This project calls for vodka. Do try and keep it away from the baby . . . Have you started making your holiday gifts yet? What?! It’s already that time of year again? I know, I know . . . This is a project that i’ve been meaning to do for years – yes, literally [...]

Glass straws are one of my absolute favorite plastic replacements. Read more here. This month we’ve made it our mission to finally find alternatives for some of the less conspicuous, but nevertheless wasteful, objects in our lives. For example, this whole idea was inspired by my desire to replace my paper coffee filters with something [...]

As you may have noticed, I’m sort of on a constant quest to reduce my waste and find creative ways to repurpose disposable items. And this month, that mission is especially present in my mind. Which is why, dear friends, this little hack brings me so. much. glee. I do most of my produce shopping [...]

I think this is some sort of squash. But maybe it’s a cucumber? No, squash I think. Watering This year I planted all my many sprouts inside of homemade newspaper seed pots. I adore this little DIY project because it upcycles old newspaper and it means I don’t have to buy any additional paraphernalia. However, [...]

One of the problems with keeping a blog is that your loved ones always know what they’re getting during the holidays. Oh well! HAPPY SOLSTICE GUYS! THIS STUFF IS DEEEE-LISH. Ha! Vanilla bean sugar is a decadent gift for your favorite gourmand or aspiring epicurean. It adds elegance to everything it touches, from coffee to [...]