Carye's International Free Box Day Pics

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Carye Bye just sent me a couple of photos that I thought should be on the blog because they're great!

She saw this truck on the way home from the picnic, really in the free box day spirit I would say.
Thanks, Carye!

International Free Box Day Photos

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Well, the first International Free Box day was a success.

There's more free stuff off to the right out of the picture.

I met Jennifer who gets blank shirts out of free boxes, silkscreens I heart free boxes onto them, and then returns them to free boxes.  Super cool!

Jennifer with a bunch of plain t-shirts to silkscreen and a free pair of Vans.

Tom with a I Heart Free Boxes shirt.

She left a bunch of her shirts and I am happy to say they were a hit!  I love it.

Carye brought me this hilarious item she found in a free box:

It's the natural gift idea!

Here's a photo of Carye with some of her scores of the day:

Tom actually made that coffee shop board game.  We tried to play it, but there were too many distractions; perhaps another time.

And of course this wonderful giant free box and picnic couldn't have been possible without the lovely Meghan Sinnott, free box finder extraordinaire!  Here she is checking out the image transfer book while we try to play the coffee shop game:

I hope everyone had a fantastic International Free Box Day wherever they were on this lovely planet!

Davis Free Boxes

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I just found this on the internets and thought it was super cool.  It's how to put out free stuff and all sorts of info about free boxes and the like at Davis.
Check it out:

http://daviswiki.org/Free_Piles

The etiquette section is especially good.

International Free Box Day Fun ~ August 17th

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It has been officially declared that August 17th is International Free Box Day, which also corresponds with National Thrift Store Day; weird.

To celebrate the first International Free Box Day I thought it would be super cool to have a giant free box/swap on August 17th at Washington School, which is 12th and Stark, at 1 p.m. till 4 p.m.

Found in a Free Box as seen in Issue 11

I also thought that having a giant potluck picnic to hang with like-minded free boxers would be fun as well.  Please bring your hula hoops, park games, musical instruments or just some food to share and hang out with such an awesome Portland community.

Of course for the giant free box, please bring lightly worn items that you are tired of or lightly worn housewares, anything that still works and you think could become some free boxer's new treasure.
There will be some issues of Free Box the Magazine available while supplies last.

Also, please spread the word...Facebook, twitter, email, whatever and since it's International Free Box Day, please let your friends know that don't live in the United States.

I hope to see you all there this upcoming Saturday!!!
Hearts,
Bece

p.s. - all the leftover goodies will be donated to Transition Projects

2013 Zine Symposium

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Hello~

Don't forget about the Zine Symposium this weekend.  Free Box the Magazine will be present for the first time.

Here's the website with all the details:

http://www.portlandzinesymposium.org/

Hearts~

I'm Back!!!

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So I walked nearly 500 miles across Spain.  It was hard work, but very fun at the same time.  I do have a European free box report for you, but that will come later.

My dear friend Jane was my lovely airport pickup and on the way home we spotted this awesome pot that she had been on the lookout for.  My first free box back in the States; pretty sweet:

I hope the free boxes have been flowing in Portland this summer.  I can't wait to do some scavenging myself :)

Free Box the Magazine is on an Adventure!

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Free Box the Magazine is going traveling once again, this time to Spain.  I will be walking the Camino de Santiago and I have heard there are free boxes on this journey due to the fact that people just get sick of carrying certain items.  I won't be back till the end of July and I will report back what the free box scene is like in Spain.  Adios~

My friend received this sweet travel trunk for free from one of her clients.  This is not how I will be traveling, though.