As you already know I like recycling. Collecting useless stuff and surround yourself with unuseful materia is not so reasonable. But picking up useful "trash" from here and there is a good way to create something new.
Several weeks ago I was given beautiful flowers. The time fade the blossom but something stayed.
The butterfly is still useful. At the moment it decorates my veranda without flowers.
And the base on which the flowers were set is still useful too. Perhaps something for the next Easter... or something about my woolly secret decoration. We know it after my inspiration.
The easiest way to avoid mess inside the house is to go outside to take away the flowers. :)