Who doesn’t love a good portmanteau? These clever made-up words, aka frankenwords, are created by blending words. Brunch (breakfast + lunch), motel (motor + hotel) and smog (smoke…
Turning a discarded T-shirt into a tote bag isn’t a new idea but it’s a good one. It’s a great way to repurpose an unwanted garment into something…
The T-shirt yarn fun continues! I recently discovered how easy (and Earth-friendly) it is to turn discarded T-shirts into yarn (see Extending the Life of the Common T-Shirt). …
A recent closet cleanup resulted in a pile of T-shirts we no longer wear. That pile triggered some rather startling findings as well as a new Earth-friendly maker…
Just because it’s Earth-friendly doesn’t mean it has to be boring! The coiled cotton rope coasters I introduced in my last blog post are an example. The basic…