Off The Floor Recycling

i am crazy excited about this!
i saw this wonderful idea tamdoll posted about awhile ago. take all of the little bits from your crafty projects that you would normally throw away (yarn, thread, teensy bits of fabric, or whatever else you have tossed on the floor of your crafty space) and designate a box or some sort of container for them. i have mine sitting right next to my sewing desk since that's where i do ALL of my crafting. i've been chucking all kinds of things in there. then, the challenge is that once you've gotten to the point where you've accumulated enough...make something with it! art..something wearable. whatever!
i seriously love this idea!
the official challenge post is here and then she also started a flickr group as well.
as if i need another excuse to hoard something! but this is way too much fun to pass up!
this is what i have as of right now. probably plenty to do something with.

that blue in there is all of the fuzz and extra length i cut off of my latch hook. that would've definitely gone in the trash!
anyway, if you're a crafty individual and you love the idea of recycling..hate the idea of throwing stuff away....you really need to join in the fun!