Going Green

I decided to take a cue from Natalya Aikens and make a journal quilt entirely from recycled materials. The front and back of my "Sushi" journal are from a plastic bag. The fish, green pine tree, and Japanese text were all cut from a chopsticks envelope. The pink striped squares were part of a clothing tag, as was the little pink ribbon. Finally, the sheer (a bit hard to see unless you zoom in) was part of the pouch containing a new pair of earrings.

This was fun to do, although I confess to using a bit of glue to hold things in place at the start; plastic sure does slip and slide! I think part of the key to successful recycling (and collage, I've come to realize) is that you have to first be a good collector. The items used here certainly came from disparate sources! I've already put aside an old shoe box so that I have a place to store my goodies; it's clear I need to start collecting.