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Summer.

Posted by Janine Morris on Friday, December 2, 2011, In : Recycling

I am pleased to say that the Nest-y feeling i had, (and still have), has hatched. I have been busy creating nests and homes for nests lately. Something about Spring, a time to clean and sort out our Nest perhaps.

beach egg, hand carved cuttlefish egg, in birds own nest.

After the nest and eggs, at last, the 'Birds' have hatched!!!

These necklaces are repurposed wooden building blocks with vintage and collected images. This series - Birds. The have vintage and collected treasures. They a...

Baskets

Posted by Janine Morris on Thursday, November 18, 2010, In : Recycling

This is a selection of baskets that I have made over time.
I make baskets at the Makers Workshop, Burnie, two days a week. I do take orders, you can email me with your request here.

Dodder Laurel with a rusty metal frame at Nest in Penguin.

18" Red Hot Poker Cradle Basket with my baby Red Hot Poker plant.

Close up of Red Hot Poker Basket.

Rusted Handle basket with raw fleece and iris, lily, rope, sisal and stringy bark at Nest, Penguin.

12" Basket of beach rope and recycled sari silk at The Maker...

Rainy Sunday.......

Posted by Janine Morris on Sunday, November 14, 2010, In : Recycling

Relaxed Sunday sorting of mummies buttons.

Can I get paid per button?
Hmm.... Let's see how many you sort first!! Love the Family working together.

Thoughts for April

Posted by Janine Morris on Saturday, April 10, 2010, In : Recycling

Take a look at all the things you currently recycle. Look at them again and see if you can use them again before you recycle.
Perhaps you have a collection of buttons you use for sewing. Those empty glass jars would be perfect. Perhaps you could help the kids sort them into colours on a rainy day.

What about your envelopes and junk mail? You could put those in a bucket with water and make paper pulp. With this you can make your own paper, or even sculpture with glue and wire.

We all have so muc...

Thoughts for April

Posted by Janine Morris on Saturday, April 10, 2010, In : Recycling

Hello to you all.

I love that we recycle, and that we have recycling bins.
What motivates me to re-use before I recycle?
It takes energy to recycle - electricity, gas, fuel, transport. This energy was used in the creation of things.
If we re-use and re-use stuff as much as we can before we recycle, we are helping reduce the impact they have.
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