I recently learned that my drive to reuse things instead of trashing them is most likely genetic. My grandmother is the exact same way. She reuses so much, probably a product of the era she was raised in, I guess I never realized it until just recently (as in, 2 weeks ago). I hate to see things thrown in the trash that could be reused. I know there is a limit to this and I pray that I don’t become a hoarder, but I get ideas from trash. I see how these things can be reused and hate to see them go to waste. For example, I had a chocolate covered cherry box that I was about to throw away. As I was separating the inner plastic egg crate like packaging from the outer cardboard box for recycling, I realized that the inner packaging looks like a paint palette, so I stuck it back in my studio. I didn’t realize how fantastic my new palette was until I started using it today. For one, being plastic, I can use one or as many as I want of the little plastic cups. Secondly, they all have these little ridges in the middle of the cups that are perfect for resting your brush on! I was just so excited about the brush rest discovery. Do you have any items you reuse that make great paint palettes?
