30 Days Of Creativity - Project 13 - Recycled

Recycling should be a way of life for all who inhabit Mother Earth. Seven billion people leave much waste daily and our carbon footprints are affecting our present and future. There are plenty ways to recycle and once it becomes habit, you won't even realise it becoming a way of life.

In South Africa our government has failed, even with ample warning decades ago, that our nuclear substation is overloaded. We needed to build a new one back then which would take about 10 years to build. 2013 - nothing. As a consequence the citizens of this nation pay the price with 'load shedding'. What is load shedding? - well, load shedding is when suburbs go without power for a certain time period, each suburb gets their turn. A few years back, load shedding plunged our city into utter chaos. When traffic lights don't work during peak hours, the consequences are huge. I recall sitting in traffic for 2 hours to drive 3kms with a hungry, tired, child and screaming baby. I almost resorted to drastic measures. I'm convinced walking would have gotten me further faster. Let's not forget our summer months hitting temps of 35• and higher!

When load shedding came our way, we used our gas skottle to cook on, boil water and even use as a lovely bright light, provided we had the right accessories to attach to our gas cylindar. I loved our cool breeze patio dinners. They are so romantic when using candles.

South Africa is well know for our wines which our nation is proud of. Winning plenty awards for various brands internationally, my brother in the UK says he misses a decent bottle of delicious 'plonk'. SA wines there are very pricy but life is short and there are no guarantees for tomorrow so make every occasion a red wine day :)

For this theme, recycled - I used the empty bottle of a much enjoyed red wine, Shiraz (my favourite, favourite) You can remove the label by soaking it in a little warn soapy water but I like the character it gives the bottle. Using a standard tall candle, I transform it into a unique candle holder on the patio. This is especially nice as you can burn a few around the garden. It's somewhat hypnotic watching the wax trickle down. Romantic too. In this picture, I have started a new bottle, over time, using different colour candles - the wax builds up and looks so pretty. A lovely recycled centre piece on your patio table during summer nights.

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Repurposed and reused.

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SunshineMac
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