hand me dones ®: beautiful art with purpose

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The Best Repurpose (with a purpose) Yet!

This may absolutely be the best art I have ever come across. I am a lover of all things redone. This is the most amazing use of discarded items and it will affect the lives of many less fortunate people.

Homeless homes built of refuse and discarded items. Anybody who knows the hubby and me knows we love to take old junk and make it new. I want to do this. I need to do this. Check out the links below and comment. Share your input. Oh my gosh I am in love. Especially the one that looks like a train car. Reminds me of the Boxcar Children.

http://www.viralnova.com/used-garbage-homeless-shelters/#gBlRdosItQEIqSgT.01

Purpose:

When I was a little girl, wearing hand-me-downs was not the in thing to do. But when I became a teen, my parents opened an antique shop and Mom became the first female auctioneer in Mercer County, PA.

I remember when I was about four years old I was taken to some sort of crafty summercampish thing and we pasted wooden shapes to plywood and then painted them in watercolor. I thought it was the most amazing thing in the world. And I immediately fell in love with the world of creative expression.
When I was a teen I would watch my Dad turn old beat up furniture into beautiful pieces of art. And there were always rare oddities amass via box lots at auctions.
As I got older I began to develop a strange love for recycling and re-purposing all sorts of items. Table legs, old cupboards, broken glassware, reproduction art, clothing and many other beautiful treasures. I was always into some sort of project. And growing up in the auction business made me appreciate all things old.
I had an adoration for the world of art; whether expressed through written thought, a simple drawing, or an old sweater turned into a pillow...
I began to dig deep.
I prayed.
Ideas emerged.
Creativity began to flow.
Hence the birth of Hand Me Dones...

hand me dones ®

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The Best Repurpose (with a purpose) Yet!

Blog Archive

Followers