THINGS ARE NOT DIFFICULT TO MAKE. WHAT IS DIFFICULT IS PUTTING OURSELVES IN A STATE OF MIND TO MAKE THEM. - Constantin Brancusi
This little bit of wisdom precedes the projects in Ruby Star Wrapping: Creating Packaging to Reuse, Regive & Relove by Melody Miller and Allison Tannery. An inspiring reminder in a beautiful book.
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| Gift Card Elephant Softie, p 2 |
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| Inside-out Box, p 32 |
The embellished gift box pictured above begins with an empty food box from the pantry. With this notion and the Brancusi quote as in mind, I raided my stash of cardboard food boxes and security envelopes rescued from the recycled bin. Add some pages from damaged obsolete de-assessioned library books, junk mail, catalogs, magazines, old maps, test prints from darkroom days, sewing off-cuts, multiple scissors, knives, straight edges, and glues. Tah-dah. The recycle bin bookmark is born. I'm toying with the idea of putting together bookmark kits which would consist of a cardboard base, a variety of collage materials, and makings for a tassel. What do you think?
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