Using our paper pots
So now that you have made loads of newspaper plant pots, you can fill them up and put them somewhere warm to sprout. We use a tin with some holes punched in the bottom as […]
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How to: Newspaper Seed Pots
Spring has definitely sprung down here in our part of the world, although we are experiencing a last gasp cold snap this weekend. This is no bother for our vege seedlings which are tucked up […]
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Handmade shower puff
Since I took part in Plastic Free July we have been looking at other ways we can reduce plastic and waste in our house. Hubby asked if I could crochet a shower puff so I […]
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Homemade Creamy Hummus
While I was on holiday recently I discovered a new brand of hummus which was so delicious and creamy, I was compelled to try and recreate it at home. I had tried making hummus in […]
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Fennel and Couscous Salad
This salad came about from a stuffing recipe for chicken, a salad to go with the chicken and a salad recipe I found online when I was looking for instructions on how to cook giant […]
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Saturday shopping – plastic free mission
Plastic Free July. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to shop without getting any single use plastic. Challenge accepted. My first port of call was the vege market, no problems there, out […]
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Pesky plastic bag
Today I was thwarted in my attempt to not use or be given any single use plastic bags during Plastic Free July. I brought my lunch, something I rarely do, and when they gave it […]
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No plastic? Fantastic!
It’s officially Plastic Free July so I thought I would share some of the things I have been doing to try to reduce the amount of single use plastic we bring into the house. I […]
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Winter Woolly Delights
Now that we are in the proper throes of winter, I can indulge my 2 favourite winter pass times. Numero Uno is snuggling up next to the roaring fire with a good book and coming […]
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Stash busting project bags
We have had a scorcher of a summer here in Wellington and it has been too hot to knit or crochet. To get my creative fix, I got my sew on and made myself some […]
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