Green...Easy Knit Produce Bag Green…can mean more than one thing. There is green the color. And green, as in environmentally friendly. Today I am combining those two meanings into one with the: I made my reusable produce bag out of an old knit T-shirt. And then I went crazy! It is really easy and requires very little sewing. So let’s get started shall we? 1.)You just take an old T-shirt and turn it inside out. I made some small, some large. Some using the existing T-shirt hem and some not. 2.)Sew with a straight stitch or a narrow zig zag all the way around. Or you can finish the edge with: A French seam. A zig-zag stitch or serged edge - my favorite way. Make the seam allowance much smaller - like 1/8 of an inch. Or fold the seam allowance over to one side and stitch all the way around. 3. )You can do this next part 2 ways: Option 1: Draw lines to help guide you when you cut slits. and snip, snip, snip…with the tips of your scissors. You want to stagger the cuts like so… Option 2: Using your rotary cutter… 4.) 5.) That’s it!
Buy Nothing Project | Bedroom Solutions Do you want to shift to a life with less plastic and less waste in general? Wondering where to start? Feeling overwhelmed? We’d love to help! We’ve learned a lot about how to change our own habits and perspectives over the past three years, and we’d like to offer this bit of advice: Please, don’t try to do everything at once! Choose just one step, the one that seems the easiest or most appealing to you, and give that a try.Adapt our ideas as necessary for your own household and lifestyle and keep at that one first change until it’s second nature, or until you’re excited to add another. Remember that joy and pride are much better motivating emotions in the long run than guilt and shame. Here are our Bedroom Solutions. Kid Bedroom and Playroom: Skip the Cheap Plastic Toys to Make Room for Even More Fun © Liesl Clark If you already have plastic organizers for your kids’ toys and other belongings, keep using them! Curate Your Toys to Give Each Beloved Item Space © Liesl Clark Adult Bedroom:
Reusing produce mesh / net bags | Eco Green Love Reuse: Net Bag from Oranges Reuse Garlic Bag as Soap Bag Reversible Dish Scrubber Using Recycled Mesh Produce Bags Mesh produce bags filled with styro packing peanuts in flowerpot before filling it with potting soil. The mesh will prevent soil from washing out the drain holes. The pots will be lightweight for moving. Reusing mesh produce bags for Posh Paper Hats for a Royal Wedding Make Your Own: Repurposed Produce Mesh Bag Pot Scrubbers Trash Hacker: Last Minute Valentine From A Plastic Mesh Produce Bag Craft Project!! Deco Mesh Pumpkin Make a Mesh Sports Bag Crochet Your Own Reusable Mesh Produce Bag Upcycle a Mesh Produce Bag into a Nesting Materials Buffet for Birds Repurposed mesh produce bag Sewing projects for pre-school age using mesh produce bag Make V-Day Gift Bags Using Produce Christmas in July: Go green and make a white, Plastic Bag Christmas Wreath Reused produce packaging- this was the material my garlic and avocados came in. Use Plastic Mesh Produce Bags for Cast Iron Clean Up
DIY Wall-Mounted Clothes Drying Rack The ad on Freecycle said, Wooden Baby Pen, and described some sort of a freestanding baby jail made from dozens of dowels. With visions of a garden cucumber support in my head, I said I would love to have it, and could promise reliable pick up. Before I could worry about trellising cukes, laundry room inspiration hit and baby jail was repurposed into a wall-mounted indoor diaper and small-clothes drying rack. This project was 100% free. Then the baby jail panels were simply hung sideways from the hook. Now, I will admit I am not exactly a line-drying guru, but I do manage to line dry my son’s cloth diapers most of the time.This is how I used to line dry my diapers. The wall mounted clothes drying racks are so much nicer: Baby clothes, socks, undies, cloth wipes etc. do well on the rack too. Homebrew Husband and I are thinking of adding a hinged prop at the bottom of the drying racks which would allow them the stand out from the wall more at the bottom when in use.
Plastic-Free Potato Chips | Rock Farmer DIY Plastic-Free Potato Chips Craving potato chips? Make your own, right now. But before you read on, ask yourself if you truly want to know how to do this. Are you ready? DIY Plastic-Free Potato Chips Ingredients You will need: Potatoes – I use my home-grown spuds of unknown variety; experiment to find your favoriteOil – I use grapeseed oil, Peter recommends olive oilSaltA sharp knife (or a mandoline, if you have one)A bowlA microwave-safe plateAn oven mittA microwaveA tiny bit of patience Here’s how to make your own potato chips. Slice your potatoes. Loosen Stuck Chips with a Sharp Knife TipSprinkle the hot chips with salt and other seasonings as desired.Eat.Repeat.Blame my friend Peter. Like this: Like Loading...
Upcycle: Chip Bag Purse/Tote | Once Upon A Craft This seriously is the easiest bag ever to make. It doesn’t involve any sewing and can be made in around 15 mins. It’s great to give as a gift or even to have for yourself. Every time I use mine I get tons of compliments. When I said this is super easy to make, I wasn’t kidding. Clean chip bagMatching Duct tapeScissorsMeasuring tape(optional) Start by turning your chip bag inside out and cleaning it gently. Now is the time to decide what shape of a bag you’d like. *when cutting the bottom of the bag, leave 1/2″ longer than you want* After cutting the bag, grab your duct tape and break off a piece that is longer than the cut area. Flip the bag over and fold the tape up and secure on the back side. Cut off access on sides without cutting the bag. *if your tape looks a little off center, don’t worry. Here comes a trick part. Do the same thing to the other side. When you look inside your bag your should see a triangle in each corner. STRAP: Measure the height of your bag. Snip tape around straps.
The Home That Yard Sales Built | How to conquer life's obstacles one bargain at a time! So, you say you can’t afford a Christmas tree? Well, not to worry friend, do I have the solution for you! As Thanksgiving gave way to Black Friday and Black Friday paved the road to full on, bell-ringing, jingle-horsing Christmas, I realized something. Not to be discouraged, I set to mulling over possibilities. In October I cleared overgrown ivy, underbrush and all sorts of critter infested debris from the backyard of the apartment building where I live. Luckily, the management company that runs my building isn’t exactly what one might call ‘on the ball’, let’s just say they have about as much follow through as Kim Kardashian does with wedding vows. I will save the how-tos for later (see below), but let me say a few words, first, about the why you too might want to take on a project just like this one: Reasons to create an ersatz Christmas tree from discarded dead timber: 1. 2. 3. My daughter loves our tree and so far everyone who has seen it has oohed and ahhed. 4. 5. Now, onto the how.
Mud Room Makeover: Part 1 - Hi Friends! A little over a year ago after downsizing into a smaller house, I was faced with the challenge of using space more creatively. I’d been spoiled for eight years in our oversized dream home with all the closet space and extra storage a custom designed home provides. When my two oldest children reached the age of finding their own way in the world, the huge house no longer seemed worth the maintenance or expense; sadly we said goodbye to the home that was once a dream, and moved on to a smaller house to start a new adventure. The mudroom in our new house might be the smallest mudroom I’ve ever seen. Having said that, I *am* grateful to have a first floor laundry room, even if it is tight quarters. Here’s the before picture; It’s your basic builder grade laundry room. With two little girls who love shoes as much as their mother does, there was always a clutter of shoes, snow pants, and bags on the floor. After priming and painting. Thanks for stopping by!
Ingeniously re-used products Design is not always about expensive branded items. At times, it is about human ingenuity which surprises us occasionally by finding use in what appears useless. We hope this post inspires you to seek new ways to ‘Reduce, Re-use and Recyle…’ Mieulin believes you can make a box out of used plastic bottles. Fazendo Arte does not like to throw away old floppies. Infact, old computer accessories can be creatively used in different ways: (Key necklace by Susan) by Audrey & Max by Mario Langer and if you have been following this blog regularly you would remember the Mac Aquarium from our post about awesome aquariums. CDs can be used as lampshades… by Essellarr Ana Pomars shows us used plastic cups and cloth pegs would work fine too… and so does old tubelights… or old bulbs… Jelene‘s pal thinks you can even make lampshades out of used cans… …and lampshades aren’t the only things you can make out of used cans. a symbolic pot? Photo by Bob008 Atleast those bikes wouldn’t be causing any pollution!