We got a shipment of books today at work (I’m an editor) and they were packaged with some weirdly thick pieces of cardboard. No one was surprised when I collected the cardboard and took it back to my desk. My coworkers are used to my crafty ways and my fondness for scavenged materials.
I have two pieces of cardboard that are an inch thick. That might be too thick to be useful for making paper boxes, but it should be just perfect as a base for collage and assemblage work. I have three pieces of cardboard that are a half-inch thick and they ought to make perfect box tops, once they are covered in origami paper.
Cardboard is one of those materials that is all around us. We throw away tons of it every day, especially in a business setting. Most of it winds up in landfills and even the stuff that goes to the recycling center takes energy to process. Next time you see a stack of cardboard at your job, why not make off with it and see what craft it inspires in you?
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