I am always amazed at the things I find on the internet, at craft shows and on market stalls everywhere that people do to recycle and re use, particularly when art meets function and style.

But first, here is one I prepared earlier, myself.

Her name is Zsa Zsa. She died over 25 years ago now and despite being a little dog eared (pardon the pun) lives on, guarding her own special doorway, as she always did. I used old brown paper bags from the supermarket and newspaper and lots of glue to preserve her memory and put her together. Mouldings her was easy as I could feel her shape in my hands after 17 wonderful years of companionship during some of my loneliest years. Her legs have broken off a couple times during various moves and I lost one completely at one stage, as I did half her tail . . but she is still about in her indomitable way.

. . not into cats . .

What about a dog then?

No? still no good. . then how about a keepsake of your favourite Chicken, made from old magazine pages and plastic bread bags?

Here*s one for the boys, something to keep you occupied for a few days at least and I can*t help thinking how nice the wars would be if all the armies of the world had heavy artillery and bullets made like this one!

What about form and function, something like these amazing bowls and coasters,

which I discovered in the Oxfam shop. They are made from tightly rolled glossy magazines, which are wound around and around to create the bowl. Then glazed for added waterproofing.

~oOo~

Q: What do you call a paper guy hanging on a wall?

A: Art.

How about some paper jewelrey?

Or some new A4 Reflex lamps to brighten the house a little ?

Failing all that, what about some of the craziest art you*ve ever seen?

Egg Carton Art

Egg Carton Flowers

Or Cut and Past Your very own Escher, perhaps?

How about a new paper and poly/plastic bag blend of envirohouse for the post 2012 world of tomorrow?

But perhaps one of my favourite Ideas of all, hanging mobiles from all those mental scribbles, lists and draft printouts of stories that never made the publishers ~ to remind you to keep trying ..

~oOo~

Don*t worry if you are not the creative, artsy fartsy type, because you can buy a shredder for about $100 from Big W and shred all your paper dragons : for pot plants and compost, or just straight on top of your garden beds. Add a bit of fish emulsion and you*ll have the best Tomatoes on the block.

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May 5th 2009 @ 23:52

Posted By: Lilla - Category: Environmental

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1. May 6th 2009 @ 03:26. samaritan Says:

One of the things that I really hoard and can't bear to throw out is paper. I keep lists, drafts of things I've written, short stories and just writing that seems to say absolutely nothing at all. When I was a teenager, I did something really stupid and threw out a whole heap of my diaries, old poems and old letters - and I have regretted it ever since. So now I keep it all, even though most of it is worthless.

But if I did ever decide to make things from recycled paper, I'd have a lot of paper lying around the house to use. There's some amazing ideas here. I like the bowls and coasters the best.

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2. May 7th 2009 @ 08:32. Lilla Says:

Samaritan,

When I was a teenager, I did something really stupid and threw out a whole heap of my diaries, old poems and old letters

ouch! I have felt the sting of that one too . . never again, no matter how silly the thought seems at the time, years later some of my best ideas were the silliest ones . . and I just love the idea of hanging up all those ideas, perhaps by years and in genre*s like : poetry, lists, ideas, breakthroughs, wisdoms, short stories, hahaha I think my place must look like yours : a recycling plant!

Thanks for commenting.

Lilla ..

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