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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008I spent last weekend in D.C. with a friend, who rented me a bike so we could do an easy tour of the monuments. It was so much fun, and an easy breezy way to cover lots of territory without killing my feet. Since we were cycling around a swamp and swamps are, apparently, […]
DIY: CD Spindle Cord Management
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Via TheMillWoods, we found this cool use for old CD spindles– a great way to neaten up your messy cord problem! Um, I mean, my messy cord problem…
Related posts:
CD spindle sandwich holder
TP tube cord management
[Image from MetaCafe]
DIY: Self-Watering Plants
Thursday, May 8th, 2008For someone who loves the nature so very much, I’ve got quite a brown thumb. The only two plants I’ve managed to keep alive for any length of time are four stalks of bamboo (which live in a vase of water and are thus impervious to my care) and some small aloe plants. […]
DIY Calendar
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008I know I’m several months behind the curve here, but I just finished making my planner for 2008! In my defense my planner was from February 2007 through March 2008, and it’s JUST April now, so I’m not too far behind. Though this tip might not timely for anyone else.
I really loved my last planner. […]
Bead Simple!
Thursday, March 27th, 2008I wanted to let ya’ll know about a new jewelry book which just hit the stands– our dear friend Susan Beal wrote the gorgeous book Bead Simple– and it’s jammed-packed with tutorials, tips, insider info and inspiring projects.
Each of her projects also has an alternate version done by a guest designer, and I’m honored to […]
DIY will save us all.
Monday, March 24th, 2008I’m a little late to the party, but there is a great article in wired magazine called “Clive Thompson on how DIYers Just Might Revive American Innovation.” It briefly discusses how the emphasis on hands-on-DIY has lessened over the years in favor of more academic careers, and he argues that as we lose our ability […]
DIY: Extension Cord Management
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Apartment Therapy gives us a cool DIY trick for extension cord management… and the best part is that we all have the necessary supplies in our own homes.
[Thanks to Valerie for the tip!]
[Image via Apartment Therapy]
DIY: Natural Egg Dyes
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008This Easter, Curbly shows us how to dye our eggs using natural foodstuffs, commonly found in any grocery store:
“Choose which colors you’d like to dye your eggs.
• For blue, use red cabbage
• For red, try whole beets (not canned), cherries, or cranberries
• For light green, use spinach or fresh green herbs
• […]
My New Dishwashing Scrubby, Revealed
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Ya’ll were so helpful back over on my “Help Me Wash My Dishes” post, wherein I asked for eco-friendlier options to replace my beloved Dobie. As I mentioned in the comments over there, the main feature I’m looking for is something that doesn’t just push the oil around on my dishes/plates, but actually gets […]
Goods 4 Girls: Reusable Pad Drive
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Fellow eco-blogger Crunchy Chicken is a truly amazing woman– that rare person who sees a need and then figures out a way to fulfill it.
After reading about Proctor & Gamble’s program Protecting Futures, which donates disposable (plastic and bleached cotton) menstrual pads to young women in Africa, Crunchy realized there had to be a […]
Greener Laptop Sleeves
Thursday, February 14th, 2008I love the small ways in which we can green our lives (tiny choices, anyone?), because they are so achievable and easily-doable, and make us even more receptive to implementing bigger changes as we go along. Enter: greener laptop sleeves.
Most regular sleeves are made with some combination of nylon and/or polyurethane foam padding and/or […]
Furoshiki: Wrap Wrap Revolution
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Have ya’ll heard of furoshiki? I hadn’t, until I watched this awesome video (via Lifehacker) showcasing a neat way to turn a piece of square cloth into the coolest wine bottle carrier ever. Seriously, watch it, it’s revolutionary… except, it’s not– the wrapping techniques of furoshiki have been around for quite some […]
Chiossone & Co.
Friday, December 21st, 2007I wanted to give a quick shout-out to Chiossone & Co., for their amazing talent of turning scrap wood into gorgeous jewelry and home decorations — I discovered their booth yesterday at the Union Square holiday market here in NYC and bought two necklaces as gifts, then returned today to buy four more presents. […]
Oh My Darlin’ Clementine Tealight
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Check out the second-best use for a Clementine ever (the first being to eat the thing)– those brilliant minds over at Apartment Therapy put together a photo slideshow of how to turn a humble clementine into a gorgeous candle– and you only need three things to pull this off: a clementine, a sharp knife, and […]
Crafty Hazards: toxic fumes?
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Back in September we highlighted some of the different pattens out there for reusable bags, including techniques for fusing plastic bags together to create a larger piece of plastic “fabric” for bag making purposes. not martha linked to a metafilter question asking if this process is toxic… it’s probably not good for you, no matter […]
Love Forever Eye Pillows
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Hey, check it out: our dear friend Kayte, of Love Forever, made it into the Treehugger gift guide with her gorgeous handmade eye pillows! You can pick one up through her Etsy shop– they make great gifts.
Superspecial tip: keep one in the freezer for extra-soothing goodness.
DIY: 45rpm Mail Organizer!
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007I am incredibly skilled at making paper piles. They spring up in my footsteps, trailing me everywhere I go, threatening to topple over and erase any order I’ve created in other areas of my life. While organizing the papers on/around/below my desk might be a distant dream, I realized that it was most […]
DIY clothing
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007As the seasons start to change and as kids rush back to school, I’m faced full on with one of the tiny choices I’ve been practicing for the last couple of years: to make as many of my clothes as possible.
it sounds really punk rock and crafty, right? but in actuality, I got fed up. […]
DIY: Cutlery Tote
Thursday, September 6th, 2007Well, if you’re going to start carrying around your own cutlery, and/or keeping it at the office, you may as well do it in style! Instructables has a great tutorial for sewing your own cutlery tote. Make it ubergreen by repurposing fabric you already have on hand.
DIY a Reusable Bag
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Jenn gave a lovely run-down of some of the reusable bags available for purchase out there last week - so let’s piggy back on her reusable bags momentum: here’s a bunch of bags that you can make at home easily - and even better, from repurposed materials! You can reduce AND reuse, in one graceful […]
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