Burlap Love {Recycle}

Recently I did a course on sustainable living.
At the end we had to think about what we could change in our lives.

Well.

You know.

As a crafter I've got loads of stuff and leftovers.
Recognize that? (Don't you dare say no.)

How about...

a)  Using what I got - no buying allowed (except laces laces and er... more laces)?

b)  Re-using / re-purposing stuff I normally would send to the garbage bins - package material, newspapers, empty bottles, junk mail, tissue boxes, leftovers of crafting, stuff like that?

Repurposed box by Maru ~ Source

{ PS: Maru is not MY cat.

Therefore, full credit to the owner for the photos and video! }

(I did my very best to use the photos and video of Maru in the way the owner allows it. Do not use these for commercial use! I just wanted to make that clear and sure...)

Bonus: It saves you money! (But not space, I can tell ya that!)

How about inspiring you - my fellow happy crafters - along the way to do the same?

Source

I know, some of you already got this figured out and working full force. But let's inspire and encourage each other in this. I like the thought of that!

So, I drank a bottle of apple juice to celebrate this luminous idea and turned it into this...

After I finished and washed it of course.

I used a piece of an antique doily of my great-great-grandmother. A leftover from another project.

And I made a card for Kirsty, out of corrugated cardboard. Because it's the birthday of dearest City Crafter gal Kirsty! Happy birthday sweetie!!! Wishing you a fabulous day!!

(Hoera = Dutch for Hooray, in case you might wonder.)

Oh look, a ladybug is having a peek at it

Hello there

Okay, where were we... ah yes, flower

And then the wind came...

No, kidding :)

Anyway...

Card and bottle are coming your way Kirsty!

More cardboard box repurposing inspiration by Maru

You get the idea.

(If you didn't know world famous Maru yet, hurry to meet him HERE.)

Okay, that's it for today I guess...

Toodles!

xx Wen