You may have noticed a trend in my Halloween crafts: each one incorporates some piece of discarded material, whether it be cardboard, newspaper, or chopsticks. I get much satisfaction out of taking a piece of "trash" and thinking, "Hmmm...what can I make out of this?" That thinking has carried over to my other arts and crafts, not just the Halloween stuff. Mostly my interest in giving new life to old boxes, bits of fabric, or other items normally thrown out after use stemmed from a desire to spend as little as possible on materials to "feed" my crafting habit. Now I just do it for the sheer challenge! Oh, yeah, and the environmental feel-goodness, of course!! I have a multitude of empty cheese boxes, paper towel tubes, old shirts, plastic soup bowls, and other random things just WAITING to be reborn into something new and fun. Take a look at my latest crafting videos. The two items I created were made from an old bottle cork and a pretty greeting card.
I plan to continue this type of work as well as give people tips on how to ease their impact on the world around them. I don't have lofty goals of getting people to all buy solar panels for their homes, buy a brand new hybrid car or use only three sheets of TP at a time. No, I figure just about anyone has the means to take my advice in whole or in part. So, stay tuned for all kinds of exciting ways to save the planet! OK, OK, I said no lofty goals, right? Aim small, and little by little, you'll be on to something big.
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I'm fully with you - 2008 for me is a recycle and get greener year. I've just made a Green Bunny Bag - an alternative bag for shopping - instead of using plastic shopping bags! But that aside - it is so much more fun making things from things you find lying about the place.
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