Odd Tuesday Withdrawals

Missing OT so I've decided to make a post..... I remembered to take photos before sending off 'just a piece of paper' earlier this summer.....

Gelli-ing in the studio

We had a productive day making Gellli plate backgrounds to share. We will be mailing them off by July 8th to mailmesomeart.blogspot.com for trading.

B and Jackie creating with the Gelli, Belinda's new silicone rolling pin is a welcome tool for the larger plates instead of a brayer.

Gina's oops paper that we all liked very much.

Belinda's rust colored creation with the large 12X14 plate.

Elizabeth's final products after adding gold pen marks to the red/orange paper.

Jackie's results above, Gina's below

We are looking forward to our exchange and hope the recipients like our pieces.

Fired!

Last Tuesday's clay creations hot from the oven ......

So what will become of them? There's Belinda's forest, Jackie's doll, Elizabeth's angel.....

Odd Tuesday Clay Day

First was exchanges, catch up and discussion .... then in show and tell we had two fabulous cards today. Jackie trimmed one of the pieces in Gina's packet, made some cut-outs to show the lower layer and glued some cut-outs from the lower layer to the top layer, very clever and effective! She curled the wire bits that were included in the packet to go with the clay embellishment .....

 Elizabeth created Tea in the Garden! The postcard that I had included (Gina speaking here) was not used for a stiffener as I had expected, but became the focus of this piece. E is so good telling stories with her work!
Elizabeth's note: the first photo below is of the raw materials and then the postcard made from them. Not all the supplies were used, however.

Clay time followed....

 tools.....

 ...pieces drying, waiting for their kiln time...

and one of the non-clay participants of the day..... Jackie snapped this photo of Cleo "waiting for Ken"...

and here she is watching us from under the cabinet......

Sorry Nic we didn't take any photos of you today .... but you were entertaining as usual. (or maybe that isn't the word?)

5 things postcard challenge

UNder construction!

Results from the 5 things postcard challenge

From Elizabeth's offerings

From Belinda's offerings

It may not be evident as you look at the photos but some of us are partial to abstract designs while others tell stories with their work. And of course some of the packages told their own story and we just had to put that story together .....

From Jackie's offerings

For those not familiar with our '5 things postcard exchange' it grew out of our exchange of finished postcards. We decided to change that up a bit and exchange the 'things' to make a postcard. We decided on five items although some of us chose to include more than five items. Whatever number of items in the packs we all agreed that we thoroughly enjoy the challenge of creating something from the limited items put together by someone else. The extra challenge comes when the items really don't fit with our own artistic sensibilities but that we've found is a good exercise!

Trash to Treasure

Trash 2 Treasure FL .org

boxes, bags, books

Membership

Trash to Treasure is supported in part by modest user fees. If you value our center please take an annual membership so we can continue to serve our community! We rely on membership to pay the rent!!

• $60 Annually - unlimited visits, best deal in town!
• $150 Group Membership - unlimited visits!! (share with up to 5 people from your organization, business, school, etc)
• One Day Membership - $10 for up to 20lbs then $1/lb
• Take what you wish at each visit
• Half price for workshops
• Bring a new member on board and receive great satisfaction for helping to promote and sustain this valuable resource!

sorted bottles and plastics

Directions

We are located at:

Trash to Treasure
1100 NW 53 Street, #1
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

From 1-95 and Commercial Blvd.

• Exit I-95 at Commercial Blvd
• Head West on Commercial Blvd
• Turn Right at Powerline Rd
• Turn Left at NW 53rd St

Creative Reuse Center Hours of Operation

Friday 2pm - 7 pm
Saturday 10am - 5:30 pm
Or By Appointment

office supplies, fabric & wallpaper sample books, 

ideas 

sorted bottle caps by color/type

bottles of bits

 Things we DO accept:

• Baskets - all sizes, including plastic veggie & berry baskets
• CLEAN Caps & Lids - laundry detergent, food products, glass jar lids, etc...especially brightly colored ones (please clean them!)
• Costume Jewelry - including broken bits and pieces
• Foam - food trays (no meat please) egg cartons (paper or foam) We no longer accept styrofoam. Contact Edge Logistics for stryofoam drop-off information!
• Boxes - shoes, clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, etc.
• Paperboard - rolls from paper towels or toilet paper
• Paperboard - carry-out drink holders
• Department Store Shopping Bags
• Scrap Fabric - trim, ribbon, buttons or other notions
• Scrap Wire - including phone wire and jewelry wire
• Scrap Hardware & Wood Scrap
• String, Rope, Tape
• Wire Hangers - tiny plastic hooks and hangers from packaging ( e.g.socks)
• AV Products - CD, DVD disks, jewel cases or VHS video boxs
• Corks
• Metal Bottlecaps
• National Geographics
• Art and Craft Supplies
• Styrofoam - Trash to Treasure is a dropoff location for styrofoam recycling

Got something not listed that you think might be of benefit to our center? Just give us a call.
888-828-8242

Plastic Recycling Dumpster

• Trash to Treasure now accepts plastics #4-7 in our plastic recycling dumpser.
• Please recycle your #1-3 in your curbside recycling bin. Our dumpster fills up quick so we like to conserve the space for plastics that can not be recycled at the curb.
• We have partnered with a recycled plastic pallets manufacturer who uses our materials. The plastic pallets last longer than wood, use a recycled material, and weight less which means a smaller carbon footprint for shipping materials!
• Drop off your rigid plastics #4-7 during business hours or anytime in the dumpster in front of our warehouse.
• No plastic bags - please bring these back to the grocery store
• No styrofoam - please bring styrofoam to Edge Logistics
• No plastic film - only rigid plastics please.

Paper Recycling Dumpster

• We also have a dumpster in front of the warehouse for recycling cardboard and paper only.
• Please break down the boxes before putting them in the dumpster.

Things we DO NOT accept:

• Large Items - we are a small organization with limited space in our warehouse. If you have large items please call us first to see if we can accept them or if we can help you find another appropiate home for your donation. 
• Plastic Bags - please take these to a grocery store to be recycled unless you have colorful ones. We like to use the colorful bags for crochet. 
• Furniture - we do not accept anything that a thrift store will accept. We are trying to fill the recycling void. We sometimes accept shelving though for use to display items in our warehouse. Please call and ask before bringing.Click HERE for a list of local thrift stores that accept furniture.
• Electronics - Please take your electronic waste to thehazardous waste drop off. Click here for locations. 

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Random catchup at Eliza's