This is the second time that I have found a pig cutting board to use as a canvas for my painting. This one is slightly larger than the previous one and also has a cute curly tail. It cost 1.49 at the Goodwill, one of their weekly specials. Every Tuesday they feature a different color of tag and anything with that color is 1.49. I love Tuesdays! Instead of another block design, I decided to paint pansies only in colors that they don't naturally grow. I have mentioned my preference for things in black and white, but, red is a color that is next on my list of favorites. The flowers really jump out at you in this project. My next step is where to put her. Ah, decisions. Happy Creating!
It took a while to collect enough can tabs for this frame, but it was worth the wait! This is an idea that I cannot take credit for. One of my college friends posted a picture of a vase that she made out of the tabs and I thought that a frame would look good too. The frame is just basic and was 1.49 at the Goodwill. Grey seemed like the best color to paint it to go with the can tabs. After that, I just started hot gluing them on in rows. The frame still needs a picture, but for right now it looks good without anything in it. There still are some tabs left so I am going to keep collecting them and see what idea may 'POP' into my head. Sorry, couldn't resist! There are so many possibilities for items that you can recycle. It is really fun to create something out of what others may throw away. 
My great aunt Marcie was a creative whiz, she made the most unique things. I still remember as a kid going to her house and seeing a Christmas decoration that she made out of a turkey breast bone. She had cleaned it all up and used it to make Santa's sleigh. I was really young when it was shown to me so recreating it isn't a possibility but it is things like that that make you inspired to recycle objects that can become great treasures.
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