Recycling art supplies

Green ways to clean up your arts and crafts.

Tue, Jan 13 2009 at 9:35 AM

I came across this post yesterday by an artist who shared ways to recycle art supplies:

http://aleasemichelle.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/01/6-steps-to-recy.html

I think a lot of these tips are great, and even though they are written from the perspective of an adult artist, they are quite applicable to anyone who has a lot of art and craft stuff laying around their home (ie parents with young kids.) I especially love the idea about putting together collage kits from all of the scraps of paper laying around the house. Although I probably won't sell my "collage" kits on ebay or etsy as the author suggests, I think a collage kit would make a great gift for a birthday, holiday, or other special occassions. In fact, I think I might put a few collage kits together and stash them away in the closet for days when my girls need a ready-made craft project idea.

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Guest Jan 13 2009 at 8:17 PM

Thanks Jen for adding a link to my blog. That means alot to me. And your suggestion to give the scrap packets as a gift is a great ideal. Maybe something to add to a Easter basket for a kids.

Thanks a bunch,
Alease
www.aleasemichelle.typepad.com