A Re-Purpose Driven Life

I do the three r's: reduce, reuse, recycle but I add re-purpose for a 4th R.

I just can't help myself. It all started with my grandfather. He kept all kinds of things and remade-reused them on his farm. (Back then they called it junk collecting.) My mother also did this. We spent one summer when I was a teenager going to a granite dump site and loading granite and marble pieces that were broken or damaged and taking these back to my mother's yard where she made stepping stones, garden edging and benches out of the stuff. So I come by it naturally, and then I add my own artistic bent to it.

While I'm recycling my things at the local drop off point,  I also check out what has been tossed in the bin to see if I can re-purpose it. And yes, I belong to "dumpster diver anonymous." I also belong to freecycle, which is another movement to keep things out of the landfill. I've gotten many things from there, and also offer things for free to others that I no longer want. (Think: "one person's trash is another person's treasure".)

This instructable will show some of the projects I've re-purposed.

Step 1 Garden waterproof totebox

Clumping cat litter container ( I got the container from the recycling dumpster because I don't use that kind of litter, not biodegradable) made it into my garden box where I put my clippers, twine and etc. and it has a nice closing lid so things don't get wet and I don't have to run out and gather all the stuff I've left hither and yon. I painted it green so it blends in with the landscape. I actually had two of these, one with a lid, one without. I painted the other green to put under a faucet I have that has sometimes a drip so I could catch the water and use it.  Used Krylon fusion spray paint for plastic.

Comments

[bajablue]

If I had a long-lost twin, she would be you! ;-)

[artfulann]

Thanks! By the way did you see the nachos challenge? Might be right up your alley.

[bajablue]

Oh, yes... my Hubby will be so tired of nachos by tomorrow night! He may never eat another tortilla chip as long as he lives. >;-D

[ChrysN]

Great projects!

[artfulann]

Thank you!

[sunshiine]

Thank you so much for sharing! I loved this! The title was catchy and caught my attention.

[flyingpuppy]

I'm so glad I'm following you! And thanks for giving us a collage of some of your projects in this article!

[gmoon]

Nice collection of projects--GREAT title, BTW.