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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 …

Handmade, Knitting, No Waste, Sewing, Sustainability, thrifting knitting, no waste, sewing, slow fashion, sustainable, thrifting2 CommentsJanuary 13, 2020 Rachel McKelvie

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 – …

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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 …

Crochet, Handmade, Homemade, Knitting, recycling, Sustainability, Travel christmas decorations, Christmas Markets, christmas tree, Crochet, Germany, handmade, homemade, knitting, sustainable, TravelLeave a commentJanuary 3, 2019 Rachel McKelvie

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 …

Gardening, Handmade, homegrown, Local, Love food hate waste, No Waste gardening, growing, handmade, homegrown, newspaper seed pots, no waste, seedlings, sustainable, vegesLeave a commentOctober 28, 2018 Rachel McKelvie

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 …

Gardening, Handmade, homegrown, Local, No Waste, Sustainability gardening, handmade, homegrown, how to, local, newspaper plant pots, no waste, planting, seeds, sustainableLeave a commentOctober 28, 2018 Rachel McKelvie

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 …

Handmade, No Waste, Sustainability no waste, plastic free july, recycling, save the ocean, sustainableLeave a commentJuly 1, 2018 Rachel McKelvie

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 …

Christmas gifts, Handmade, Homemade, recycling, Sustainability christmas gifts, handmade, homemade, recycling, sustainable, waste freeLeave a commentOctober 7, 2017 Rachel McKelvie

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 …

Handmade, Homemade, Knitting, Sustainability cotton, dishcloth, handmade, homemade, no waste, sustainableLeave a commentSeptember 5, 2017 Rachel McKelvie

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 …

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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 …

Christmas gifts, Handmade, Knitting, Sustainability cotton, dishcloth, environmentally friendly, handmade, knitting, sustainable1 CommentApril 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Rachel McKelvie

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