Recycled Gift Card Wall Hanging

Part of my materials stash consists

of discarded gift cards from a coffee house. 

Every day dozens of these used plastic

 gift cards end up in the garbage.

I saw it firsthand when I worked there, 

and also saw potential where others saw trash.

This is how my collection started, 

and I asked others to

collect them for me too. 

I thought of using them for a mosaic art piece, 

and may do that in the future. 

For now, this is my coffee

star wall hanging. 

I used a strong pair of scissors, some super glue, 

and a hidden loop of fish line in the back for a hanger. 

I do have a few collector

cards that I'm saving for a special

center piece that I can work my design around.

Star and Cross Shrine

This is the completed star and cross shrine

that I mentioned in my last post. I say completed,

but I'm still pondering adding something

to the bottom right (inside) corner to hide some

bubbling that occurred in that area. 

I still need to figure out how

to hang my shrines.

There's not a lot of weight to the piece, but

any hanger will need to be adhered with 

glue of some kind. I want something that'll

be sturdy and long lasting, but won't damage the piece. 

I'll have to see what Home Depot has available. 

Up next is a side view of the piece. 

I had to make that pretty too.

You can get more of an idea of

it's size next to my hand in this pic. 

On Wednesday, I plan to share some funky
Christmas ornaments that I'm working on.

Hope your day is a good one!