Its been a while since I posted a blogroll/link love post and its about time that I spread more love in the blogsphere.
DIY
Self-sufficiency in your wardrobe Do it yourself projects are one of my favorite topics to write about. This post by Green Girls Global not only speaks about the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment you get when you create your own garments, but it also highlights the true cost and global consiquences of the mainstreem clothing manufacturing industry.
Lots of Fabric Scraps? Not When We’re Done With Them! Crafting a Green World offers a host of eco friendly do it yourself projects for when you think you’re fresh out of new ideas. This particular post gives instructions on making your own case for your mp3 player, iPhone, iPod, or cell phone.
Can You Believe This Necklace is Made from Plastic Bottles? Eco Chick features an extremely talented artist, Nancy Minsky who made this very stylish necklace from plastic bottles. Her book, Denim Revolution: Dozens of Ways to Turn Denim Cast-Offs into Fashion Must-Haves
Living
Stephism on Food Do you have the tendency to scarf down your food at the dinner table – or worse, in font of the TV or at your office desk? This week, Stephanie with Back in Skinny Jeans blog posted a “challenge” for us to set aside one meal this week and truly savor it.
Earth
An Era of Consequences Focus Organic speaks about the health and environmental consiquence caused by fossil fuel burning chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) release.
Happy reading!
Oh gosh – I am not very DIY when it comes to sewing and crafts. I can’t imagine making my own clothes.
I like the idea of taking time to enjoy our food. I tend to have the opposite problem – I eat SO slow. But then I might not be savoring it because I often reading at the same time.
I am terrible at crafts and thus I married an artist and my children make all sorts of things – well, I do knit dish clothes and baby blankets to keep my hands busy on the rare occasions I watch TV or a movie.
I am working on setting aside time to actually eat and make a small meal, 2 times a day. It makes me feel better – also I work at not watching TV or reading when eating. My digestive track says this is good!
I love to encourage people to express themselves with homecrafts especially with things pulled from the re-cycle bin, if you like the results, it’s delightful, and if you don’t, just through it back in the bin. A lot of what we discard (re-cycle) has lots of beauty and new uses. So keep your favorites, the colorful, funky ones especially, for a rainy day.