ORIGINS OREGON LOVES THE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE EARTH

Mason Jar Chandelier

Be kind to our beautiful planet and do your part by reusing and recycling. Often confused with reusing, recycling is the act of reprocessing things like paper, glass, and aluminum into new products. Take action to start now. When you are preparing to throw something in the trash...stop...ask yourself what you could do to upcycle or reuse, then recycle what you can't reuse. 

At Origins Oregon we continue to do our part to make our planet for all of us. By being sustainable, buying local, organic, vegan and natural products only in our beautiful Oregon. We are proud stewards of the earth...we are *Locavores*.

 Respect the appearance of Mother Earth, please don't throw trash on the ground. If there is not a trash can convenient, carry it in your pocket until you find one. Litter is a huge problem for wildlife. Birds, fish and other animals get caught in plastic bags and soda can rings, and can choke on small pieces of trash. Plus, trash makes parks and beaches less appealing. Do not let your carelessness destroy living creatures and habitats.

Be creative, it is so much fun, and you can take pride in your unique reuse ideas. Brag a little...show off those ideas to others, inspiring them to follow your good stewardship.

Be well and happy ~ Holly

Use those old shoe trees to create an herb garden

Door curtain made from film negatives

Great use for Mason Jars

Reuse an old door in your decor

Use eggshells to plant herbs

Transform that old trampoline into a cozy spot

Reuse bicycle parts to create art

Use Mason jars to make your own room fresheners

Mason Jar outdoor candle with gold doily trim

Mason jar wall art

REUSE PALLETS FOR THE DECK

This reuse project using pallets to build simple, yet beautiful patio or deck furniture on a budget. Easy to customize to your own taste...

For the most part, these pallets are just attached to each other. They were then given legs and a coat of paint. As simple as that part may be, commenters raised a few concerns. A few people noted that many wooden pallets aren't safe because they're treated with chemicals. Before jumping into the project, you'll want to be sure you don't acquire any that were. This article on Green Upgrader explains how to tell.

Another concern was putting together cushions, but commenter deesel18 explained how it's done:

You can get big blocks of foam at craft and fabric stores and cut them to size. Then you can sew covers for them. I made an outdoor foam block to put under my dogs bed, I just used spray adhesive and pressed the fabric on since it was waterproof and I wouldn't need to put it in a washer.

Aside from those two concerns, it seems like this is a pretty simple furniture project you could manage yourself in a weekend or two and save a bunch of money.

REUSE AND RECYCLE FOR THE LOVE OF OUR PLANET

From the Recycled Art Foundation...these unique and amazing ideas should be an inspiration for us all to reuse everything imaginable, to lessen our load on our beautiful planet, to have a smaller carbon footprint and feel better about our place on this earth.

Be amazed and inspired ~ Origins Oregon

REUSED LAMPSHADES

A BUS STOP FROM AN OLD BUS

FORKS

GREENHOUSE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES

INSPIRED ARTISAN WARES FROM BIKE CHAINS

 INSTRUCTIONS TO REUSE LIGHT BULBS FOR PLANTS

MADE ENTIRELY OF BOTTLE CAPS

LOVE THE EARTH ~

REUSE ARTIST PORTLAND OREGON@ GLEAN

*GLEAN*

crackedpots, Recology and Metro invite you to check out the GLEAN 2013 program.

With the goal of bringing awareness to excessive waste generation and consumption, five artists @GLEAN have been chosen to have full access to unique materials discarded at “the dump,” and are allowed to glean materials for the creation of art.

In addition to gleaning privileges, artists will each receive a $2,000 stipend and 80% commission on art sales generated from a public exhibition held in September of 2013 at Disjecta Gallery.

This beautiful example of supporting the Arts and reuse artists in Oregon, is what keeps us happy and sustains our lives at Origins Oregon ~ Be well and happy !

Watch our website for our Local Artist Spotlight, and get into the flow of ART....