Gifts on the doorstep!

We got back from our trip away to find a bag of shredded paper on the doorstep! I can't imagine most people would be very happy about this but as far as I'm concerned the sign of a good friend is someone who dumps their shredded paper rubbish on me.

 The immediate plan is to boil, blend and put it in a paper log maker to make paper bricks. I'm not quite sure how well this will work out as I haven't tried using the log maker yet - it's a brand new toy! The paper bricks I'll use as part of the papersaurus poo project. I figure younger kids can play with them and build things with them as part of 'learning' about recycling. Plus I get to buy a new toy to play with (and possibly regret).

I'm also saving up any junk mail or other paper I can get my hands on so that I can use it to build a new sofa. At its best my old one looks like this. It's no longer all that comfortable. I inherited it and never liked it that much in the first place. It is a good bed settee which has come in handy.

I never liked the colour or the shape. Beige flowery patterns and big bulky furniture just isn't very me. I'm waiting for someone to help me shift it outside so that I can get the council to pick it up for the tip. Although I am starting to consider taking it apart and throwing a bit of paper love it's way to make it into something I do like having in the house. Buying a new sofa I actually like just isn't within my budget.

But stripping this one down to modernise it just might be... Besides one day I might actually get around to selling all the papier mache furniture I've made already and we still need somewhere to sit, pipe dreams about what could maybe happen with Paper Reloved won't get me anywhere!