Trash into Treasures: DIY Shabby Chic Containers
Why “buy” a vase when you can make a DIY Shabby Chic container from any old can! The word “waste” is simply NOT a part of my vocabulary! So as I think ahead to the upcoming holidays, I’m already...
View ArticleGreen Divas DIY Gifts for the Holidays: Decking the Halls with Decoupage
Counting Down to Christmas, but YOU CAN DO THIS! I KNOW everyone of a certain age — let’s say those of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s or anyone who was a Girl Scout in that era — can tell you about...
View ArticleYou Won’t Believe This: DIY Picture Frame Made From Toilet Paper Tubes
Each year over 17 billion toilet paper tubes are thrown away, and most end up in landfills. To put that in perspective, this amount of waste is enough to fill the Empire State Building…twice! And did...
View Article7 Recyclables You Can Also Reuse
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—remember? While I get a variety of reactions to the fact that I work in the environmental space, one I hear more often than most is “Oh, yeah… we recycle!” I always make sure to...
View ArticleGreen Dude DIY: recycling plastic for good
I know, I know: plastic is something we want to try to get out of our lives… right? No doubt… but good luck with that: more and more packaging and products are made with this cheap, durable material....
View ArticleThe History of Flea Markets & Road Tripping to RePurpose
Who Put the Flea in Flea Market? Have you ever stopped to think about the origin of the term “flea market”? In all the years I’ve scoured flea markets full of other peoples’ “junk” to turn into my...
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