'Tis the Season. The Festive Season. Some people love it, while others dread it. I love what Christmas stands for....Family. Love. Celebration. Togetherness. Festive decorations. And letting the creative juices flow.... Gather your resources; offcut plywood and coffee pouches. So when our village announced an Upcycled Christmas Tree competition, I jumped in Boots and All!…
I love Spring! Real Spring, not the crazy beginnings of false Spring courtesy Climate Change. The last four years our Spring, normally celebrated on 1 September, has brought instead the wrath of a winter not wanting to head North but rather dig in and play havoc in our gardens. Spring has moved to a later…
Imagine how many old socks end up in landfill? Thousands upon thousands. That's because socks have a limited lifespan, and there's nothing unsexier than holes in your socks. Our Grandmas would have darned them but we simply don't have time anymore! But wait, there is life after sock death! There's life yet in them thar…
If you've read my blog before, you'll know I looove coffee. So, to pay penance for my addiction which creates all these tough coffee pouches that are designated to end up in landfill, I try upcycling them into more useful items. So far, I've lined an entire fireplace wood basket with coffee sacks. It's in…
1. Grow Green Do it! Just buy a packet of vegetable seeds. Read instructions to sow them and JUST DO IT!! Then sit back and watch them grow and experience the miracle of growing your own food. I find it fascinating that within each tiny seed, there is a memory bank or genetic propensity to…
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Creating new uses for old single purpose furniture, thinking outside the square....
There is much beauty and inspiration all around us. We just have to awaken the senses and take it all in. We can become oblivious to beauty within our own environment. We all like beautiful things. I spend much time in my home and garden, I find beauty in this little world of mine, and…
