December 7th, 2007 - Dewey’s Treehouse: Kitbashing, a way of life
MamaSquirrel has a wonderful post called Kitbashing, a way of life about finding gems inside stuff you don’t really want at thrift or garage sales. The word comes from taking multiple kits for specific projects and using them for a custom project (such as a doll house or model car).
And remember, you can always donate the parts you don’t want to a thrift store or give them to someone via Freecycle. If you have room, keep kits and pieces from craft kits or that could be used for crafts until you have enough to give away. My university’s art education classes are always happy to get a box of stuff from me and now my daughter’s preschool would also be happy. And of course, you might find a use for the gizmos yourself in the meantime.