My daughter tells me all the time there is no such thing as Trash Hell. Well, even if there is not, I have found that many items that might end up in the trash have many other uses before heading to that plastic trash bag that we have lurking in each room of our homes.
Today, my heart soared as I ran across an article from Making Memories Magazine on line. Here's the link: http://www.memorymakersmagazine.com/masters/TGIF+Intro.aspx
This wonderful soul mate rescues - She states in this article how she loves to recycle and always try to reuse paper, cardboard,packaging, etc. -Now there you go!
Being a Trash to Treasure artist whether it is a scrapbook page, an altered book page, jewelry you can find the most marvelous items right under your nose (before it reaches the trash!!)
I remember what started out trying to "make" gifts for my children. Not all came out wonderful, but I knew that it would be special. What really is a crushing blow is there are lots of television shows that show you how you can take just about anything and make a wonderful treasure - trashy happy from just "trash"!
So before you send that item to "trah hell" take a moment to think how you might use it to create a wonderful scrapbook page - a great piece of jewelry that only you have, or how can you turn it into a great base for a gift!
Over the past couple of years, I actually taught my coworkers how to make trashy happys and whirly gigs special for their secret pal gifts. The imagination is a great thing. Especially when it comes to rescuing those items from "Trash Hell.
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I love the idea of trash hell! LOL
My mother was a master of rescuing odds and ends to use and reuse. It wasn't really out of neccesity that she be this way, she just had a creative mind...and she went through the depression...so she just always saw uses for things that most would have sent to trash hell a long time before. (Example: she saved the little green plastic baskets that strawberries came in and fixed little Easter baskets for all of us...even after we were adults with children of our own).
The family mostly laughed at her for her efforts. Funny how the older we get, the smarter our parents seem. Now I find myself saving bits and pieces of things...using and reusing...trying not only to live frugally, but to be a good steward of what I've been given. Thanks for the encouragement! : )
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