Buzz Blog

Ever heard of ZeroLandfill? I hadn’t until a couple weeks ago, but fortunately it was just in time to catch the last in a series of material-dispersal events in Akron.

ZeroLandfill, like Buzz, is really into the notion of putting to use perfectly good materials that would otherwise be headed for the garbage. Volunteers very kindly gather samples from interior decorating and other companies and then let people like me loose on them.

Upholstery samples are my favorite. While larger fabric samples have always made up Buzz wristlets and totes, at this event I grabbed lots of little vinyl and leather squares that were just too cute to ever let go to waste.

And I do mean lots…

70 pounds to be exact. You’re wondering what I could possibly do with 70 pounds of small upholstery squares? They just might be the perfect canvas for sewing little works of art. Hmmm…

So I get a call from my new friend Joyce who says she has a large collection of vintage neckties that were her father’s and she would like to donate them to Buzz, if I want them. Ummmm yeah!

So, you know, it was only a few hundred of the most fabulously stylish vintage ties I’ve ever seen but they just might keep Buzz Bags in production for a few more months… or years!

Do you have vintage jewelry, fabrics, ties, notions, etc that are languishing in the attic, just begging to be put to use? Email or call me and I’ll be happy to pick them up or cover the shipping cost. And, if you’d like, I’d be happy to whip up a Buzz heirloom for you from your donation that you can put to use.