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This is pretty cool… I just found out that Reware, a company known for its solar-powered Juice Bags, has released a new line of American-made bags made from recycled materials.
The kids at the school around the corner from my house are back in session now, and when I talked to my Little Sister on the phone last night I learned she’s been back in school for two weeks already! (I’m a bad Big Sister, I know - I...
Have you seen or heard Al Gore’s speech from yesterday yet? If not, I HIGHLY recommend it. I listened to the whole thing on NPR yesterday, and found myself nodding along, but there is also footage on YouTube.
I’ve recently started doing handmade home shopping parties, modeled after Tupperware or Mary Kay parties. I hosted the first party at my house a couple of weeks ago, and last night my friend Leslie of NOLA Eats hosted a party at The Orange Couch...
I just learned about these fleece hats made to benefit the Earth’s Birthday Project, which sounds like an amazing organization. Since it got its start in 1989, the Earth’s Birthday Project has helped to educate more than 15 million children in...
I’m feeling a bit under the weather today, so I’m bringing you a guest post tutorial on how to make bath bombs. The author, Rain Matthews shares plenty of other great homemade gift ideas at 100homemadegiftideas.com.
3 Pack Pink Sugar (Aqualina Type)...
Congratulations go out to Cut Out + Keep on the registration of their 30,000th member today! This online craft community is one of the top resources on the web for step by step crafting and DIY tutorials, and what started out as a personal craft blog...
I love this sweet (pardon the pun!) jewelry made from sugar by Stephanie Simek. Each piece is made from crystallized sugar which has been preserved in plastic and suspended from either 14k gold or sterling silver.
I’m a bit of a sugar fiend, and for...