Wednesday, November 25, 2009

101 Things To Do With Bubble Wrap - #1 Pawn it off on your Etsy friends

Actually, it’s the Etsy friends that got me into the bubble wrap mess to begin with. OK, ok, I can’t blame my inability to fill landfills w/packing material entirely on my Etsy friends. Hmmm…or can I? Last I checked, this was MY blog and I could do with it what I want. Yeah! So there ya have it!

It’s all ReallyBadKitty’s fault. With a shop name like “ReallyBadKitty”, could it be anyone’s fault but hers?!?!?


Sure, she makes pretty little bouquets...


...holiday décor ...


...and cute hair clips out of buttons, but don’t let that fool you. She’s bad news!


And then there’s that Purple Toes Jewelry chick (aka: DRyan327) – she was a witting accomplice.


Those smoking rabbit earrings should’ve been a dead give away that this gal was nuthin’ but trouble. Poor bunnies!


And just look what she does to watches!!


Grandpa's pocket watch never saw this coming!

All joking aside, I met these talented ladies when I joined the North Dallas Etsy team earlier this year. They’re both jewels and I’ve had such a great time getting to know them and the other Team members. And yes, they took all the bubble wrap and will be using it to package up their wares. So when you buy stuff from their shops, you’re not just getting a great handmade treasure – you’re helping save the planet one bubble at a time. How much better can you feel about buying something?!

So the bubble wrap’s gone, but I’ve still got a ton of foam sheeting. I’m still looking for ideas on what to do with that. I have to admit, I really like Haptree’s suggestion of turning a room in the house into a padded cell. Goodness knows I could use a room like that!

2 comments:

Caroline said...

I think button bouquets are one of the coolest handmade products... if I'd had a wedding, I'd have wanted one of those. And I love the altered pocket watch jewelry!

Alyssa S. said...

I think Really Bad Kitty is an awesome store name :) I love the button bouquet. I think recycling the bubble wrap is awesome...as are you!!