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I don't usually do anything in particular to celebrate Earth Day, but I have been making small changes to my habits over the last few years to green my life. Things like using reusable shopping bags, reducing my consumer tendencies, and finding creative ways to reuse things. Like this bag. It's made from fused plastic shopping bags. Originally it was meant to be my lunch bag, but it has become an all-purpose almost purse for me because it holds everything from my water bottle to a book to keys to pens and small notebooks and of course, my iphone. I keep thinking I'll make more of these and put them on Etsy but I have been baking more than sewing lately. (Although with this heat wave that may be changing soon). Read More »
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Finding DIY online can be a bit of a chore: Some projectsare far trickier and more expensive to make than they would be to buy, somecall for materials I have a hard time finding here in the city, and some callfor unreasonable levels of expertise. Others the inspired little bits ofdesign that turn…
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You know you're a parent when...you turn giddy upon reading a post at Boing Boing that links to another post with instructions on how to build a ginormous cardboard house.I absolutely love the idea of a cardboard house because it's inexpensive and you can recycle it when the kids decide... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (3) | Blog
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