How Do You Think Like A Crafty Recycler?
Scratch the surface of any clever crafter (Ow! Not literally!) and you’ll likely find a consummate recycler. You’re poised to drop something in the trash bin and you’ll glimpse a sparkle in the eye, hear the wheels begin to spin, perhaps even catch the faint whiff of wood burning… and you know whatever is in your hand will never see the curb. How does the crafty recycler come up with these reasons for keeping what looks like trash to anyone else? As near as craft anthropologists can tell, it’s probably linked to a primitive survival instinct. (Try to pry that empty cereal box out of the crafty recycler’s hand and you’ll understand just how powerful instinct can be!) You can learn a lot from careful observation. Learn to think like a crafty recycler. SEE WHAT THE CRAFTY RECYCLER SEES. You see a stack of newspapers, magazines, old calendars, or used gift wrap? The crafty recycler sees home décor (wall paper or a decoupaged table top), gift boxes, scrapbooks, book marks, and origami scu
