Well, my recycled crafts activism project culminated last Thursday night and I like to think it turned out pretty okay! There was definitely an explosion of clothes, books, and crafting supplies all over Korouva that evening - it got pretty cozy in there for a while. So many people brought great clothes and crafting materials - everything that didn't get swapped that night will be donated to the Caring Place in Georgetown after I get back from the holiday break. I also made sure to take pictures of a lot of the different creations for my end-of-class-presentation - the découpaged beer bottle vases were a rather popular option. Thanks to this event, I've started talking with several people are setting up a mini-series of DIY/recycled materials workshops sorts next semester - I think it could be a fun project that I would work to incorporate into my other activities such as SEAK and Garden club.
Thanks to everyone who came out and to everyone who donated supplies and clothes - I hope you all enjoyed yourselves!
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I'm glad your project was a success! It was great seeing people use their creativity to reuse recyclable items since recycling tends to overshadow the importance of reusing materials. I had a great time decoupaging my bottle vase and my roommate also found this really cool dress at the clothes swap. I am definitely looking forward to the ideas for next semester.
ReplyDeleteI had a great time at your craft/ recycling party. I love the idea of continuing to have mini-events. Maybe we should have a box on campus somewhere for an ongoing clothes swap. I know that would help encourage me to keep my inner consumer in control.
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