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Entries Tagged as 'reuse'

A Kitchen Revolt – Recycled Appliances To The Rescue

February 7th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Eco-Friendly, Family, Green Home, humor, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

My kitchen was out of sink. A while back, I was convinced my appliances had gathered around the triangle conjuring up ways to drive my family crazy. The collapse of the appliances ran the gamut from deranged to deceased…all in one agonizing week. Here are the highlights from the sorted story, and how it led me on a [...]

Drumming and Pinning

January 25th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Inspiration, Music, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse

Have to keep drumming… Like/Love If you like Econesting, you’ll just love the Econesting Facebook page. Where else would you find repurposed drums made from wine barrels? …and no, I did not contribute to emptying those drums (…maybe just a sip) You’d rather tweet? Head over to the Econesting Twitter page @econester and say hi. Pinning [...]

Holiday Waste…Holiday Win

December 11th, 2011 · 6 Comments · DIY, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Food, Green Home, Holidays, Inspiration, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Shopping, Sustainable Living, Travel

Holiday Win: 10 Ways To Reduce Holiday Waste Facinating or Bah Humbug? Infographic via Green Upgrader

Upcycled Tires: Hot or Not?

October 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · crafts, decor, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Fashion, Green Home, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

I’ve been noticing a recycled tire trend. Combining creativity with eco-friendly intentions to make usable goods, bike tire tires and tubes are being upcycled and popping up in unusual places. Not surprising, since according to Recycle To Cycle: “In the last five years an estimated 18 million bicycles per year were sold in the United [...]

Not Your Typical Tag Sale

July 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · decor, Design, Eco-Friendly, Garden, Green Home, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Shopping

While some sing the praises of purchasing used stuff until the cows come home (or the horses, in the case of the tag sale I attended on Saturday), I am not a tag sale extraordinaire like many of my eco-cohorts. If pressed, I would probably choose a deeply-discounted sale, or a decent consignment shop like [...]

Eco-Win: DIY Reusable Bags

May 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments · crafts, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Food, Green Home, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Shopping, Sustainable Living

My local farmer’s market just celebrated its annual Mother’s Day opening. So many folks now carry reusable shopping bags. It must be one of the most remarkable eco-wins of our time. The impact of using plastic bags has been relegated to the equivalent of sleeping with the green-devil. Would you be caught dead without your [...]

Repurposed Boats: Water, Weather and Whim

May 5th, 2011 · 6 Comments · crafts, decor, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Garden, Green Home, Nature, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living, Travel

“Have a happy passing,” quipped our captain as our ferry headed out to sea towards the island. As we debarked and drove down the unpaved road on the island I have visited every year since I was 20, I noticed small changes. The insular world of living on an island constantly changes and unfolds, as [...]

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Stunning Stained Glass

May 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Art, crafts, decor, Design, Green Home, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse

“Every project uncovers a new secret. It’s like a jigsaw puzzle,” says Doris Cultraro, the stained glass artist that restored this Tiffany window panel that stood for years in a local Hudson Valley residence. On assignment for Chronogram, I visited Doris’ DC Studio a few weeks ago and was unexpectedly enamored by the kaleidoscopic magic [...]

Earth Day 2011

April 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Eco-Friendly, Education, Family, Green Home, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

Hey, there – Happy Earth Day! Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has raised awareness to the fragile state of our planet. As a global holiday for over 40 years, celebrating Earth Day has become a staple in our minds and hearts. It galvanizes us to stop and think about how we can preserve, [...]

DIY Eco-Gift For The X-traordinary Techie On Your Holiday List

December 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · crafts, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Green Home, Holidays, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

Do you have a techie on your list that goes to extraordinary measures to repurpose electronic items that would otherwise be relegated to the landfill? I bet that person has a bunch of dead computers lying around (doesn’t everyone). When a dead computer gets thrown away, it does not biodegrade. It just lives in its [...]