Uses For Broken Earbuds

        I had two pairs of broken earbuds made by Apple. I felt bad throwing them out so I decided to get creative and put them to use.

        First, I decided that they would make some pretty cool shoelaces.

Ipod earbud shoelace

        I quickly changed my mind and realized that I liked regular laces better, so I cut off the plug ( 3.5mm aux) and made a cardboard docking station. It only had one speaker, two would have sounded much better.

Single speaker docking station with an Ipod plugged in

      Finally, I took the little speakers out and used them as fridge magnets.

Earbud speakers used as magnets

        Looking back, I think it would have just been easier to take care of my things in the first place. I guess I learned my lesson the fun way.