Sure, you could just throw ’em into the recycling bin…but wouldn’t you rather put those cardboard cylinders to good use? We’ve got nine clever ways to reuse wrapping-paper tubes around the house. Just ...

They're often quickly discarded into a bathroom wastebasket, but used-up toilet paper rolls (and paper towel and wrapping paper tubes) can be upcycled into super cute crafts. Flatten the toilet paper ...

DEAR HELOISE: I have a number of seasonal and holiday flags that we hang outside to celebrate. However, they were getting wrinkled when I stored them. So I saved the cardboard tubes that came with ...