrella for a one way trip from your house to a waiting taxi.

While you are stuck at home or in a hotel or quarantine centre after travelling during Covid-19, you can use the time reairing or upcycling your broken umbrellas.


Useful Websites 

35 Ways To Reuse and Recycle Umbrellas

http://www.greenecoservices.com/35-ways-to-reuse-and-recycle-umbrellas/

About the Author

Angela Lansbury lives in sunny Singapore, which has a rainy season, and in lovely London, England, which has a summer month.

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