How to repurpose coffee cups into a cute desk organizer

I work in a coffee company and one thing that's freely available to me are coffee cups. Needless to say, I use them everyday. More than 5 a day. (Gah, I feel the heartburn) and I see them lying waste too. (Criminal! Such a waste of paper. ) 

Now I was determined to repurpose some of them (the clean ones of course) and make something out of the ordinary. Yes, I'm bored of the usual pen stand/seedling planter ideas. Read on...

Step 1: Materials Required

Very quickly to the materials.

- Coffee Cups. The thin paper/plastic variety. Styrofoam ones won't be easy to stick together but you can use them if that works for you. 
- Stapler or Glue
- A little patience

And we're done!

Comments

[klaatu777]

all the others comments and congratulations! waw its cool for my workbench with some headfones in it with my cell!

[tweedledoo]

Thanks! :)

[dylankunaikennedy]

how did you get this idea?

[tweedledoo]

I used to drink water in these cups at work and feel guilty throwing them away, so I started collecting them. I started fiddling with them and came up with this.

[PINKmonster325]

AMAZING!! I can't wait to make one of these to put on my desk (which I finishd painting yesterday). I saw this same idea as a lamp on some tv show.

[chaitanyak]

brilliant! will make this will confiscate used coffee cups from.. somewhere.
.. hmm could put a light at the back.. and use as a mood light

[tweedledoo]

Yup! It was originally intended to be a lamp, but then I got lazy and just turned it into a desk organizer :D

[velorna]

The pics I promised

[tweedledoo]

Yay! Cute.

[velorna]

Thank you I want to add 2 smaller ones to each side.

[flyingpuppy]

I also saw this done as a lamp shade!

[velorna]

I saw your idea here and it was the perfect solution for a catch all shelf in my kitchen. I made mines with 3 oz. Clear cups..... I doubled them because they were thin. I will post a pic when I get to my computer.... This was a great idea, thanks.

[tweedledoo]

Thanks velorna! Glad it worked for you. Don't forget to post a picture. :)

[velorna]

I will also add maybe 2 more to the shelf to add fullness but I ran out of cups lol.

[SwimmingRox]

I just love this!

[angelabchua]

This is awesome, and it would look great spray painted in crazy colors! You could even put LED's in some of those and let them randomly blink!

[SwimmingRox]

That would be so amazing!!!!

[splazem]

Very creative.

[guffawer]

Its so simple and yet uber creative.... wish I thought of it... lol.... great Job buddy!! keep posting more of your creations... would love to see them.

[tweedledoo]

Thanks guys!! I've also randomly fitted photos in some of them. Looks cool.
@luckylifetwo Yup! I've bought a reusable mug now. :)

[knex_builder_freak]

Awesome!

[luckylifetwo]

Very cool idea, but dude, you need a reusable coffee mug. 5 a day is irresponsible.

[vincent7520]

NICE !!!…

[scoochmaroo]

I love this! Great re-use project, and it's very cute.

[bruc33ef]

Great idea to find a use for something so common!