Fan Blade Dragonfly Yard Art Got some fan blades from a broken ceiling fan? Don’t toss them just yet! You can give them a new life as a fan blade dragonfly! This past Christmas, I made dragonfly garden decor for my mother’s gift. She’s an avid gardener and she had seen them previously on Pinterest… Read More Fan Blade Dragonfly Yard Art
Unique Gardening Gifts Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so I wanted to share my top 10 best gardening gifts for mom, including one I made myself Mothers are so incredibly special. A few years ago, I wrote the 23 lessons I learned from my mother and every year I find more things I… Read More The 21 Best Gardening Gifts for Mom
What is Upcycling Before we ask why is upcycling important, we have to define upcycling. Upcycling is also known as creative reuse, which is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. It allows us to keep even single-use… Read More Why is upcycling important?
Can you reuse coffee grounds? Yes, absolutely! You can even reuse them to make กาแฟ (coffee) again, but the second brew will have a disproportionately small amount of caffeine and other flavor compounds which may affect the flavor of the coffee. Creative Uses for Coffee Grounds So I’ve put together this list of amazing ways… Read More Easy Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds
Wood Burned Christmas Ornaments These burned wooden Christmas ornaments are minimally processed. All you have to do is find the a tree limb and slice them up with a saw. They’re easy to customize and put your own twist on the design. Every year I try to come up with Bulk Christmas gifts for my… Read More Burned Wooden Christmas Ornaments
Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Men You might be thinking, why is a blog that talks about saving resource and environmental issues now talking about ideas for manly stocking stuffers? Here’s the thing: there is a gender gap when it comes to environmental issues. It’s simply not a manly thing to care about and that’s probably… Read More Manly Stocking Stuffers for an Eco-Friendly Christmas
School Break Boredom Busters Boredom Busters like the ones listed below are an affordable way to keep your kids busy. My mom, a daycare provider, has a great saying “If you don’t keep the kids busy, they’ll keep you busy.” It’s a mantra she says especially around the summer months when kids are out of… Read More Fun, Cheap School Break Boredom Busters for Kids
Support Environmental Causes for Random Acts of Kindness Week Environmental charities and random acts of kindness are near to my heart. This year to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness week, February 11-17, I decided to share my favorite environmental charities working to make a better world. The problems facing our planet should concern us all.… Read More Environmental Charities to Support for a Better World
New Year Resolutions to Save Money Yes, it’s that time of the year again when we search for the best money saving tips the internet has to offer. This time every year, I sit down look at my finances and think about my goals for the year. Then I get organized and ready to save… Read More Easy, Practical Money Saving Tips for the New Year
Month by Month New Year Resolutions It’s that time again- the time to reflect on the past year, to think about the future and come up with New Year resolutions. What are your goals? Who do you want to be? These are the questions we ask when coming up with New Year resolutions.