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Tuesday 10 March 2009

Strange Obsession

I continue to sort through boxes of my stuff, clearing things out and tidying and having a bit of a rearrange as we spring clean the house ... and in the back of one cupboard I found my stash of weirdly-shaped cardboard packaging:I am totally obsessed with them, and I don't know why! There's just something about those peculiar moulded shapes ... despite being designed to be purely functional and support an assortment of electrical equipment etc in their boxes, I think some of them look pretty fab and just cannot bear to send them for recycling.Instead, I very much want to paint them and display them properly somewhere. These two are my favourites - I've carted them round with me for years, and they were spray painted at one point by a flat mate who objected to just having cardboard on the wall:We are rapidly running out of wall space, but I'm sure I'll find room for them somewhere...
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous10 March 2009 at 14:38

    I also think these are rather brilliantly interesting. My hubbie objects to the strange things I keep just because I find the interesting!

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  2. Marci Simonini10 March 2009 at 14:42

    Its these odd obsessions that make us unique individuals, what a boring world it would be without them. Good for you for re-purposing something others wouldn't think twice about.

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  3. Iris10 March 2009 at 16:03

    I think you should have them coated in ceramic or metal (if that's possible) and use them for baking tins! How cool would that be to have a cake or muffins in those shapes!!

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  4. Julie14 March 2009 at 00:50

    sorry, came upon your post late...anyway, those are great shapes! what if you filled them with plaster of paris and made molds that way...or just decorated with the plaster casts? i think that could be an awesome grouping of interesting shapes (but you'd ruin the original cardboard in the process, i expect.)

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  5. MANUZ28 May 2011 at 11:41

    I have the same obsesssion for years myself!! :D Good to find someone else that has it also.

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  6. Bugs and Fishes2 June 2011 at 12:49

    Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

    Glad it's not just me who likes these things :)

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  7. Susannesblogg11 February 2012 at 13:14

    Jag gör alltid som dig när jag får hem elektriska prylar. Där finns oftast skapar material att spara och använda.

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  8. Bugs and Fishes19 February 2012 at 10:13

    Yup, electrical stuff is the best for weird packaging shapes! :)

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