{"id":1649,"date":"2021-12-14T02:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treehousewriters.com\/wp53\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2021-12-07T17:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T01:08:01","slug":"treading-lightly-repurposed-calendar-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treehousewriters.com\/wp53\/2021\/12\/14\/treading-lightly-repurposed-calendar-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Treading Lightly \u2013 Repurposed Calendar Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Treading Lightly is a blog series on ways to lighten our carbon footprint.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have a confession to make \u2013 I am a hoarder of old calendar pages. I love the photos and artwork, and some of it I just can’t bear to throw in the recycle bin. So I tear it out and keep it, pin it up on a bulletin board, and gaze at it now and then.<\/p>\n

Another confession: I am addicted to stationery, specifically pretty notecards. Since the pandemic hit, I’ve been writing lots of notes to friends and family, and going through a lot of cards.<\/p>\n

This fall I had an epiphany that brought these two (ahem) habits together into a new way of treading lightly. Hand-made notecards!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The art starts out something like this: (a page from the 2021 Sierra Club engagement calendar).<\/p>\n

I trim it, and if there’s a photo credit as there is here, I trim that out too, then glue them onto cardstock cut to an appropriate size. (A paper cutter makes this and subsequent trimming pretty easy.) I add a sticker pointing out that the art is repurposed.<\/p>\n

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I make the envelopes, too. I’m sure I could buy some, but I enjoy this, and it’s also a lower carbon footprint to make my own.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I even make some out of eco-friendly gift wrap*. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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This year’s holiday cards will, I hope, bring additional inspiration to their recipients along with my wishes for the happiest of holidays.<\/p>\n

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*Alas, foil and glitter render paper un-recyclable, and many of the inks used to print gift-wrap (and cards) are toxic. Sadly, tissue paper is un-recyclable as well. Fortunately there are plenty of sources for eco-friendly gift wrap \u2013 or you could make your own! Check out https:\/\/www.ecosia.org\/search?q=eco-friendly+gift+wrap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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