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Amy French

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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

4 min read

Projects and Craft

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

Amy French

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Projects and Craft

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

4 min read

Projects and Craft

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

Projects and Craft

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

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Projects and Craft

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

How to Remove Labels and Glue From Glass Jars

Amy French

3 min read

Green Cleaning

How to Remove Labels and Glue From Glass Jars

This is the easiest, quickest way to remove labels from glass jars along, with that stubborn sticky glue residue. For anyone aiming to repu

Amy French

2 min read

Projects and Craft

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

How to Make T-shirt Yarn From Worn Out Clothing

Amy French

2 min read

Projects and Craft

How to Make T-shirt Yarn From Worn Out Clothing

Making yarn out of old t-shirts or clothes is a great way to repurpose and give a new life to what would otherwise end up in landfill. I co

DIY Ecofriendly Pinata (Zero Waste Party)

Amy French

6 min read

Projects and Craft

DIY Ecofriendly Pinata (Zero Waste Party)

Making an ecofriendly piñata from waste materials is so cheap and easy to do! This tutorial will show how to make a piñata from recycled and

Upcycle Wine Bottles to Water Your Plants

Amy French

2 min read

Gardening and Outdoors

Upcycle Wine Bottles to Water Your Plants

Wondering what else you can do with your wine bottles besides recycling? Here's a ridiculously simple way to upcycle your wine bottles t

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