Goodbye...and hello

This will be the last official post here at Jibby and Juna as I move every thing over to my new blog.

They'll be some pretty big news over there tomorrow. 

Head on over and click to follow to get the whole scoop.

A small island...hint, hint.

Working on bits and pieces that have been waiting around to "become" something. If/when I can get the photos to turn out they'll be posted to the shop. (Hopefully later this week!) 

Thursday will be the last post on this blog and I'll be transferring over to the new blog.  

Terracycle

After reading my last post about worry over waste, my daughter suggested I contact a company called TerraCycle to see if they are able to accept baked polymer clay for recycling. Does anyone send waste through their collection programs already?

TerraCycle Symbol on a plastic container

 They recycle all manner of plastics and their mantra is "eliminate the idea of waste" so I emailed them. I'll let you know what happens.

Recycling plastics

I have to admit to suffering some guilt over working in plastic.

Its not plastic's "lowly" reputation that bothers me. And polymer clay, and what's being done with it, might actually be an excellent vehicle to help gain respect for plastics in general. Yes, someday I think plastic will be elevated to its proper status alongside other things we dig out of the earth, as gold and silver's super flexible, colorful, chameleon cousin. 

But for now...I am left with some guilt because, in addition to not quite being able to get completely away from "disposable" plastics (the bag), I like to carve already cured clay. So I am left with shavings of the kind of plastic that can't be recycled in my area yet. I've been seriously considering giving up carving because of my waste (that as you can see I save because I can't bare to throw it away). 

Then I saw Mike Biddle's  TED talk about the future of recycling and its given me new hope! Give it a listen if you have the chance. 

Movin' on up

Today's post is over at the new blog today! I'll be making a permanent switch to the new blog within a month so if you'd like to continue to follow, click over. 

Thank you! 

Spring cleaning

Its not spring YET but I am ready for it! I've start giving my studio a good cleaning and a bead de-stash is in order. I'm listing sets of beads in the shop this week. 

I'm even listing a couple carved beads which I once told someone (sorry) that I would NEVER do (sell loose carved beads that is).