I am constantly inspired by the most unsual things.

I guess I am really a kid at heart... just "excited to be here"...

(well... most of the time anyway)

I have been trying to work on alot of the projects that have been rattling around in my head... and it occured to me that the bulk of what I have been creating for the past 5 years... is all about recycling. It is taking things that are usually cast off as unwanted... and turning them into something new.

When BAJ and I were in Tuscon... we noticed that alot of people thought the same way...

There were tons of great gifts and shops that focused on the upcycled... the renewed... the re-invented. And I love it.

*all of the photos for this weekend's post are from 4th street in downtown Tuscon. There are tons of little shops in this area... alot of which focus on recycled goods. I love the free spirit of this area of the city... the hippie.... the gypsy... the bohem...

*photos by Elaine A. Russell