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“We are leveraging art and creativity to support those who need it,” explains Kyle Graden, the senior operations manager.
Such a powerful mission! 
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Oh wait I'm supposed to be looking up the hours for Sugar Shack and ScrapRVA (the #creativereuse place).
I decided to do a blog post write-up of how I save transit cards and use them to launch virtual photo albums and more: https://itsdaves.site/2025/01/09/nfc-cards-for-memories/
If you’re using iOS and live somewhere with “disposable” NFC transit fare media, congrats: you can rescue discarded tags to use for “smart” tag activities.
It's Dave's Site · NFC Cards for Memories
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London Underground Turns 162 with Retired Tube Trains Revamped into Unique Dining Experiences, Creative Spaces, and Island Transport https://www.diningandcooking.com/1790114/london-underground-turns-162-with-retired-tube-trains-revamped-into-unique-dining-experiences-creative-spaces-and-island-transport/ #162ndAnniversary #CreativeReuse #dining #IslandTransport #LondonUnderground #RailwayNews #RetiredTubeTrains #TravelNews
Love this helpful page re donations to ArtHive, a #creativereuse shop.
https://arthive.art/donate/#accept
Art Hive, LLC · how to donate to art hivehow to donate materials for creative reuse
Scroll down to see #creativereuse shops by state OR Canadian province and map at the end. Creative reuse shops are places you can donate old art supplies, fabric, etc, go shopping for fun items, and most shops host events and lessons. Also, great outing for kids!
https://swoodsonsays.com/a-creative-reuse-center-near-me-map-resource/
A lot more of my basil went to seed so I’m trying an experiment. I’m getting one of those little electronic potato chip bag resealers and gonna try making little seed packets from plastic packaging that I can’t recycle. #ZeroWaste #SolarPunk #GrowFood #CreativeReuse
This is another great idea (imho).
LENDING LIBRARIES
"Create a free community lending library to let people freely lend and exchange tools, seeds, sleds or snowshoes, books, cooking equipment, games, and more.
"Nearly every community has a traditional library, but why stop at loaning out books? Community lending libraries are helping neighbors lend and share all sorts of items, from seeds and cooking equipment to sports gear and tools. They take many shapes and forms, from the common Little Free Libraries you see on streets and in neighborhoods to more formalized libraries that lend items other than books. Just like regular libraries, lending libraries have many benefits — decreasing consumption, helping people access tools and supplies for free, and building community."
https://www.communityworkshopllc.com/goodstuff/2021/3/10/how-to-lending-libraries
Community WorkshopHow-To: Create a Community Lending Library — Community WorkshopSet up a “library of things” and help your community share tools, sleds, games, seeds, equipment, books and more.
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@mu This is one kind of reuse center that I found on the web. It's something a local library could sponsor. Also, there are places that do that with building materials (#HabitatForHumanity #ReStores).
#CreativeReuse Centers Benefit #Communities & the #Planet
By Maureen Wise
Feb 14, 2024
"What Is a #CreativeReuseCenter?
"A creative reuse center is a #CraftThriftStore and so much more. It’s a business or nonprofit organization that collects #usable materials, leftovers, or surplus creative supplies and redistributes them to the community for reuse. These organizations accept donations from individuals as well as manufacturers, industry partners, and businesses. Donations can be in the form of leftover craft supplies such as your craft stash. They may also include cabinet or flooring samples from a home renovation company or the end of a roll of vinyl from a sign manufacturer.
"Each center makes decisions differently and has different donors and #donations rules, but the ethos is consistent: They help people see the potential in useable waste as art. The creative possibilities of cast-off materials are limited only by the imagination of the artist. Creative reuse is all about #upcycling and #repurposing: elevating and #reusing an unwanted material or item into something entirely new with purposeful value."
https://earth911.com/inspire/creative-reuse-centers-benefits/
Earth911 · Creative Reuse Centers Benefit Communities & the PlanetHave extra craft supplies or need cheap materials? Visit a creative reuse center and discover the creative possibilities of usable waste.
Very old unused postcards from Wexford are charming...putting them in pile for #creativereuse shop.
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Fortunately @mbroome dug through the workshop and found an old chunk of Romex... (Probably left over from when we ran additional electrical circuits into our home offices in our old house - over 20 years ago. 
) The coated wire inside is just the right stiffness to make an interior armature for the tail!
So now I have a nice project for this stormy afternoon...
#DIY #CreativeReuse #hoarding
@crochet
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@jcrabapple next time you're in Richmond, I recommend Sugar Shack. And it's not far from ScrapRVA, which is my 2nd favorite #creativereuse shop, after ArtHive in #stauntonva
I'm excited to be somewhat deputized! I'll be researching something fun for my fav #creativereuse shop.
@gavi I found this in basement this morning! Time to restart perpetual beginner knitting! Probably got it at #creativereuse shop.
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@gannet love it! I’m working on repurposing my old clothing and getting over perfectionism and it’s great to see others as inspiration. #ZeroWaste #FiberArts #CreativeReuse
I built this kitchen herb planter/garden wall using the brick and concrete rubble from our old back stoop we demo’d, and the last of the cypress I’ve been working with for the last few years.
#shousugiban #gardening #herbs #CreativeReuse