Green Options

We all have a pile, a bin, a drawer of fabric scraps.  We thought about making an ipod cover, a rag rug, or just stuffing the whole stash in the freezer to increase our refrigerator’s energy efficiency.  We keep saying some day we’ll find a use for them, but the pile keeps growing.  Today I have 5 great ideas for skimming at least the top off the scrap pile.  Turn your fabric scraps into wall art to fill that blank space on your wall or to give as a gift.

1. First up is this truly inspirational Fabric Poster by Erin Jang.  Cut letters, numbers, or shapes from coordinating fabrics to make your own poster.  This would be a fun project to do with kids.  (via Black Eiffel)

Some things only make sense when you have kids.  For example, if I told my friends that I recycle my old candle wax, they would think I was one step over the thin green line of get-a-life.  But, if you have kids, the most insanely minute recycling habit becomes a perfectly logical way to keep them busy doing arts-and-crafts during a long holiday break.  Try that with a lump of coal, ha!

Here’s an easy rainy-day candle project you can do in three simple steps:

1.  Scrounge.

Nobody wants to run out in the rain to buy candle-making supplies.  You don’t have to.  You can scrounge around the house for everything you need, simply:

Even if you have not really thought about it yet, going green this Halloween is an easy and sustainable exercise. To make it even easier for you, I have put together this cheat sheet of Top 10 Green Halloween posts that were created in the last month.