Great tip from designverb: don't toss all those paint chips you picked up for renovation. With a little cutting and even less double-sided tape, you can fold them up into great business card holders. If you've got as many professional hats as I do you may need different card cases depending on the occasion, so this makes them stand apart easily - not to mention you don't mind so much when they inevitably get scuffed up. (Also if somebody nicks them, you can just pop into a paint store and pick up the materials for a new one.) [GT]
Paint chip card holder [via Treehugger]
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