According to A Recycling Revolution, drug every year we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill a giant skyscraper. The energy that could be saved from recycling one glass bottle could provide 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution. One glass wine bottle takes 4, shop 000 years or more to decompose - longer if it sits in a landfill. Ouch! CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Scrap Happy: 6 Ingenious Things to Make From Scraps
Breathe new life into old objects and reduce landfill waste by diverting leftover odds and ends that would be relegated to the dumpster into useful items. Call it repurposing, cheap call it recrafting, viagra order call it creative reuse, or call it trash transformed. No matter what you call it, this concept of “cradle to cradle” is one of the tenets of green living. It means that a product’s lifecycle doesn’t have to end up forever rotting away in a landfill. It can be endlessly reincarnated into useful items. We econesters talk a lot about CLICK HERE FOR MORE
All Buttoned Up: 10 Fun, Functional, and Funky Vintage Button Projects
Amidst the organic yarn and hand knitted creations at the New England Needlework Association show was a colorful display of vintage buttons. Button Crafts are one of the oldest crafts. Vintage buttons make unique embellishments for lots of DIY projects. The bins of antique buttons at the NENA show were pure eye candy for crafters. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
5 Fun Facts About Linen And How to Make A Great Linen Bag
I'm having a love affair with linen. There's a linen covered couch in my den that is understated and relaxing. Linen clothes are breathable and become even softer and more comfortable over time.
Linen bags are an eco-alternative to plastic bags. Linen is antibacterial and antimycotic, which suppresses the growth of fungi. Perfect for carrying produce and groceries.
5 Fun Facts About Linen
1. Linen textiles may be the oldest in the world. 2. Fragments of straw, seeds, fibers, yarns and various types of fabrics found in Swiss lake dwellings have been traced back to about 8000 B.C. 3. Linen was used as currency in ancient Egypt. Mummies were wrapped in linen because it was seen as a symbol of light and purity, and as a display of wealth. 4. The term "linen" refers to yarn and fabric made from flax fibers. 5. Today linen is often used as a generic term to describe a class of woven bed, bath, table and kitchen textiles because.
DIY Linen Bag
On a hot pursuit stroll through the blogosphere for a simple linen bag to make, I stumbled onto Between The Lines. This Parisian craft blog covers "anything that involves fabric, yarn, wool, paper, paint and glue." The creator, Pascal provides the perfect TUTORIAL for an aesthetically stylish linen bag.
Here's the intention behind the creation:
"I like to find out how things are made, how I can put things together in a simple, yet effective way. Sewing is a mental process to me. It's all about techniques, and seeing through whatever I try to make…I like things to be as minimal as possible. Whatever can be left out I leave out." ~ Between The Lines
Reduce, Redecorate and Reconsider What Belongs to You
Can you reconcile reducing consumption while creating a cozy and stylish home? I am a bit of a redecorating junkie. While I would like to always practice what I preach, pills on occasion I am guilty of impulse buying for my econest. I can’t kick myself too much because on close inspection, if I hold a mirror up to my consumption habit, it reflects mostly socially and environmentally conscious spending choices. Either way, moving more towards less consumption is an ongoing goal. I am working hard to get beyond my shopping urges. I came across a phase coined by artist Zoe Murphy – “Love what belongs to you.” This phrase now seeps into my...CLICK HERE FOR MORE
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