I SPY ... the printed word recycled

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTa0byIS2BZII7KWGrU67EDeRyr9Ih9wbo3EYvN5EXB50Q_OKjdppqS2g0RtLxq7t9jRBi4KHZLrReKLW21flOKCy-uFQRlZ5W9fwfBduOFSflJYTLxLKa9Pjbk6njdWB-6PEv2Hmdb44/s1600-h/magazinevasesplateHG.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382041130697931410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTa0byIS2BZII7KWGrU67EDeRyr9Ih9wbo3EYvN5EXB50Q_OKjdppqS2g0RtLxq7t9jRBi4KHZLrReKLW21flOKCy-uFQRlZ5W9fwfBduOFSflJYTLxLKa9Pjbk6njdWB-6PEv2Hmdb44/s400/magazinevasesplateHG.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Spotted this week at my local HomeGoods</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">eye-catching containers fashioned out of recycled magazines<br />that would look very cool on a desk in a home office.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I have been clearing the clutter from the 2nd floor space above my garage this week. Basically, it is a storage area gone wild ... full of toys, books, seasonal clothing, furniture found on the side of the road to be transformed (when???) into something beautiful, and TONS OF DESIGN MAGAZINES! While I can never part with a good magazine (I seriously have a problem letting my little photo-filled friends go!) I did run across a couple of sites that feature printed materials repurposed for decorative use.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw0qzFKoXAXBXzjZWNepncQZHngjH55vSbHbm6wTj0I8J78hBsYGteG3YEhm132JxBea7b-O-ZMbrgs67v0I0dKd8LgDiu11SIWT71EVeouwmbdF47LAq5PRpKz3U1o1prBcVSjyc75A/s1600-h/Recycled+Magazine+Round+Mirror.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382141736067977426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw0qzFKoXAXBXzjZWNepncQZHngjH55vSbHbm6wTj0I8J78hBsYGteG3YEhm132JxBea7b-O-ZMbrgs67v0I0dKd8LgDiu11SIWT71EVeouwmbdF47LAq5PRpKz3U1o1prBcVSjyc75A/s400/Recycled+Magazine+Round+Mirror.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 372px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.mirrorsource.com/Linon-Recycled-Magazine-Round-Mirror-AOTO-MIR030RD.htm">Recycled Magazine Round Wall Mirror</a><br />by Linon available online at<br /><a href="http://mirrorsource.com/">mirrorsource.com</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhBQvqOyn7WU9N7DLw7r2T2CnVKtHwu7G-dBAQfnurlZNl_y_djHhmZVMkBW7OUcMiMB_JXtNnsE492tsgNMgB5x0TEQ9xFjFf2EMt4SgacBz0F_Um4GzggzyuNmSEebUnwO7zqvbFYo/s1600-h/yhst-20493720720238_2072_97464173.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382149611855258146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhBQvqOyn7WU9N7DLw7r2T2CnVKtHwu7G-dBAQfnurlZNl_y_djHhmZVMkBW7OUcMiMB_JXtNnsE492tsgNMgB5x0TEQ9xFjFf2EMt4SgacBz0F_Um4GzggzyuNmSEebUnwO7zqvbFYo/s400/yhst-20493720720238_2072_97464173.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.greenergrassdesign.com/gecko-market.html">Eco-Weekender Recycled Market Bag</a><br />These totes made from recycled rice and feed bags lined with cotton, are a green-fashion-statement and a real steal at $25.00 each<br /><a href="http://www.greenergrassdesign.com/">greenergrassdesign.com</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I love this site!</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> xoxo</span><a href="http://www.magazine.org/environment/21345.aspx"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf9IyKE_bv900mLOjjaRqC6gMofFIFvA2uTDdNaXAxROehZ7BZOdg44US7dBvwwbLOyLdHlZXtPthuE_m83ANpQQhc32prASei8WxPiXEOcXGppJJdk2FQoxQ9o038Sjq0djQTpAciaA/s1600-h/NewspaperTote.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382045269110566194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf9IyKE_bv900mLOjjaRqC6gMofFIFvA2uTDdNaXAxROehZ7BZOdg44US7dBvwwbLOyLdHlZXtPthuE_m83ANpQQhc32prASei8WxPiXEOcXGppJJdk2FQoxQ9o038Sjq0djQTpAciaA/s400/NewspaperTote.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 201px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=16233&source=related_bn">Recycled Newspaper Market Bag</a><br />from <a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/">uncommongoods.com</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><br />A little pricey at $52.00 each, but they remind me of how my mom always wrapped our birthday gifts with the comic section of the Sunday paper. She still wraps gifts in this offbeat way, using the front of a card, magazine spreads and even junk mail (stickers and gift cards from charities, it all gets put to use)! I wish I had a photo of the refrigerator that she decoupaged when I was little. It was AMAZING. She covered the entire front of a vintage fridge with magazine clippings and then shellaced the entire collage. Hmm, I might just have an idea for those magazines I have been saving after all! </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7M_RDk_kAMWwGazX4cj6awyy-X8OLBf_THQ6eucAcqObOS9qYaBmdFgzBmUXx8xmTkmkwhO4D454dC4wt30LvykWHAwdcwmydA67qfHiMiCYahE504A0QX4IGXX6MPNsiKEO8KGZvyUI/s1600-h/wildthing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382135625931583026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7M_RDk_kAMWwGazX4cj6awyy-X8OLBf_THQ6eucAcqObOS9qYaBmdFgzBmUXx8xmTkmkwhO4D454dC4wt30LvykWHAwdcwmydA67qfHiMiCYahE504A0QX4IGXX6MPNsiKEO8KGZvyUI/s400/wildthing.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />In the meantime, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I discovered a worn-to-bits, but much-loved copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wild-Things-Maurice-Sendak/dp/0060254920/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253131994&sr=8-1"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where the Wild Things Are</span></a> by Maurice Sendak in a box of books that I had put away. I surprised my boys by framing a page for their bedroom (of course then they wanted to read the whole story -- minus one page -- oops!). Luckily, the movie version of this story is being released in just a few weeks.<span style="font-style: italic;"> 6 (recyclable) tickets please!<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/83785/6_ways_to_recycle_old_magazines.html?cat=25">Find a way to recycle your magazines</a><br />and this post (forward to a friend!)</span><br /><br /><br /></div>

I SPY ... the printed word recycled

Spotted this week at my local HomeGoods : eye-catching containers fashioned out of recycled magazines that would look very cool on a desk in...

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