I'm all about recycling, using up, and restoring useful items.
I've saved plastic tomato containers, tubes from paper products, and matching cans, all in hopes of making something fun with my granddaughter when she's in a creative mood. If that mood doesn't come, then the recycling bin will get them, but never the trash. Glass jars become vases for a tiny bouquet.
One thing I like to do is cut open plastic hand lotion tubes when not one more drop will squeeze out. I cut them horizontally in thirds, then cut again along the side in order to open up each section as needed. The sections stay in a Baggie until all the cream has been wiped out. There may be another three days worth of expensive product salvaged from an "empty" tube!
I love to crochet but invariably have yarn left over from a project. I have made doll blankets, a crazy, mixed-up blanket for a granddaughter, and scarves from the remnants..
A few months ago, we decided to replace our down comforter because each section of fill was totally bunched up, leaving many areas of material only. Not warm or comforting at all. I put it in a large bag and meant to donate it. However, as I priced new bed coverings, another plan emerged. Rescuing the cast-off quilt from the car trunk, I laid it out on my work table, and began to restore it. Sixty sections of bunched up fill, one at a time, became smoothed out and secured by running stitches of strong thread. We slept under it again last night!
In the garden I enjoy salvaging a geranium or succulent stem to put in water until I see new roots growing. Then I transplant it or put it in a pot for a gift for new neighbors or someone who needs some cheer. .
Benefits from saving, using up, and restoring, are the good feelings which come from saving a bit of money, creative thoughts and activities, and sometimes, opportunities to brighten someone's day.
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