So now my question to you is do you recycle? I don’t. Sure I have my reasons but they sound more like excuses. There really isn’t a good enough reason for us not to do our part.
While I don’t recycle - I do reuse. I love using everyday items that would normally end up in the trash for my art projects. I am not the only one. If you do a search for recycle or upcycle on etsy.com you will find over 50,000 search results! You will find some extremely cool items.
Like this laptop sleeve by NottyPooch made from recycled billboard banner.
This lovely art collage by cindycolumbia1958, she used corrugated paper and buttons among other things.
What about these unique postage stamp earrings by withaflourish?
I bet if you take a look around your house you can find quite a few items you can use for that next art project. Here are a few of the ones I came up with.
Coasters/Trivets using old unwanted CDs. These are easy to do and everyone had CDs lying around the house that you don’t want or need.
Fabric Covered Bracelets. For these I used cardboard tubing and scrap pieces of fabric.
How about plarn coasters?
What is plarn? Well its yarn made out of plastic grocery bags. Its time consuming to work with but if you have the patience you can make just about anything. This blog has great examples: http://www.myrecycledbags.com/ .
Whether you recycle or reuse we all need to play a part in ensuring that we keep this earth beautiful and vibrant for the upcoming generations.
So what do you do? Do you recycle? Do you reuse? Do you upcycle? Please share so we can all learn from each other!
Thanks
Lily
http://www.myhobbyshop.etsy.com/
Great article! I am a prolific recycler. We have a big rolling cart for paper, glass, aluminum, plastic, cardboard, etc from our city. Things like yogurt containers, paper towel rolls, old cards, etc. go to a place called Leftovers, Etc. which operates a store for teachers, crafters, and scouts. They will take just about anything provided it is clean and dry. I love sorting through the donated items to find things I can use. We shred all our leaves and use them to mulch the gardens. My parents had 8 kids and never put out more than one small can of garbage each week, so I was taught from an early age to reuse or recycle.
ReplyDeleteThe tile pendants in my store were made from old ceramic tiles I found at Leftovers. The mitten ornaments were made from old wool sweaters.
Give recycling a try! It's really not that hard and you'd be surprised how much you can divert from the landfill.