19
May
How one family is living off the grid
Sonny and Linda Jobe live in Doddridge County, W.Va., in a house too far out to be connected to city utilities. They make it work with solar energy and generators.
19
May
How one family is living off the grid
Sonny and Linda Jobe live in Doddridge County, W.Va., in a house too far out to be connected to city utilities. They make it work with solar energy and generators.
Here are five tips for making soap at home.
18
May
How much money do you save when baking your own bread?
Does making your own bread really save you money? I crunch some numbers to find out.
Villi has a similar taste and consistency to yogurt, but it’s much easier to make. One starter batch of villi can be used to make the fermented food daily for years and years.
17
May
When Marisa Lynch lost her job last year, she went looking for a project and found it: 365 days. 365 pieces of clothing. $365. She started her blog, New Dress A Day, and began transforming frightening thrift-store finds into envy-worthy fashions for just a dollar a day.
For the entire year Lynch didn’t do any traditional clothes shopping, which means none of her items contributed to the loss of energy or raw materials required to produce new garments. Although her 365-day project is over, Lynch is still giving second life to old muumuus and prom dresses.
16
May
Many of us have all but ditched physical media like CDs and records.But that doesn’t mean your physical media can’t be repurposed, as this creative San Francisco resident, captured by writer and editor (and Wired Angry Nerd) Chris Baker on Instagram, shows.
In addition to potentially revealing the owner’s musical tastes, it looks like the CDs also double as reflectors for added visibility.http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/physical-media-photo/?cid=co7759134
Don’t just toss those little treasures in the recycling bin! Who knew they could be so useful, sans fish?
10
May
09
May
Turn a worn or outdated hardcover into an awesome portable art studio with this recycled book art kit tutorial that Shaunte shared on Crafts Unleashed.
via unconsumption
via treehugger