This is Day 148 of the Green in 365 series! *This is a guest post from Becca, who has been one of my most faithful readers and commenters here on Live Renewed. I've always appreciated her sharing her ideas and experience in the comments, and am excited to have her share this post with you today! by Becca Stallings of The Earthling's Handbook I switched from blowing my nose on paper tissues to using cloth handkerchiefs more than a decade ago. When our son was born a few years later, we … [Read more...]
Ideas for Repurposed Garden Containers {Green in 365: Garden}
This is Day 113 of the Green in 365 series! By Sara from Your Thriving Family I love growing our own food! But we all have challenges when it comes to space, pests and finances. We've been through the gamut here . . . Our current challenge is the latter two, we are fortunate to have the space that we need! But we've got gophers galore. Last year I had a beautiful, full garden going, but then I watched 4 thriving tomato plants disappear. This year, we are … [Read more...]
Upcycle the 1930’s – Cafe Curtains {Green in 365: Spring}
This is Day 64 of the Green in 365 series! Note from Emily: As your decluttering around your home, keep your eye out for things you can repurpose around your home and give new life to in a meaningful way the way Renee did. I love her curtains! By Renee from Joyful Mom I like to keep pretty things--quilts too many for the number of beds in our house, linen table runners, doilies, and the old fashion card table coverings... did I mention the tea-cup collection? I have … [Read more...]
DIY Upcycled Sweater Pillow
You guys. I cannot tell you how excited I am about this! If you've been around here for very long you've heard me talk about how un-crafty I am. I really am just creatively challenged. But, I have a deep desire to be creative, to create stuff with my hands, and to make beautiful things. Usually I just kinda push that desire down because I realize that things never really work our for me like I plan, or look the way that they do in the Pinterest pictures! Until yesterday. I have some old … [Read more...]