DON'T PUT ALL EGGS IN ONE BASKET? THEN TELL ME WHAT AM I MADE OF- VI?!

Before we try to guess what the egg basket is made of, let us acknowledge the ingenuity and creative efforts of Smt. Bharti Gupta, Smt. Sharmila Sen, Mr. Abhinav Gupta, Ms. Radhika Rao, and Ms.Joshika Gupta!

You must have guessed most of the materials used in making the egg basket. Let me tell you, all the materials are waste materials except a few:

1. Single-use plastic egg case in which eggs are sold in departmental stores and supermarkets (The egg vendors and shops selling eggs pack and sell the eggs in plastic carry-bags and 
2. Discarded pieces of cloth retrieved from a tailoring shop
3. Plastic bubble-packing sheet that was in a parcel we received 
4. Fevicol
5. Velcro tape
6. Thread/Wool twine handles of plastic carry bags of  India Gate Basmati Rice
7. Two-inch wide Cello-tap
8. Oil Paint
9. Oil paint thinner'
10. Deccan Herald newspaper pulp
11. Ceramic powder
12. Varnish
13. Water

The tools we used:

1. Measuring tape
2. Scissors
3. Spatula and spoon
4. Needle and thread
5. Marker pens
6. Mixing bowl
7. Paintbrush

We mostly used packaging materials that are for single-use and sad enough encourages us to throw them away once we have retrieved the wares packed in them. Do we ever think about how all that we dump in the form of garbage are we also not responsible for the garbage and its recycling? 

Our human concept of garbage is for anything that is no longer useful for us. 

We ignore the fact that the Earth's environment has a natural recycling process in which nothing is a waste and nothing gets wasted except for human-made(if not man-made) tangible products that we usually produce challenging Nature and its ecological balance. Therefore, the Earth;'s natural recycling process is unable to effectively recycle tangible products made from fossil fuels and their by-products. We ignore this fact and insist on using single-use plastic for short-term gains called "Cost-Effective". We eventually miss out on its adverse effect on the Earth's eco-system. 

We have two main problems to take care of:

A. Human Population

B. Garbage and Waste

Both are equally responsible for the negative impact on the Earth's environment in the form of #climatechange and #gobalwarming

Manufacturers and consumers cannot indulge in a blame game for garbage and waste. Both are equally responsible and we need to change our habit and focus on innovating more sustainable methods of product manufacturing and packaging resulting in minimum waste and garbage. 

So, as consumers, we thought, discussed, and devised a way to use the single-use plastic packaging to make a sustainable egg-box that is carefully lined up with cloth and bubble wrap to diffuse the impact of any accidental action viz. push, drop, or falling of the basket from our hands. The packing keeps the eggs safe.  

If you don't believe it then view this video:

Please don't forget to share your suggestions, and response in the post's comments section. Thank You!

THINK OUT OF THE BOX & TELL ME WHAT AM I MADE OF - V?!

Before we try to guess what we, the boxes, made of, let us acknowledge the ingenuity and creative efforts of Smt. Bharti Gupta, Smt. Sharmila Sen and Ms.Joshika Gupta!

I am sure you must have liked the boxes for safely keeping your essential knick-knacks and accessories.

If you are unable to guess what they are made up of then have a look at this:

Precisely! both the boxes are made of:

1. Paper pulp made from Deccan Herald newspaper

2. Fevicol

3. Water

4. Vinegar

5. Salt

6. Ceramic powder

7. Bio-plastic (corn starch, vinegar, glycerine, water)

8. Gold thread and sequin lace from old and discarded sarees.used as fasteners

9. Acrylic color or oil color

10. Organic or vegetable color if you don't want to use chemical colors

11, Thinner for acrylic color or oil paint

12. Varnish

Here's a detailed view of the black and gold box:

Do write your impression of the paper pulp box that is lightweight, elegant, unbreakable, and durable.

How about a detailed view of the multi-colored blue box?

Tools used to make the boxes:

1. Plastic box and its lid used as a mold

2. Aluminum vessel to make paper pulp

3. Steel container to store paper pulp

4. Ladle and spatula

5. Strainer

6. Mixing bowl

7. Paintbrush

8. Marker pens

9. Measuring tape

10. Paint thinner, etc.

11. Scrub

12. Cloth swab

It is so easy to make and gift it to your loved ones and enjoy the fun of thinking out of the box while making such boxes!

TELL ME WHAT AM I MADE OF - IV ?!

Before we try to guess what I, the rack, am made of, let me acknowledge the ingenuity and creative efforts of Smt. Bharti Gupta, Smt. Sharmila Sen and Ms.Joshika Gupta!

If you are unable to guess what I am made of, then this may help you:

Or this may be a better hint:

You must have guessed it by now!

You are right! I am made of:

1. Pulp made from newspaper and paper bags
2. Paper boxes of toothpaste and ointments
3. Plastic containers of Budamate Forte capsules
4. Use of  plastic shelf and props as mold
5. Salt
6.  Vinegar
7. Water
8. Ceramic powder
9. Fevicol
10. Bio-plastic (made of corn starch, glycerin, water, vinegar)
11. Oil paint
12. Paint thinner
13. Plaster of Paris (POP)

Here's how we assemble the rack:

Right you are! the rack is unbreakable!

You must be wondering whether the props are really made from paper pulp? Is so, then they must be too brittle and weak to support the weight of any heavy object I may place on the shelf. In fact, all the materials used in making the shelves and the props make them quite strong and unbreakable. We used black and white plastic tapes to not only cover the props not only made them strong but unbreakable too!

The tools we used to make the rack:

1. Stove
2. Aluminum vessel
3. Steel container
4. Plastic sheet
5. ladle
6. Spoon
7. Scissors
8. Paintbrush
9. Mixing bowl
10. Scrubber
11. Cleaning cloth
12. Marker pen
13. Measuring tape

Voila!  We have an unbreakable light-weight, brightly colored folding rack from the things we had decided to label as waste and dispose of them!

Do post your queries, suggestions, and comments on this post.  

Refer to Google Photos for photographs and videos on how the rack is unbreakable; how we can easily assemble it and how strong its shelves and props are!

TELL ME WHAT AM I MADE OF - III ?!

Tell me what am I made of?

BOWL 1:

BOWL 2:

BOWL 3: 

BOWL 4:

ASSORTMENT:

Congratulations! if you have been able to guess!
Are you still trying to guess, then read on:  "TELL ME WHAT AM I MADE OF - II"
I am confident you must have noticed the thread print on Bowls 1 and 3!

Video-Courtesy: Google Photos

TELL ME WHAT AM I MADE OF- II ?!

Here are photographs of the objects you viewed in the video:


PLATES:

Could you guess what these plates are made of? No? Then read on.
These plates are made of:

1. Paper pulp made from paper packets and wrappers
2. Plastic plate as a mould
3. Ceramic powder
4. Bio-plastic (made from corn starch, glycerin, vinegar and water.)
5. Acrylic colours and thinner
6. Varnish
7. Fevicol MR
8. Table Salt
9. Vinegar

Tools used:

1. Gas stove
2. Blender mixer
3. Plastic bowls/containers
4. Strainer
5. Steelpan and stirrer
6. Paintbrush

Now it is anyone's guess these bright coloured unbreakable plates are as light as any paper plate with glazed grace of porcelain ware.

LEAVES:

You could not guess what these leaves are made of, is it?
This is for your curiosity:
These leaves are made of:

1. Pieces of plastic bottles
2. Paper pulp made from paper packets and wrappers
3. Ceramic powder
4. Bio-plastic (made from corn starch, glycerin, vinegar and water.)
5. Acrylic colours and thinner
6. Varnish
7. Oil paints
8. Table Salt
9. Vinegar

Tools used:

1. Gas stove
2. Blender mixer
3. Plastic bowls/containers
4. Strainer
5. Steelpan and stirrer
6. Paintbrush

These colourful leaves with folk art motifs and patterns are simple examples of how we can creatively recycle waste paper and plastic. 

Be generous with your comments and suggestions to improve the efforts in making the best of waste!

DEDICATED TO MAMMA PIXIE-I: TRANSPARENT FLOWER POT RECLAIMED AFTER CRITTERS DAMAGED IT

On December 12, 2019, I had shared with you how I had made a transparent flower pot and dedicated it to my Mamma Pixie: https://vaasudevaykutumb.blogspot.com/2019/12/dedicated-to-mamma-pixie-transparent.html

When I gazed at the flower pot on the morning of December 14, 2019, I saw critters had ripped off a portion of thermacol base of the flower pot. I immediately devised a method to reclaim the damaged flower pot.

To fix flower pot I needed:

1. Paper pulp: Vinegar, salt, paper, water
2. Empty milk sachets
3. Caps of empty bottle or tube
4. Fevicol MR glue
5. Oil paints

I needed a few tools to fix the damage:

1. A pair of scissors
2. Mixer-blender
3. Glue gun with a glue stick
4. Paintbrush
5. Paint thinner
6. Cloth rag to clean paintbrush etc.

Hey! presto! transparent flower pot now has a brand new look!

DEDICATED TO MAMMA PIXIE: TRANSPARENT FLOWER POT

My mother Pixie adopted me in the month of July or August of 2007. She was a darling of each and every member of the family, including Winnie and Goldie(female and male Golden Retrievers.)
She was always by my side aware of my sorrow and happiness. She enjoyed a stroll alongside me after dinner. She loved to be near me while I tried my hand in doodling, writing or crafting anything expressing my thoughts and emotions.
In the month of October, the local veterinarian diagnosed her with kidney problems. Within a span of a month and a half, her condition deteriorated in spite of medical intervention, Sad enough, we were the cause of the delay in the medical intervention. On December 4, 2019, Pixie suffered from severe indigestion and loss of appetite. We consulted a veterinarian,, who prescribed medicines for her along with ORS. She didn't respond positively to antibiotic and steroid medicines vet gave to her through drips. We tried in every possible way to save her from the ailment and its agony, but could not stop Pixie from breathing her last on December 10, 2019. Her final resting place is in a garden. We spread flowers all over her so that they would dry up into seeds growing into flowering plants over her mortal remains.
She fell ill while I was making this flower pot and on the night of December 9, 2019, while I was completing the pot with the hope that it would have a positive effect on Pixie relaxing on her bedroll laid on the floor close to me. She kept observing me working on the flower pot and stopped groaning in pain. She looked at me when I stopped painting the flower pot as though she was asking me, "So, you have finally made the flower pot!" I sat down beside her, talking to her and caressing her pain-ridden frail body. Both of us did not know this was the last work we did and completed together.
May Mamma Pixie's noble soul be blessed with eternal peace.
On December 10, I planted bleeding heart leaves in the flower pot in loving memory of Mamma Pixie,

Materials Used to Make the Flower Pot:

1. Four 2 liter bottles of Pepsi and 7Up bottles
2. Two plastic straw
3. Thermacol sheet
4. The base of four cans of Schweppes Ginger Ale
5. Iron nails
6. Paper pulp of three newspapers
7. Oil Paint

Tools Used:

1. Clipper 
2. Pair of scissors
3. Knife
4. Glue gun and glue sticks
5. Fevicol MR glue
6. Blender-mixer to make a paste of shredded pieces of newspaper soaked in hot water mixed with vinegar and salt.
7. Strainer to strain out extra water from paper pulp
8. Paintbrush
9. Paint thinner
10. Newspaper to place the flower pot (in-the-making) on.
11. Cloth rag to clean paintbrush.
12. Palette to mix paint.

The final result of Mamma Pixie's inspiring presence: