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Eco-friendly, Zero Waste Costume Ideas for 100 days of School Celebrations

Amy French

5 min read

Projects and Craft

Eco-friendly, Zero Waste Costume Ideas for 100 days of School Celebrations

The 100th day of school is a super fun milestone. How can you make your 100 days of school costume eco friendly, sustainable and waste free

20 Creative Ways to Repurpose Old Activewear (instead of sending it to landfill)

Amy French

3 min read

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20 Creative Ways to Repurpose Old Activewear (instead of sending it to landfill)

Living an ecofriendly lifestyle it soon becomes very painful to send anything to landfill! A while back I wrote about ways you can repurpose

4 Fun Eco-Friendly School Holiday Activities To Try At Home

Amy French

3 min read

Projects and Craft

4 Fun Eco-Friendly School Holiday Activities To Try At Home

School holidays are here and it's time to keep the kids busy and entertained without ruining your budget OR the planet (it is plastic-fr

Amy French

2 min read

Gardening and Outdoors

How To Make Newspaper Seedling Pots

Newspaper is a great material for making your own seedling pots, and once grown they can be planted whole in the ground without disturbing y

Brilliant Ways To Repair and Refashion Old Shoes

Amy French

6 min read

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Brilliant Ways To Repair and Refashion Old Shoes

Wondering whether to recycle, repair or repurpose your old shoes? Here are some brilliant ways to repair and refashion your favourite shoes

Amy French

4 min read

Projects and Craft

How To Dispose of Glitter

Unfortunately, traditional glitter is bad for the environment because it is made up of tiny pieces of plastic, BUT what do you do with your

Amy French

2 min read

Projects and Craft

DIY Eco-Friendly Cloud Dough (or Floof)

This natural, DIY Eco-Friendly Cloud Dough recipe is loads of fun and makes a fantastic sensory play experience. It's also biodegradable

4 Basic Clothing Repairs Anyone Can Master (with Videos)

Amy French

3 min read

Projects and Craft

4 Basic Clothing Repairs Anyone Can Master (with Videos)

Today I want to show you 4 essential basic clothing repairs that anyone can do by hand, without a sewing machine or any skills at all. Learn

Amy French

5 min read

Projects and Craft

Make Your Own Natural Reed Diffuser

Make your own reed diffusers to avoid chemical and synthetic fragrances. Choose natural wood and bamboo based materials for diffusers and bl

Make Natural Ice-cream Flavoured Playdough

Amy French

3 min read

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Make Natural Ice-cream Flavoured Playdough

Make your own yummy scented playdough in three gorgeous ice-cream flavours, without any artificial colours or flavours. Use cocoa powder, va

Amy French

4 min read

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DIY Zero Waste Pinecone Christmas Trees

Make your own natural, eco friendly and zero waste miniature Christmas trees from Pinecones using recycled materials. Sometimes the simplest

Kitchen Herb Windowsill Garden Kit - Review

Amy French

4 min read

Gardening and Outdoors

Kitchen Herb Windowsill Garden Kit - Review

For the black thumbs or green thumb challenged, this Kitchen Herb Windowsill Garden Kit is a great way to start growing your own fresh herbs

Amy French

3 min read

Projects and Craft

Easter Egg Foil Craft

You can recycle Easter Egg foil, BUT have you thought about repurposing or reusing it? Here are three simple Easter craft ideas to upcycle y

Amy French

3 min read

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How to Make Eco-Friendly Slime

This DIY Slime recipe is edible, non-toxic, borax free, glue free, ecofriendly and literally green! With just corn starch or cornflour, a

Amy French

3 min read

Projects and Craft

How To Repurpose Old Leggings

Old, worn out leggings, gym pants and yoga pants usually end up in landfill, but here's a simple method to repurpose them into 3 useful

Amy French

4 min read

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Make a No Sew T-Shirt Bag

Old t-shirts, tops, dresses and nighties can be transformed in 5 minutes into no-sew t-shirt bag. This is also an effective way to repurpose

Ecofriendly Valentine's Day: Yarn Love Heart

Amy French

2 min read

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Ecofriendly Valentine's Day: Yarn Love Heart

Simple ecofriendly Valentine's Day love hearts made from yarn or twine can be a cute gift or decoration that is budget friendly. Follow...

Revamp Wooden Chopping Boards with Home Made Wood Butter

Amy French

3 min read

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Revamp Wooden Chopping Boards with Home Made Wood Butter

Creating your own homemade wood butter (or board butter) is a cinch and wooden chopping boards only need a little care to bring them back...

Amy French

3 min read

Projects and Craft

Easy No-Cook Playdough Recipe

This no cook playdough recipe will give you perfect soft play dough every time and if stored correctly can easily last up to 6-8 months. Thi

Amy French

2 min read

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How to Make Eco Friendly Glitter

Don't give up the sparkles yet! Making your own Eco Friendly Glitter is a fabulous zero waste alternative to traditional glitter. It is

The Good Life

with Amy French