How to: Reusable Fabric Gift Bags
Last year I made a number of reusable fabric gift bags to wrap our Christmas gifts, to make our Christmas lower waste. I was prompted to do this when a friend asked me if I would be able to make…
How to: Homemade Yoghurt
Homemade yoghurt is one of the things I suggested you could try making from scratch at home. At the time we were subscribed to a homemade yoghurt delivery service provided by a local young person. Since then I have perfected…
How to: Makeup Remover Lotion
Makeup can be a plastic intensive product but makeup remover doesn’t have to be. A while ago I posted a how-to for making reusable makeup remover pads. At the same time, I made some makeup remover lotion and said I…
How to: Knitted Dish Scourer
Lately we’ve been using a knitted dish scourer I made myself. Most supermarket dish scourers are made from plastic so I will not buy those any more. Some compostable hemp or coconut fibre versions are available from specialty stores. We…
How to: T-Shirt Yarn
Tshirt yarn is really easy to make and it means those old holey t-shirts that don’t belong in the charity bin can find a new life. Cut up t-shirts make great cleaning cloths but the cloth from t-shirts can also…
How to: Reusable Makeup Remover Pads
If you wear makeup, you need to remove makeup and you may well be using single use makeup wipes or cotton wool pads to do it. As someone who wants to reduce their carbon footprint though, you are looking for…
How to: Bread Collection Bag
I talked about my Bread Collection Bag in my Our First Family Footprint Steps post among others. I made it myself from an old cotton sheet (you know how the fitted sheet always wears out before the top sheet?) and…
