Craft Night - Message in a Bottle
Here's a great idea for a craft night among friends, fashioning urban Message in a Bottles using strips of text and materials from the Austin Creative Reuse Center. Crafters can pack their choices in little vials, jars and boxes and applied decorations to the outside. These beautiful little keepsakes can be kept by the creator, given to someone special or, and this is the most intriguing of the ideas, toss that bottle in the urban ocean, leaving it to be randomly discovered and scooped up by lucky and observant passerby.It's super easy,
- just take a small bottle, jar, box or container (preferably clear)
- insert tinsel, sequins, small toys, objects or anything that inspires you
- include a message which can be hand written, printed or even cut from a magazine or book
- seal up the bottle and decorate the top or bottom for extra points
- decide how to deploy your special message
What kind of messages can you leave? These can be funny, sweet, snarky, pithy or wise. Here's some examples:
- When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be
- Turn your wounds into wisdom
- Out of difficulties grow miracles
- Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein
- All who wander are not lost - JR Tolkien
- “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West
- A good friend will help you move; A true friend will help you move a dead body
- Too many irons, not enough fire
And best of all, Austin Creative Reuse has everything you could possibly need for this craft night all in our "by the bucket" area. We have lots of small containers, toys, decorations, magazines, scrapbooking materials and so much more. Now decide how to launch your message into the world. 
