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Introducing Creative Reuse To SoCal
Local Latina launches the Long Beach Depot For Creative ReUse
By
Theresa G
Published on LatinoLA:
April 28, 2009
There is another "Lisa Hernandez" in SoCal who is also doing awesome work in our communidad! Ms. Hernandez, (not to be mistaken with the Lisa who does the reporting for ABC News) is not only an interesting Latina who says she grew up eating tacos with chopsticks, but is the FIRST person to open a Creative ReUse shop in SoCal.
For those of you who are not familiar with the term "creative reuse", it is the process of taking used or recycled items and materials and either reusing the items for another purpose or recreating the items into unique works of art, decorations, etc.
The little shop may be small in size but when you walk in you can't help but feel the positive vibes of the place. You will instantly say "Wow!" Lisa herself will usually give you a little run down of what the store is about.
Sometimes you may catch one of the local artists in the shop and be able to meet them while they show you one of the pieces of art that made from materials from the shop. You will see "wallflowers" made from old vinyl records along with magnets & pins made from the "scraps" of the records, cigar boxes are transformed into unique art boxes, roosters made from plastic bags, wine cork earrings and even cd yo-yo's made from throwaway CDs! There is also free creative reuse and hand sewing classes for the kids on Saturdays!
Lisa really helps support the artists, teachers, kids, seniors and everyone interested in saving money by reusing! This is the type of "Green" business we need more of in our communities because you not only save money (there are items starting at .01 cents) but you help keep this stuff from ending up in the landfills.
I particularly like the way Lisa explains the shop in one sentence, "It's all of those items that don't quite make it to Goodwill but it's too good to put in the trash".
You gotta love it!
The Long Beach Depot For Creative ReUse
East Village Arts District
320 Elm Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-437-9999
Mon-Sat 11 am to 6 pm
http://www.thelongbeachdepot.org
Photo by: Diandra Jay / Staff Photographer - Long Beach Press-Telegram
About
Theresa G :
Loves all things Latino and "Green" is good!
Author's website
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Just checked out Lisa's store and it is the best thing I've seen in a long time. Fun for the kids and so many great things to see. We should all support Lisa for the good she is doing for the Latin community and the community of Long Beach. |
This is a great article!
I'd love to see some "How To"; videos on youtube - and maybe even cable access TV when it returns!
I wish I asked the "regular"who told me his "recyclable" story for his name. He says he stops in often to find something brand new he hasn't used before in his creations! |
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Thank you LatinoLA for "introducing" us to Lisa's story about Creative Reuse. Finally got a chance to check out the shop and Theresa is so right on! When you walk in you can't help your eyes widen and you say to yourself "Wow!" Met Lisa and is truly an inspiration for others who want to stop groveling for low paying jobs and start their own business! You will find that certain "something" that you can't find anywhere else and save money too! Lisa even showed us a CD yo-yo (made from scrap cd's that we all get in the mail verdad?) how ingenious is that! They even help inspire the kids minds by having a free creative reuse class on Saturdays! Let's support Lisa and her vision! |
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as a mother of a pre-schooler and also a consumer who tries to live by the 3-r's reduce, reuse & recycle we shop and donate items to the "depot"...this is such a brilliant idea for a retail store...lisa is a unique entrepreneur and through the success of her "depot for creative reuse" retail store Lisa will pursue her bigger vision...empowering other individuals to open similar stores in Long Beach & other cites...a new job market would be created through saving the planet and living by the 3-r's... |
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