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Beach Plastic Holiday Greeting Cards

December 5, 2018

If you’ve been following along the last few months - you know that I have been actively picking up litter off of beaches in NJ and NYC. It’s been a combo of solo efforts as well as duo / group efforts. I have primarily focused on Coney Island (where I co-hosted a group clean up with my friend Fiona in October), but have also picked up trash by myself at Sandy Hook, Wildwood, Rockaway Beach, Long Island, and even an old landfill. It’s been fascinating.. as well as heartbreaking... to see the differences (and also the similarities) in what I’ve picked up at each location.

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While I’m fairly new to the active litter picking community, I have always had a deep love for the outdoors. I grew up with a backyard that connected to the woods, and spent a lot of time out there. Every summer, I looked forward to going down to the Jersey Shore. Over the years, the beach has become a meditative happy place for me. A non-negotiable form of self care. This summer, I spent a lot of time walking beaches alone trying to sort through some personal demons (a lot of self doubt)… and one day in late August at Coney Island I decided to consciously switch modes from my typical beach combing (for sea glass, shells, etc) to pick up trash. It was a really eye opening experience - that made me question not only my own negative impact on the planet but the impact we collectively as the human race make. 

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I always sort what I can for recycling, but know that a majority of it will sadly end up in landfill. This doesn’t sit right with me because while *yes* it IS better that it’s not in the ocean… it’s not exactly *much* better to bury it into the earth somewhere else. That all too true sentiment makes me feel really powerless… (like the act of removing it from the beach just isn’t enough) - so I’ve started keeping an assortment of the plastics I pick up. Of course, it’s physically impractical for me to keep it ALL - but I plan to use what I can to create art and continue the important bigger conversation through that art.

I keep coming back to the Carrie Fisher quote:

“Take your broken heart, make it into art.” ♥️

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I clean the plastic that I do keep - and during that intimate process of individual scrubbing and rinsing, I’ve come to notice specific pieces of trash that resonate with me. As a graphic designer, I am always looking for color, texture, pattern, etc. in the world around me - and I started seeing certain pieces of plastic as potential “design elements.” With the holiday season rapidly approaching, and the weather getting colder (and ideal beach days becoming more and more sparse) I started stockpiling more and more material (trash) anticipating this desire to create that I felt so deeply called to pursue.

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For awhile, I didn’t know what I was going to make… but soon enough I started seeing a reindeer antler… a Christmas star… a red bow that would make the perfect neck tie on a snowman… repeat forms that would make for the perfect snowflake. I knew what I was going to make! BEACH PLASTIC GREETING CARDS!!! Starting with the most wonderful card occasion of all — Christmas. ☺️

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The cards are all available to purchase over on my Etsy shop. $1 from every card order made this month will be donated to the Surfrider Foundation, an organization that works to clean up trash off of beaches worldwide.

I’m SO excited about this new creative venture of mine. I’ve been telling people this is the closest I’ve ever felt to combining all the things I love about this life into one thing. Getting outside and going to the beach, color / art / design / photography, helping the environment, AND the holidays! I feel like I hit the creativity jackpot or something. 😂

This is just the beginning, and I’m already dreaming up some new card designs for other occasions! 😉Stay tuned for what’s next. 💕

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beach plastic valentine card design 8/8 💙💌♥️ created with 31 pieces of beach plastic (including: 4 bottle caps, 4 nurdles, 2 hair clips, 1.5 buttons, 1 pen cap, 1 bead, 1 broken ring pop, 1 toy jack, 1/2 of a floss dispenser, and some other unidentified pieces) ♻️ - while valentine’s day is *officially over* it’s really never too late to tell someone that you love them! 💗(surprising someone when they least expect it can be all the more special 🤗) - these cards were designed with blank insides, so you could use them for anything 🙃 (anniversaries, wedding invites, thank you notes, birthday cheer, or even just to say hi to your grandma 💕) #WHPUpToMe #WHP❤️EveryDay
just 1 of 6 valentine’s day treats I made this year 😅💘🥨🍫✨ (not pictured: chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate covered banana slices, fudge brownies, heart shaped sugar cookies, and salted chocolate chip cookies) 😜 - prior to talking more actively about plastic pollution on here, I used to share a lot more food content.. but now I’m like... 〰️ posting pictures of food next to pictures of trash is *probably* not the MOST appetizing of aesthetic choices??? 〰️ 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️❓ ah well... as @jamesvictore likes to say: “there ain’t no rules” ✌🏼🙃 after all, when I created “amyventures” - I wanted it to be all encompassing of ✨ALL✨ my creative endeavors and interests 😉 #WHPUpToMe #WHPUpToMeToPostWhatIWant 🤪
beach plastic valentine card design 7/8 ❤️💌💜 created with 22 pieces of beach plastic (including: 3 bottle caps, 3 broken bits / pieces, 1 toy (star top from the christmas tree card), 1 pin (bow from the snowman card), 1 comb, 1 pen cap, 1 security ring, 1/3 of a straw, and some other unidentified pieces) ♻️ - hope you all are having a wonderful valentine’s day however and whoever you may be celebrating with! 💘 (even it’s just with yourself + some netflix and cake 😘) #shopamyventures
have been using up the leftover white envelopes from christmas to send out personal valentines 〰️ while I’m happy to have upgraded to the recycled kraft paper ones now, I didn’t want these to go to waste 😘 - if you’re one of the lucky ones on my mailing list, keep your eyes peeled this week for some 💘💗💖 from me! 🙃 PS: I was very sad the post office told me they had no more @riflepaperco stamps today 😭💔📬 I knew I should have hoarded more when I had the chance!!!! 🙈 #shopamyventures
beach plastic valentine card design 6/8 💖💌💚 created with 17 pieces of beach plastic ♻️ (including: 5 bottle caps, 4 broken bits / pieces, 1 hair clip, 1 bread tag, 1/3 of a @starbucks straw, and some other unidentified pieces) #shopamyventures
complimentary beach plastic postcards! 🤗🌅♻️ popping these into every @shopamyventures order 🌈🌈🌈 they’re totally functional (ready to be stamped and sent), but also make for great mini wall art 😘 #shopamyventures
beach plastic valentine card design 5/8 💛💌💜 created with 26 pieces of beach plastic (including: 6 broken bits / pieces, 4 toys (barbie brush / headband, a jack, & a piece of a chair), 3 bottle caps, 3 beads, 1.5 hair clips, and some other unidentified pieces) ♻️ #shopamyventures
72 straws I picked up at sandy hook in october 😬🥤🌅 #stopsucking #skipthestraw #suckthissabatini #showusthestraws
beach plastic valentine card design 4/8 💖🌹🧡 created with 22 pieces of beach plastic (including: 4 pieces of toys, 3.5 hair clips, 2 bottle caps, 1 marker cap, 1 balloon fragment, 1 bead, and some other unidentified pieces). ♻️ valentine’s day is just a week away! (how did that happen?!) 😱 be sure to place your order soon if you want your card(s) by the 14th! 💌💋📬 #shopamyventures
don’t mind me 〰️ just hovering over the giant trash can of food scraps in the middle of the grocery store to take a photo 🤣🙃🤓 - I wonder if they’re going to be composted or tied up in a plastic bag and sent to a landfill.. 🤔
beach plastic valentine card design 3/8 - 🧡💌🐻 created with 16 pieces of beach plastic (including: 4 broken bits / pieces, 1 bottle cap, 1 hair clip, 1 comb, 1 cookie cutter, 1 foam flower cutout, 1 toy wheel, and some other unidentified pieces). ♻️ as a reminder, you can create your own 4 PACK of cards! just add the 4 cards that you want to your cart and apply the code “4for16” for a little discount 😘💘✨ #shopamyventures
broken plastic bits and pieces 〰️ collected from various NJ / NYC beaches I frequent 🌅 #WHPcolorwheel
@shopamyventures beach plastic greeting card envelopes got an upgrade! 💃🏻 the new ones are made from 100% recycled paper 🙌🏼 - and SO much better quality than those boring white ones I started off with for christmas! 😜♻️💯 #shopamyventures
beach plastic valentine cards are officially LIVE!! 🙌🏼 each card was created with a unique selection of trash I’ve collected from NJ / NY beaches. 🌅 collected, cleaned, sorted, and arranged into hearts by yours truly 🙋🏻‍♀️🤓♻️ - although I played around a bit with the background colors during the editing process, I didn’t alter or retouch the trash itself (I wanted to keep the integrity of the trash! 😉). imperfect, forgotten, broken, scuffed up - and all. each piece of trash has been on it’s own individual journey and has its own story — and now, they get to come together and continue their stories in a whole new way. hopefully, sparking continued conversation about plastic pollution wherever they may go! ❤️💖🧡💛💚💙💜🖤 (shop link is in my bio!) 😘 #shopamyventures
beach plastic valentine card design 2/8 💛💌💙 created with 16 pieces of beach plastic (including: 2 bottle caps, 2 tags, 1 bouncy ball, 1 hair clip, 1 press on finger nail, 1 bead, 2/3 of a button, and some other unidentified pieces). (valentines will be available on @shopamyventures TOMORROW!!) ❤️💖🧡💛💚💙💜🖤 today is also day 31 (the final day) of @zedster57's #2minbcphotochallenge7 and the theme is #randomactsofrubbish!

I love randomly finding “trash” in the shapes of happy faces, flowers, stars, hearts, etc. - “random acts of rubbish” that always catch me by surprise and make me feel like the beach is throwing some love right back to me 😅💫💛⭐️🌼✨- the smiley face bouncy ball in this card design is one my favorite recent finds 🙃
day 30 of #2minbcphotochallenge7 is #barefootwarrior 💪🏼🌅🚮 - it’s way too cold to “trash comb” barefoot in january, but here’s a throwback to international coastal clean up day (september) - sorting / photographing beach plastic with @yellow_yeti at coney island! ✨🎡👯‍♀️🚯♻️☀️ PS: I miss this tan 🤣
beach plastic valentine card design 1/8 - 🖤 created with 22 pieces of beach plastic (including: 6 buttons, 3 hair clips, 2 bread tags, 1 straw, 1 spoon, 1 bottle cap, 1 zipper, 1 bubble wand, and some other unidentified pieces). I don’t typically work in black and white, but when I found the “I love you” hair clip I envisioned doing a valentine just like this! 🙃 it’s one of the few color combos that remained the same from sketch phase to finish 😅 - valentines will be available on @shopamyventures this friday FEB. 1! 💘😘💃🏻 #shopamyventures
shout out to those of you who helped me narrow down background colors this weekend for my beach plastic valentine card series 😅💘🙌🏼 (launching FEB. 1 on @shopamyventures if all goes as planned!! 🤞🏼) - the trickiest thing about designing a series is each design has to be strong enough to stand on its own — and changing one affects all the others 🤪🙃😬 — I really enjoyed bringing you guys into the design process, and think I’m going to do that with future cards too! did you enjoy being a part of it?? 💭 I really appreciated having you guys as extra sets of eyes because at times it felt like my eyes were crossing 😆🌈💥 #shopamyventures
killing 2 #2minbcphotochallenge7 themes w/ 1 plastic bag today (how sustainable! 🤣) day 23 (#ifonly 🙏🏼) + day 24 (#witchesknickers 🧙🏻‍♀️, a term the trash picking community coined to refer to plastic bags stuck in trees) 😆 —  spotted this one the other day caught up in a tree (too tall for me to reach) at my local grocery store… if only people would bring their own bags and/or grocery stores banned plastic bags all together (forcing people to bring their own)… I wouldn’t have to wish I was 15 ft taller!! 😬 …the witches would be left going commando though 😅
that vintage sweater I ordered from bulgaria arrived in the mail yesterday and I loved it so much I decided to shoot some self portraits (a true rarity) 🤩🤣🙃 - ’twas time for a profile picture refresh anyways 🌠💁🏻‍♀️📸 while I’m at it, let’s turn this post into a “10 random facts about me” post shall we? because who knows when the next time I’ll post a photo of my face without sunglasses will be? (last I checked… was march 2018… yikes LOL). 🤷🏻‍♀️😬 1.) The name “Amy” is French and means “beloved.” I am not French, and my parents rarely if ever tell me they love me or generally speaking even use the L word at all. 😂 
2.) I’m a Capricorn, and just turned 27 ten days ago and being categorized as someone in their “late 20s” just makes me scratch my head like “huh what how did that happen” ⁉️
3.) One of my very first experiences with “social media” and “web design” was Neopets. 😆
4.) I make a MEAN guacamole. 🥑
5.) I’m 100% Chinese, but cannot write or speak it. I know a few words and can SOMETIMES understand while listening… but for the most part.. nope. Also, I have really really poor chopstick skills. 🥢
6.) I’m the only one who has a career in a creative field in my immediate family. 🎨
7.) I cut my own hair, have never gone to get a manicure in a nail salon, and have zero piercings / tattoos. 😱 Makeup is also a mystery to me but I prefer the *roll out of bed and out the door with as little effort as possible* method of life anyways. 🤪
8.) I’ve never been to Disneyland OR Disney World 🏰 but grew up pretty much solely watching all the classic Disney movies of the 90s… really need to make the trip happen for myself but 💸
9.) I found an old fully in tact Asbury Park (NJ) Coca Cola bottle while digging around my childhood backyard growing up. I still have it, and it’s one of my most prized pieces of treasure. 👧🏻
10.) I’m more of an introvert than an extrovert and have no problem spending a lot of time with myself.. (cue MANY solo beach walks) 🌅 + when I do engage in larger group social gatherings I definitely need some “me time” to *recharge afterwards*.. 😅

now it’s your turn! tell me some random facts about YOU!! 😘💕
beach plastic valentine card design 8/8 💙💌♥️ created with 31 pieces of beach plastic (including: 4 bottle caps, 4 nurdles, 2 hair clips, 1.5 buttons, 1 pen cap, 1 bead, 1 broken ring pop, 1 toy jack, 1/2 of a floss dispenser, and some other unidentified pieces) ♻️ - while valentine’s day is *officially over* it’s really never too late to tell someone that you love them! 💗(surprising someone when they least expect it can be all the more special 🤗) - these cards were designed with blank insides, so you could use them for anything 🙃 (anniversaries, wedding invites, thank you notes, birthday cheer, or even just to say hi to your grandma 💕) #WHPUpToMe #WHP❤️EveryDay just 1 of 6 valentine’s day treats I made this year 😅💘🥨🍫✨ (not pictured: chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate covered banana slices, fudge brownies, heart shaped sugar cookies, and salted chocolate chip cookies) 😜 - prior to talking more actively about plastic pollution on here, I used to share a lot more food content.. but now I’m like... 〰️ posting pictures of food next to pictures of trash is *probably* not the MOST appetizing of aesthetic choices??? 〰️ 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️❓ ah well... as @jamesvictore likes to say: “there ain’t no rules” ✌🏼🙃 after all, when I created “amyventures” - I wanted it to be all encompassing of ✨ALL✨ my creative endeavors and interests 😉 #WHPUpToMe #WHPUpToMeToPostWhatIWant 🤪 beach plastic valentine card design 7/8 ❤️💌💜 created with 22 pieces of beach plastic (including: 3 bottle caps, 3 broken bits / pieces, 1 toy (star top from the christmas tree card), 1 pin (bow from the snowman card), 1 comb, 1 pen cap, 1 security ring, 1/3 of a straw, and some other unidentified pieces) ♻️ - hope you all are having a wonderful valentine’s day however and whoever you may be celebrating with! 💘 (even it’s just with yourself + some netflix and cake 😘) #shopamyventures have been using up the leftover white envelopes from christmas to send out personal valentines 〰️ while I’m happy to have upgraded to the recycled kraft paper ones now, I didn’t want these to go to waste 😘 - if you’re one of the lucky ones on my mailing list, keep your eyes peeled this week for some 💘💗💖 from me! 🙃 PS: I was very sad the post office told me they had no more @riflepaperco stamps today 😭💔📬 I knew I should have hoarded more when I had the chance!!!! 🙈 #shopamyventures beach plastic valentine card design 6/8 💖💌💚 created with 17 pieces of beach plastic ♻️ (including: 5 bottle caps, 4 broken bits / pieces, 1 hair clip, 1 bread tag, 1/3 of a @starbucks straw, and some other unidentified pieces) #shopamyventures complimentary beach plastic postcards! 🤗🌅♻️ popping these into every @shopamyventures order 🌈🌈🌈 they’re totally functional (ready to be stamped and sent), but also make for great mini wall art 😘 #shopamyventures beach plastic valentine card design 5/8 💛💌💜 created with 26 pieces of beach plastic (including: 6 broken bits / pieces, 4 toys (barbie brush / headband, a jack, & a piece of a chair), 3 bottle caps, 3 beads, 1.5 hair clips, and some other unidentified pieces) ♻️ #shopamyventures 72 straws I picked up at sandy hook in october 😬🥤🌅 #stopsucking #skipthestraw #suckthissabatini #showusthestraws beach plastic valentine card design 4/8 💖🌹🧡 created with 22 pieces of beach plastic (including: 4 pieces of toys, 3.5 hair clips, 2 bottle caps, 1 marker cap, 1 balloon fragment, 1 bead, and some other unidentified pieces). ♻️ valentine’s day is just a week away! (how did that happen?!) 😱 be sure to place your order soon if you want your card(s) by the 14th! 💌💋📬 #shopamyventures don’t mind me 〰️ just hovering over the giant trash can of food scraps in the middle of the grocery store to take a photo 🤣🙃🤓 - I wonder if they’re going to be composted or tied up in a plastic bag and sent to a landfill.. 🤔 beach plastic valentine card design 3/8 - 🧡💌🐻 created with 16 pieces of beach plastic (including: 4 broken bits / pieces, 1 bottle cap, 1 hair clip, 1 comb, 1 cookie cutter, 1 foam flower cutout, 1 toy wheel, and some other unidentified pieces). ♻️ as a reminder, you can create your own 4 PACK of cards! just add the 4 cards that you want to your cart and apply the code “4for16” for a little discount 😘💘✨ #shopamyventures broken plastic bits and pieces 〰️ collected from various NJ / NYC beaches I frequent 🌅 #WHPcolorwheel @shopamyventures beach plastic greeting card envelopes got an upgrade! 💃🏻 the new ones are made from 100% recycled paper 🙌🏼 - and SO much better quality than those boring white ones I started off with for christmas! 😜♻️💯 #shopamyventures beach plastic valentine cards are officially LIVE!! 🙌🏼 each card was created with a unique selection of trash I’ve collected from NJ / NY beaches. 🌅 collected, cleaned, sorted, and arranged into hearts by yours truly 🙋🏻‍♀️🤓♻️ - although I played around a bit with the background colors during the editing process, I didn’t alter or retouch the trash itself (I wanted to keep the integrity of the trash! 😉). imperfect, forgotten, broken, scuffed up - and all. each piece of trash has been on it’s own individual journey and has its own story — and now, they get to come together and continue their stories in a whole new way. hopefully, sparking continued conversation about plastic pollution wherever they may go! ❤️💖🧡💛💚💙💜🖤 (shop link is in my bio!) 😘 #shopamyventures beach plastic valentine card design 2/8 💛💌💙 created with 16 pieces of beach plastic (including: 2 bottle caps, 2 tags, 1 bouncy ball, 1 hair clip, 1 press on finger nail, 1 bead, 2/3 of a button, and some other unidentified pieces). (valentines will be available on @shopamyventures TOMORROW!!) ❤️💖🧡💛💚💙💜🖤 today is also day 31 (the final day) of @zedster57's #2minbcphotochallenge7 and the theme is #randomactsofrubbish!

I love randomly finding “trash” in the shapes of happy faces, flowers, stars, hearts, etc. - “random acts of rubbish” that always catch me by surprise and make me feel like the beach is throwing some love right back to me 😅💫💛⭐️🌼✨- the smiley face bouncy ball in this card design is one my favorite recent finds 🙃 day 30 of #2minbcphotochallenge7 is #barefootwarrior 💪🏼🌅🚮 - it’s way too cold to “trash comb” barefoot in january, but here’s a throwback to international coastal clean up day (september) - sorting / photographing beach plastic with @yellow_yeti at coney island! ✨🎡👯‍♀️🚯♻️☀️ PS: I miss this tan 🤣 beach plastic valentine card design 1/8 - 🖤 created with 22 pieces of beach plastic (including: 6 buttons, 3 hair clips, 2 bread tags, 1 straw, 1 spoon, 1 bottle cap, 1 zipper, 1 bubble wand, and some other unidentified pieces). I don’t typically work in black and white, but when I found the “I love you” hair clip I envisioned doing a valentine just like this! 🙃 it’s one of the few color combos that remained the same from sketch phase to finish 😅 - valentines will be available on @shopamyventures this friday FEB. 1! 💘😘💃🏻 #shopamyventures shout out to those of you who helped me narrow down background colors this weekend for my beach plastic valentine card series 😅💘🙌🏼 (launching FEB. 1 on @shopamyventures if all goes as planned!! 🤞🏼) - the trickiest thing about designing a series is each design has to be strong enough to stand on its own — and changing one affects all the others 🤪🙃😬 — I really enjoyed bringing you guys into the design process, and think I’m going to do that with future cards too! did you enjoy being a part of it?? 💭 I really appreciated having you guys as extra sets of eyes because at times it felt like my eyes were crossing 😆🌈💥 #shopamyventures killing 2 #2minbcphotochallenge7 themes w/ 1 plastic bag today (how sustainable! 🤣) day 23 (#ifonly 🙏🏼) + day 24 (#witchesknickers 🧙🏻‍♀️, a term the trash picking community coined to refer to plastic bags stuck in trees) 😆 —  spotted this one the other day caught up in a tree (too tall for me to reach) at my local grocery store… if only people would bring their own bags and/or grocery stores banned plastic bags all together (forcing people to bring their own)… I wouldn’t have to wish I was 15 ft taller!! 😬 …the witches would be left going commando though 😅 that vintage sweater I ordered from bulgaria arrived in the mail yesterday and I loved it so much I decided to shoot some self portraits (a true rarity) 🤩🤣🙃 - ’twas time for a profile picture refresh anyways 🌠💁🏻‍♀️📸 while I’m at it, let’s turn this post into a “10 random facts about me” post shall we? because who knows when the next time I’ll post a photo of my face without sunglasses will be? (last I checked… was march 2018… yikes LOL). 🤷🏻‍♀️😬 1.) The name “Amy” is French and means “beloved.” I am not French, and my parents rarely if ever tell me they love me or generally speaking even use the L word at all. 😂 
2.) I’m a Capricorn, and just turned 27 ten days ago and being categorized as someone in their “late 20s” just makes me scratch my head like “huh what how did that happen” ⁉️
3.) One of my very first experiences with “social media” and “web design” was Neopets. 😆
4.) I make a MEAN guacamole. 🥑
5.) I’m 100% Chinese, but cannot write or speak it. I know a few words and can SOMETIMES understand while listening… but for the most part.. nope. Also, I have really really poor chopstick skills. 🥢
6.) I’m the only one who has a career in a creative field in my immediate family. 🎨
7.) I cut my own hair, have never gone to get a manicure in a nail salon, and have zero piercings / tattoos. 😱 Makeup is also a mystery to me but I prefer the *roll out of bed and out the door with as little effort as possible* method of life anyways. 🤪
8.) I’ve never been to Disneyland OR Disney World 🏰 but grew up pretty much solely watching all the classic Disney movies of the 90s… really need to make the trip happen for myself but 💸
9.) I found an old fully in tact Asbury Park (NJ) Coca Cola bottle while digging around my childhood backyard growing up. I still have it, and it’s one of my most prized pieces of treasure. 👧🏻
10.) I’m more of an introvert than an extrovert and have no problem spending a lot of time with myself.. (cue MANY solo beach walks) 🌅 + when I do engage in larger group social gatherings I definitely need some “me time” to *recharge afterwards*.. 😅

now it’s your turn! tell me some random facts about YOU!! 😘💕

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