We have been working hard cleaning out our sample library here at KDG—talk about a long process! We’ve been cutting back to the bare necessities, keeping what we use often and need for tactile feel, while transitioning to a more digital approach for catalogs, brochures and updates.
Amidst our spring cleaning we have met some amazing people here in the Treasure Valley that have been helping us keep these various items out of the landfill by taking them for reuse. A HUGE thank you to them! Take a look at some of their work below and learn where these items are available for sale.
We are also VERY excited to be one of the locations that will be displaying artwork for Second Chance’s 4th Annual Recycled Art Show which will be kicking off during First Thursday on May 5th. Between 3:00 and 9:00 on May 5th, various artwork created from recycled materials will be displayed at various businesses here in the Linen District—Second Chance, Donnie Macs, Renew Appliance, and us! So if you’re going to be in the area for the Modern Hotel’s big, annual event, Modern Art 2011, be sure to sidetrack a block away and come visit us!
We love, love love what Trish Anderson did with this sample book of vinyl wallcovering! How cute are these? She makes everything from wallets to pins to pillows to journal covers…and on and on. Her products can be found at The White Pine in Nampa and Bricolage and Idaho Indie Works in Boise. Be sure to look at all of her other amazing products on her Facebook page!
Be sure to find their booth at the Idaho Green Expo (which is always free!) on May 14th and 15th where they will be selling some of their beautiful crafts. Their coaster sets are a lot of fun! They will also be hosting an interactive project where kids will be able to select from various fabrics to make two dimensional dolls in the image of themselves or who they would like to be. Pictured below is a quilt that volunteers and students of Artisans4Hope created that they are now stitching dolls of themselves onto—this will be on display in the lobby of the Green Expo.
To learn more about Artisans4Hope, donate, or volunteer—more information can be found on their website, or you can also connect with them on Facebook.
Marie Schutt and Chris Schutt
Marie Schutt, the Development Specialist for Second Chance Building Materials, made these adorable handbags utilizing fabric book samples. She then employed her mother who made the gorgeous flower pins made from fabric book samples. If you’re interested in the bags, they will be available to bid on during the auction being held during Second Chance’s 4th Annual Recycled Art Show (during First Thursday on May 5th) and then available for sale thereafter at Second Chance. The flower pins will be available for sale during the Recycled Art Show event, as well as, at the Idaho Green Expo on May 14th and 15th.
Thanks again to all the artists that have found fabulous uses for the materials from our library and participating with us in our passion for recycling and repurposing materials!
