How many things in life do you think you’ve completely worn out? Other than the patience of our parents when we were children, I doubt that many Americans use all of their possessions until they had absolutely NO usefulness whatsoever. So, does this make us all bad people? Of course not. But our lack of…
Skill Building
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 Dress Sustainably This Year
~Dressing sustainably is the process of clothing oneself without violating the environment or other human beings. Kelly Morris My desire to dress sustainably has definitely been a process. On one hand it seems as though it should be an easy process, yet I found it to take a bit more thought and…
Buying Bees: Nuc vs. Packaged
It’s that time of year again! Many beekeepers, new and experienced, will start to look ways to purchase their bees this year. But should you purchase a nuc or packaged bees? I’ll try to answer that question with “Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started with Bees”. You can find them for sale all…
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…