February 2017 - Put a little love in your heart
It’s the shortest month of the year. Here’s a
suggestion: Keep your to-do list short as well. In fact, if you do just one
thing each day, life will be grand. The one thing? Tell someone you love them –
your spouse, best friend, the meter reader – just pick someone and do it.
What’s the worst thing that can happen? They might wonder what’s up, but
they’ll know someone cares.
New from Bag of Joy
New! Joy of Journals. Only from Bag of Joy
Joy of Journals! Totally recycled fabric/paper
journals are ready and waiting for your creative use. I start with upholstery
fabric samples, add some recycled and upcycled paper, sew in a few ribbons,
buttons, lace, feathers and bling - and end up with a one-of-a-kind Journal.
Each Journal is different – some have fabric pages (perfect for pinning photos), note pads, pockets, or my own recycled artwork. See more in my Shopify Store.
Nonprofit Partner of the Month
I continue to designate 25% of the sale price of
my Busy Blankets to the Aloha Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. These
unique lap rugs are so useful, not just for warmth and comfort, but to keep
hands busy and minds occupied during periods of sitting or resting. If you know
someone who would welcome a Busy Blanket please get in touch using one of the
links below.
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| Busy Blankets are made for active hands |
Bag of the Month
Valentine’s Day is coming up and my choice for
Bag of the Month is… wait for it… “Valentine”! It’s a simple little shoulder
bag (or tuck the strap inside and turn it into a clutch) with a surprise inside
– hearts! Shiny red button closure. You’ll find it in my Shopify Store.
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| "Valentine" my Bag of the Month |
Bags in Books – a monthly contest for readers
Can you identify the book this passage was taken
from?
“Long ago the heap of coins had become too large
for the iron pot to hold them, and he had made for them two thick leather bags,
which wasted no room in their resting place, but lent themselves flexibly to
every corner.”
The first person to correctly name the book
title will win a gift from the Bag of Joy collection. Just make a comment below
or send me an answer through any of the contacts listed. If you live off-island
and are the first to answer correctly, I’ll be happy to mail your gift.
Yes we have a winner in our January contest! Cindy O'Farrell correctly identified
"Death of a Salesman" as the source of the Bags
in Books quote last month. She stopped by to pick up her Li’l Bag, our gift to
her for being quick and clever.
Welcome to the Recycling Department! Can I help you?
Compost
Do you really need to buy a fancy compost
bin with layers and hatches and spouts and screens. No. Homemade compost bins
are just as effective as the store-bought ones. I have used chicken wire,
wooden pallets, old trash bins, hay bales and even a damaged chest-of-drawers
(without the drawers). Just a couple of hints: the bin must be at least 3ft x
3ft x 3ft, it must allow drainage out the bottom, be sure air can reach the
pile, and if it’s outdoors and raining, throw a tarp over it to prevent a
washout. Spend money on a black plastic, roll-about, trapdoor model? Uh, no.
Recycled News
From Resource Recycling:
Even in this era of fake
news, people haven’t grown distrustful of their community’s recycling system, a
study indicates. Commissioned by the
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the online poll shows people aren’t believing everything they see and hear — and that
few of them subscribe to false statements about the recycling industry. It presented people with a
series of statements about the recycling industry and asked respondents whether
they were true. The following were the false statement and the results,
according to ISRI:
· • Recyclable material placed in a residential recycling bin is
just mixed with trash later anyway: 11 percent believed to be true
· • A product made of recycled material is of a lesser quality that
one made from new, raw materials: 8 percent believed to be true
· • There are no/little economic benefits to recycling: 7 percent
believed to be true
· • Recycling does not save energy or conserve natural resources: 5
percent believed to be true
The survey was conducted
online by Harris Poll between Dec. 16 and 20 among 2,088 adults.
Recycle this thought: You’ve heard of a flock of
birds, a pod of whales and a congress of baboons, right? What do you call a
bunch of worms? Fittingly, it’s a “squirm of worms.” Cool.
Contact information:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Joy-of-Recycling
Shopify:
https://www.facebook.com/JoyofRecycling/shop
Email: joyofrecycling@gmail.com
Phone: 808-572-6303
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