4 DIY gifts that can be created in less time than you spend driving to the mall
December 10th, 2012
Tis’ the season where children transform into angels for fear of being put on Santa’s naughty list and financial panic ensues in parents. But who said a quality gift could only come from the department store? This holiday season, we have compiled a fun list of DIY gifts even the least creative person can handle, trust us. Happy Crafting!
Tags: · Album bowls, Christmas in a Jar, DIY Christmas gifts, Eco-gifts, homemade gifts 2012, make your own gifts, snow globes, tea cup candles
Green DIY: Reclaiming old chairs
August 6th, 2012
Our kitchen chairs were a sturdy forest green, solid and enduring after 17 years.
Check out the chair at the right. Perhaps you have one that’s similar, a solid serviceable chair that you bought some years ago.
Tags: · diy, home improvement, reclaiming chairs, Recycle & Reuse, refinishing, repainting furniture, reusing old furniture
You’ve got the garden, now save it — canning is not so difficult and freezing is even easier
June 19th, 2012
Nature is not neat. It produces vines that overtake your house and trees; little creatures that make homes in your ductwork and summer gardens that can appear ready to croak in the heat just before they birth a barrel of vegetables all in the same 5-day time span.
That’s why we have canning.
Tags: · canning, diy, food preservation, freezing, fruits and vegetables, home garden, homegrown food, local foods, lycopene, nutrition
‘Green curtain’ DIY: Japan’s Kyocera shows us how to cool buildings with plants
June 3rd, 2012
A green curtain at Kyocera in Kagoshima Sendai plant features morning glories and goya.
You can see ivy-covered buildings in many places around the world. But leave it to the Japanese to perfect this practice of cooling buildings with plants by elevating it to an art form called a “green curtain.”
Tags: · diy, edibles, energy efficiency, green curtains, Kyocera, plants, shade, vines
DIY green vacation: How to find an eco-aware hotel
June 1st, 2012
You know when you invariably get lost on vacation and have that fight with your spouse or travel buddy about which direction to take? Now eco-travelers can have that dispute ahead of time — while they try to navigate toward green lodgings.
The Eco-Suite at the Fairfield in Baltimore's Inner Harbor district.
Tags: · Climate Change, Green Hotels, Green Key, Green Seal, green travel, hotel certifications, lodging, motels, U.S. Green Building Council, Vacations
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