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When I was a kid, crafts were made of trash and old stuff. We didn't call it recycling; I'm not sure that was a word then. My friend's parents did save old cans, washing, removing labels and flattening them. I always hated helping with dishes at her house (something we did then) because of the extra work. Trash companies didn't offer curbside recycling so her dad just saved the cans. A WWII throwback, I guess. But we did reuse trash. My mom was a Girl Scout leader for a season and we made washcloth pillows, bread bag rugs and pencil holders from old jars. Have you ever looked at pickle and jam jars? Some are really quite decorative. When I was putting together a hope chest 35 years ago, I saved little Kraft cheese jars (see photo left) and used them for juice glasses. Why not collect a set for Mother's Day gifts? Or save spaghetti sauce jars and make planters for Earth Day (my grandpa called it Arbor Day) on April 22. Plant kitchen herbs or lavender. Another good Mother's Day gift, too. Paint a Pot and Plant a Seed for Mother's Day, Arbor Day, Earth DayArbor Day Memories, Earth Day Crafts from Recycled Jars
When I was a kid, crafts were made of trash and old stuff. We didn't call it recycling; I'm not sure that was a word then. My friend's parents did save old cans, washing, removing labels and flattening them. I always hated helping with dishes at her house (something we did then) because of the extra work. Trash companies didn't offer curbside recycling so her dad just saved the cans. A WWII throwback, I guess. But we did reuse trash. My mom was a Girl Scout leader for a season and we made washcloth pillows, bread bag rugs and pencil holders from old jars. Have you ever looked at pickle and jam jars? Some are really quite decorative. When I was putting together a hope chest 35 years ago, I saved little Kraft cheese jars (see photo left) and used them for juice glasses. Why not collect a set for Mother's Day gifts? Or save spaghetti sauce jars and make planters for Earth Day (my grandpa called it Arbor Day) on April 22. Plant kitchen herbs or lavender. Another good Mother's Day gift, too. Paint a Pot and Plant a Seed for Mother's Day, Arbor Day, Earth Day
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