If you have old jeans and lots of fabric scraps, you have the components to sew a kneeling pad for comfortably working in the garden.
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Easily Turn Baking Soda into Washing Soda in the Oven

Do you want to make your own cleaning products but can’t find washing soda? Easily transform baking soda into washing soda in the oven.
How to Make Scouring Powder With Orange or Lemon Zest

Zest all the citrus to add to this simple and effective scouring powder. Save money, use up more food scraps and enjoy a truly natural scent.
How to Make a Compost Bin Liner Out of Newspaper

Keep your compost pail cleaner with an easy-to-make newspaper bin liner. It saves money and adds brown matter to a compost heap.
10 More Products Banned from My Home and Their Alternatives

Keep money in the bank and stuff out of landfill by avoiding these products that have simple and often free or very cheap alternatives.
How to Make Plastic-Free Glue and Homemade Paper Tape

Keep money in your pocket and plastic glue bottles out of landfill with this simple, 2-ingredient homemade wheat paste.
Simple DIY Bread Slicing Guide

Cut smooth, even slices every time with this simple wooden bread slicing guide.
Better Than Bought: Homemade Nutella Without Palm Oil or Plastic

Once you taste this homemade hazelnut-cocoa spread, you can never go back to store-bought Nutella. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
How to Sew a Bento Bag

Family, friends and coworkers, please stop reading now… And if you don’t sew, you can also skip this post and buy an original, proper bento bag from Ambatalia, a small, locally owned producer of gorgeous textile goods made from natural fibers and purveyor of daily essentials to help you live “a non-disposable life.” Check out […]