New Year. Slow Fashion
Happy New Year and Happy New Decade everyone! I thought I would report in on the pledge I made last year to not buy any new clothes and appreciate and wear what I already had. […]
Tag: sustainable
Slow fashion
I am doing really well with my pledge to not buy any new clothes this year. I did buy some yarn for my mother – in – law to knit me a jersey but i’m […]
Oh Christmas Tree
Christmas is my favourite holiday and on the 1st December, without fail, I put up the Christmas Tree. I have a wee ritual of eating mince pies and watching a Christmas Movie, normally Love Actually […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DIY Beeswax wraps
We are proud to be a gladwrap free household and have been for over a year. I have been making and using beeswax wraps for a few years now and they are a great alternative […]
Dishcloth Lovin’ Take 2
As promised, I have been furiously knitting more dishcloths, this time with a new pattern which is fast turning out to be my favourite as it is so quick and easy to knit up and […]
My local Farmers Market
Every Saturday rain, hail or shine, I get up early and head down to our local Farmers Market. This is where I stock up on my veges for the week at a fraction […]
Cotton Dishcloth Lovin’ Part 6
As promised, here is my latest batch of knitted dishcloths. While I was poking round on the internet looking for dishcloth patterns, I found this website (it hasn’t been updated for a while) which led me […]