We have so many soup and coffee cans to recycle so I thought I would explore different ways of reusing them.
Bake bread. Soup cans make cute little round slices of bread. Try banana bread, zuchinni bread, raisin bran or carrot cake muffin/cake recipes.
Use them as a candle mold. Either insert a tabbed wick and fill [...]
It’s family movie night here but thought I’d check in to let you know I’m still kicking. I just finished a long writing project and went for a hike to load up on computer CDs.
It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed the scenery. I found a sturdy chair by the curb for [...]
I found an excellent instructional video on how to make a self watering container out of a bucket. Restaurants and other businesses throw these out all the time and they do make great planters. Sometimes I slack off, forget or am just not around to water my plants so this would help hold them over.
In the last month I purchased a computer for fifty bucks, several books on crafts and some candle molds. I know I’m supposed to be purchasing less but most of this stuff is assisting me in my creations.
The computer was worth it for the hard drive alone and the kids love it. Their old one [...]
Instead of pitching all your paper in the recycling bin, try some of these creative ways of recycling.
Wallpaper
Use old wallpaper to decorate boxes, photo frames and shelves. Create a makeshift crate out of a sturdy wallpapered cardboard box or decoupage a candle. Make and decorate a dollhouse with cardboard and wallpaper.
Magazines
Make gorgeous beads out of [...]
The word freegan came from combining the words free and vegan.
“Freegans embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed.” (What is Freegan, Freegan info, 2007)
Freegans share resources that would otherwise be wasted which minimizes the impact of consumption on the [...]
Community Gardening helps alleviate poverty by providing nutritious organic food to people of all income levels. It also offers an opportunity to obtain useful knowledge and skills that people can then teach others in the community.
Other Benefits of Community Gardening:
It improves the environment’s air quality and reduces pollution. Community involvement also helps keep the area [...]
Living in a more frugal way helps simplify your life while assisting others quality of life. When we’re not overconsuming material luxuries, we help contribute to a better environment, decrease poverty, increase our self reliance and develop personal skills for survival if needed.
Other Benefits of Simple Living:
You’re more likely to have the opportunity to slow [...]
Recent dog food recalls make homemade dog food recipes popular. Here are some ideas for making your own.
Many popular dog foods have recently been recalled because of food poisoning which in some cases has been fatal. North American stores have been pulling up to 48 brands off the shelves that Menu foods supplies. (Source: Animal [...]
It’s the small things in life. I prefer my fries homemade and our family frequently requests them so I was excited when I found this potato cutter on Saturday.
I usually make potato wedges in the oven with garlic and rosemary. It’s so easy and everyone loves them.
It’s healthier too because you don’t use as much [...]
