Browsing Archive: April, 2010

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Posted by Janine Morris on Saturday, April 10, 2010, In : toys

Welcome to Peep-o, Popcorn, Penguin and Peck-e. Our new friends we want to share with you.

All are made from 100% wool blankets which have been up-cycled and felted into toys.

They are made in Tasmania by Janine.

They are blanket stitched, I love blanket stitching.

Each toy has its own personality and each is lovingly chosen for its character. All come in a variety of colours and you can find them waiting in my online store now.

Thoughts for April

Posted by Janine Morris on Saturday, April 10, 2010, In : Recycling

Take a look at all the things you currently recycle. Look at them again and see if you can use them again before you recycle.
Perhaps you have a collection of buttons you use for sewing. Those empty glass jars would be perfect. Perhaps you could help the kids sort them into colours on a rainy day.

What about your envelopes and junk mail? You could put those in a bucket with water and make paper pulp. With this you can make your own paper, or even sculpture with glue and wire.

We all have so muc...

Thoughts for April

Posted by Janine Morris on Saturday, April 10, 2010, In : Recycling

Hello to you all.

I love that we recycle, and that we have recycling bins.
What motivates me to re-use before I recycle?
It takes energy to recycle - electricity, gas, fuel, transport. This energy was used in the creation of things.
If we re-use and re-use stuff as much as we can before we recycle, we are helping reduce the impact they have.
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