I’m excited to introduce you to Jo M, one of the owner/operators at “The Cockeyed Homestead” with her post “Is it Dead Yet? No, not Quite!” Jo M and Melody M are two 60ish year old widows with a common goal, to live the most organic and self-sustainable life possible! While Mel is a converted…
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How to Make a Simple, Reusable Market Bag
Since we’re focused on “Using It Up” this week, it’s a great time to get more acquainted with how to re-purpose and/or up-cycle clothing! Let’s learn to make a simple, reusable market bag in about an hour! I can hear some of you mumbling that you don’t have a sewing machine and you don’t know…
How to Make a Simple Envelope Pillow Cover
It’s bound to happen…you take off your pillow covers to wash them, and they just don’t come out of the washer the same way they went in. Yeah. No worries! Let’s learn how to make a simple envelope pillow cover that will look even better than the original! Fortunately, I have the former pillowcase to…
How to Make Reusable Cloth Gift Bags
I’ve been meaning to make these for like forever. Finally, here’s how to make easy cloth gift bags for every occasion! I bought about 10 yards of different Christmas fabric on sale one year with every intent to make sustainable cloth gift bags. This year, I finally got around to it and I’m thrilled with…
How to Make Easy Cloth Napkins
In an effort to eliminate what I need from the store and to progress in being “zero-waste”, I’ve been making cloth napkins! They are so simple to make and so let’s learn “How to Make Easy Cloth Napkins”! Eliminating paper products is a Must for a Sustainable Home Making and using cloth napkins not only saves…