To The Water

Oasi del Simeto, Sicily, April 2012

We are headed to the water for a weekend of beach camping with friends. Can't wait to dip our toes in the sea, bask in the Sicilian sun, and exhale. Happy Mother's Day!

Re-Creative

  

-  Bonne Maman jam jars are perfect for buttons and beads.

- Large aluminum cans for colored pencils and markers

- Icing containers with lids and labels for all sorts of things

- Apple sauce cups (can't see in this image) work well for paint and bead sorting 

This is what has worked for us for the past three years and I think we'll keep using this up-cycled approach to storing and organizing our art supplies.  I remember seeing a similar posting once of someone who found all sorts of good uses for peanut butter jars and so I occasionally save and use those, too. And I will always admire my grandmother's ingenuity at crocheting plastic bags into colorful and functional  baskets (must post pics of those when we eventually get settled and unpacked). But our little art supply storage system pales in comparison to The Repair Cafe and Wasteland. Both very inspiring and motivating examples of how re-cycling and re-creating can lead to beauty, community, and positive changes.

 

Empty Walls

8 Italian movers, 2 trucks, 8 and half crates, 2 damaged pieces of art, 5 bottles of soda, 3 large bags of chips, 10 sandwiches, and 1 yelling incident. The walls are empty, the loaner furniture is in place, and the floors have been mopped: our pack-out is finally complete. 

Now we are just hoping the turtle food that was accidentally packed won't be smelling too foul after a two month journey around the world.