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Making 200 Masks: love in a time of COVID-19

Making 200 Masks: love in a time of COVID-19

At this point, I've made over 200 non-surgical cotton face masks... That's 13 metres of cotton fabric, 17 metres of nose wire, 45 metres of elastic, 108 metres of fabric ties, and...

Making 200 Masks: love in a time of COVID-19

At this point, I've made over 200 non-surgical cotton face masks... That's 13 metres of cotton fabric, 17 metres of nose wire, 45 metres of elastic, 108 metres of fabric ties, and...

Make Do and Mend: Japanese sashiko visible mending technique

Make Do and Mend: Japanese sashiko visible mend...

Visible mending has regained popularity lately, especially with the zero waste crowd. It makes sense considering that the fashion and textile industries tend to create a lot of waste, it's...

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Make Do and Mend: Japanese sashiko visible mend...

Visible mending has regained popularity lately, especially with the zero waste crowd. It makes sense considering that the fashion and textile industries tend to create a lot of waste, it's...

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Low Waste Gift Wrapping Ideas

Low Waste Gift Wrapping Ideas

Are you looking for ways to reduce your waste this holiday season? One area that typically produces a LOT of waste is gift wrapping. Pretty packaging that's used once and...

Low Waste Gift Wrapping Ideas

Are you looking for ways to reduce your waste this holiday season? One area that typically produces a LOT of waste is gift wrapping. Pretty packaging that's used once and...

Ditch This, Use That : Top swaps for Plastic-free July

Ditch This, Use That : Top swaps for Plastic-fr...

Plastic is hiding everywhere in our day-to-day lives. If you've been participating in plastic-free July, it's likely that you've noticed this even more lately. Try not to get discouraged! Here...

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Ditch This, Use That : Top swaps for Plastic-fr...

Plastic is hiding everywhere in our day-to-day lives. If you've been participating in plastic-free July, it's likely that you've noticed this even more lately. Try not to get discouraged! Here...

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How to Make Veggie Broth from Scraps

How to Make Veggie Broth from Scraps

Sometimes an idea is so good, you just have to share it! Have you ever made vegetable broth from your veggie scraps? Not only does this reduce food waste, it...

How to Make Veggie Broth from Scraps

Sometimes an idea is so good, you just have to share it! Have you ever made vegetable broth from your veggie scraps? Not only does this reduce food waste, it...

DIY kitchen wipes

DIY kitchen wipes

Are you guilty of relying on packaged, disposable kitchen wet wipes? Well, today I've got the perfect DIY solution! Five minutes is all it takes for a greener alternative that's...

DIY kitchen wipes

Are you guilty of relying on packaged, disposable kitchen wet wipes? Well, today I've got the perfect DIY solution! Five minutes is all it takes for a greener alternative that's...