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Valentine’s Day Inspiration: Handmade Gifts for Him
Shopping for guys is tough. With Valentine’s day right around the corner, we’ve got some handmade gifts for guys that won’t break the bank!
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The 4 Best Ways to Ditch Bottled Water
Bottled water is a huge resource hog, from the plastic and shipping to the water itself. Not only is there the waste to consider, but many large bottled water companies fill those plastic bottles up at the expense of local water rights.
Taking back the tap is about more than reducing waste. It’s about telling those large corporations that water is not a luxury item.
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4 Simple Steps to Grow a Hundred Pounds of Potatoes in a Barrel
Not only does growing potatoes in a barrel reduce the amount of weeding and exposure to pests and fungi, you don’t even have to risk shovel-damage to the tender potatoes by digging them out of the ground when they’re done, just tip the container over!
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Make Your Own Sweet Potato Dog Treats
I was at the grocery store the other day shopping for the week and I popped into the pet aisle to grab a can of wet food for our pup who’s being a little finicky about eating lately. It was right there that I spotted them: organic cans of pureed pumpkin and sweet potato for dogs!
An Upcycled Valentine: Plantable Pansy in a Newspaper Pot!
Although not the first story about starter pots, this one is just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Craft Recycled: Upcycled Lamp from a Wire Waste Basket
For folks who are into cross-stitch or weaving, the texture of a wire waste basket begs to be fancied up with stitched or woven fiber, and Poppytalk did an awesome job transforming a wire waste basket into a lamp! They used strips of fabric, but you could also use yarn or grouped strands of embroidery thread – this is a great project for busting that fiber stash.
10 Awesome Wine Cork Craft Projects
If you know me, you know I like a glass of red wine on a chilly winter evening. After quite a few chilly winter evenings, though, what I have is a big bowl full of wine corks. Don’t judge. Let’s get crafty instead!
Make Your Printer Ink Last Longer
If you do have to print, stretching your resources is a great way to green up that process. You probably already know to print on both sides of your paper or maybe you even fish junk mail out of the bin and print on the back of that. But what about the printer ink?
