Repurposing

From Lucretia

What’s old is new again. . .we are discovering the art of repurposing in our quest for simple and gentle living. Repurposing changes our world on many levels. It unleashes our creativity and provides us with unique items we can gift to others or enjoy ourselves. Repurposing keeps things out of the landfills while giving us a sense of sustainability.

My mother and grandmother were masters of repurposing. They lived up to the ideal of making do with what you have. Jelly jars for drinking were common in our home. Pickle jars became lightening bug catchers and coffee and tea tins were repurposed to contain buttons, clothes pins, and a host of other small items.

My sweet daughter, Lenore has a great eye for repurposing all kinds of things. She has her father’s gift for working with her hands and his patience to carry out very detailed projects. Her latest repurposing effort was to convert an old wooden window she found in her garage into a gift for me. 

We filled the window with photos from our family Christmas trip and a few other happy moments from 2012. Seeing it as I pass through the living room makes me smile because I see a happy family at play and life skills passed to the next generation.

What are you repurposing?