10.02.2018 0600 Materials: One over the door shoe organizer X-acto blade Cutting mat (or cardboard, plywood, some type of surface you're willing to cut into and can damage just a little bit) 4 Safety Pins Tools: Sewing machine Sewing Kit So I've owned an over the door shoe organizer for awhile. I didn't use … Continue reading Upcycling A Shoe Organizer
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Ethylene Producing Fruits And Vegetables
04.04.2017 0700 Storing fruits and vegetables can be tricky if you have too much and if they're stored incorrectly, the speed of ripening can speed up unnecessarily. It's one lesson I had to take time out to understand when I lived on my own. As some fruits and vegetables ripen, they release ethylene, a gas that can cause … Continue reading Ethylene Producing Fruits And Vegetables
The Dangers Of Microfiber Cloths
03.07.2017 0600 You know when a new product comes out, and it promises to eliminate chemicals and cut down on the process of cleaning, and then we wait ten years or so, and figure out the drawbacks from this said new product? Yeah, that's what this post is about. So when microfiber cloths hit mainstream … Continue reading The Dangers Of Microfiber Cloths
The Problem With Disposable Chopsticks
11.17.2016 0800 The world's fast growing appetite for Asian food has a lot to do with both population growth and economic development on the continent. Demand has soared in China, where GDP per capita has increased more than ten fold since 2000, and also in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. The long-standing myth that disposable chopsticks … Continue reading The Problem With Disposable Chopsticks
Understanding Recycling Glass
10.13.2016 0800 Glass Recycling Process Link Of all the materials that we are continually reminded of as consumers to recycle, glass has to be within the top three on that list; the other being paper and aluminum. I have to admit that I prefer glass and aluminum over paper though. Paper cannot be washed clean … Continue reading Understanding Recycling Glass
Understanding Recycling Aluminum Cans
Recycling 10.07.2016 0800 Aluminum Can Recycling Link Aluminum seems to be one of the more common materials in the United States in which the public is reminded to recycle consistently. It's a great material that can be reused and can create a closed loop system if recycled properly.The infographic above shows the lifecycle of an aluminum … Continue reading Understanding Recycling Aluminum Cans
Upcycling Sleeves Into Reusable Gift Bags
09.19.2016 0800 Materials: Leftover t-shirt sleeves from the shirts you planned to make into a t-shirt quilt Sewing kit Tools: Sewing machine So I started making a T-shirt quilt for my brother and one for my mother. For my brother, I used his old t-shirts and for my mother, I took a few of my childhood t-shirts as … Continue reading Upcycling Sleeves Into Reusable Gift Bags
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