Artsy tip # 2, getting FREE STUFF for your mixed media & altered art when out & about

[ChocolateYumify]

do u have to sign up for church to get the bullintin or do u just ask for them?

[TheOriginalYouth]

@ChocolateYumify I just ask for them! If you let them know you'd like to 'upcycle' them, they will probably let you come pick them up! :)

[meow98]

you have some great ideas, but I would forgo the crayons, because as a pre-K assistant, i can tell you they are full of germs, and I don't think there is anyway of sanitizing them.

[TheOriginalYouth]

@meow98 Actually, I only MELT them together, so I'm pretty sure the oven temp would kill the germs.

[sarah20az]

My name is Sarah too lol, and they make fun of me for keeping stuff! I love chipboard costers they give at resturants...I use them to make mini albums. I recently kept a coil from a broken measure tape and everyone made fun (it was copper!) good to know I am not the only one:) TFS!

[scrappygalinsc]

These were really great tips. I love the ATC at the end.

[TheOriginalYouth]

Thanks guys! My friends totally tease me too; they say 'Oh, don't throw that out, my friend Sarah would LOVE to recycle it.'.

Well, it IS true. :)

Upcycling rocks!

[78Zamurai]

free stuff = cool.

[luckybutterfly2]

LOL...this video is hilarious! My friends make fun of me because almost every time they try to throw something away I say "wait! I can use that for art!"

[artandsoul2]

Great tips!! I also like to go to my local hardware store and get old wallpaper books that they are throwing away!!

[slc92833]

cool. thanks!