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Category Archives: Waste Not Wednesdays

Here Lies Street-Art

Hello hello!  School started back this week (as I am a teacher on the side) and things have been nuts with a capital N.  Unfortunately this means that Sprouting Oxygen has been neglected lately.  Pool little oxygen.   (I wont mention the other things that are also neglected, like cleaning, laundry, and quality time with the [...]

Waste-Not Wednesdays

Hands down, corrugated cardboard is one of the most interesting materials available.  The fact that it can be re-used so easily really comes second to the great monochromatic texture that it embodies.  I love to see creative uses for this gem of a often-overlooked material.
Cat scratchers are one of the easiest way to re-use corrugated [...]