tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943257212890271016.post3918896694266211156..comments2023-05-16T03:11:24.605-07:00Comments on DeliberateLife.com: Reusing Instead of RecyclingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943257212890271016.post-51774578892619246272008-12-08T09:42:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:42:00.000-08:00Great article with practical ideas!I use up so muc...Great article with practical ideas!<BR/><BR/>I use up so much newspaper in my paper mache projects that I sometimes go to the little store down the street and grab one of the free papers. But I suggest to anyone starting out that you use the paper strips and paste technique instead of making the paper mush, because it's easier to handle, you don't have to worry so much about mold, and you can get finer details. <BR/><BR/>In fact, the <A HREF="http://ultimatepapermache.com/cheap-art/paper-mache-piggy-bank" REL="nofollow">piggy bank</A> I made even uses up an old salt container - it's a really fun way to use up "trash" and end up with something that's actually useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943257212890271016.post-13449658059491801382008-12-08T05:48:00.000-08:002008-12-08T05:48:00.000-08:00Hey, you did a way better post on this than I did!...Hey, you did a way better post on this than I did! Good suggestions. I just saw the news clip and wanted to make people aware of it real quick. I hope to get to a post with ideas on this, too.Lisa Zahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491596171533559615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943257212890271016.post-38274938098025752602008-12-08T02:56:00.000-08:002008-12-08T02:56:00.000-08:00Yup, I feel strongly, more and more, about reusing...Yup, I feel strongly, more and more, about reusing and reducing. I was also naive about the whole recycling system.<BR/><BR/>Plastic bottles! argh! My aim is to stop buying ANY. They are the bain of my life right now, because we can't drink the tap water. But we will have a filtering system at the new house.<BR/><BR/>Anyway... one use for said bottles is as an irrigation system, <A HREF="http://www.gardenstew.com/about11691.html" REL="nofollow">like this</A>.<BR/>How about craft projects, like lamp shades?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com