Happy Labor Day! We'll be back online tomorrow, but for now, we've got a list of some of our favorite Creative Reuse ideas. From the myriad ways you can reuse a jar, to uses for chipped tea cups, ice buckets, vintage clip boards, and scraps of ribbon...

The Many Amazing Ways to Reuse a Jar:

• 10 Simple Uses for Spaghetti Jars
• Crafty Uses for Baby Food Jars
• Don't Throw Out That Jar! New Uses for Old Jars
• In Praise of the Mason Jar
• How To: Make a Mason Jar Lantern
• Simple Green: Use Empty Food Jars for Your Bulk Items

Other Great Creative Reuse Ideas for Everyday Items:

• Creative Reuse: Flip Your Old Deck Boards
• DIY Idea: Blanket Upholstered Ottomans
• 7 Easy Ways to Reuse a Plank of Wood
• Steal This Idea: Paper Menus-Turned-Take-Away Bags
• Before & After: Mailbox Umbrella Stand
• How To: Make a Recycled Wine Bottle Torch
• 7 Ways to Repurpose an Ice Bucket
• Look! Garage Door Headboard
• Green Activity: Ribbon Scraps to Ribbon Chair
• 5 Uses for a Collection of Liquor Glasses
• 10 Uses for Plastic Plant Pots
• 5 Favorite Reuses for Wooden Crates
• Roundup: New Takes on Old Doors
• Look! A Pallet Plate Rack
• Creative Reuse: Best of 2008
• Look! Vintage Tea Cups Make Great Storage
• Clipboards for Hanging Artwork
• Repurposed Branches For Hanging Clothes and Curtains

Inspirational Creative Reuse:

• Vintage Airline Food Carts by Flight 001
• Recycled Carhood Tables
• Inspiration: The Dram Tumbler Lamp by Propellor
• Furniture Made of Old Airplanes and Fighter Jets
• Dumpsters Turned Swimming Pools!
• Creative Reuse: Toothpicks Turned Lampshade
• T.O.M.T: Refitting the Planet
• Wine Bottle Recycled Shelving from Zero-Waste Design