Category: Sustainability

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Oils and Labels Oh My

I have been quite the the busy person for a few months now. I changed jobs. I should write a post about that. I am  a coordinator for sustainability programs at the local university now. Before I was a hall director at the same university. This post goes well with the new title since wellness…

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Fall Essential Oil Scents

I love essential oils. I want them all (well most of them). They just set the tone for a season. I love the scents of fall. One of my favorite blends for the fall is one pre-made by the brand Plant Therapy called Holiday Season. It seems like fall and Christmas. Those cinnamon pine cones…

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Custom Medal Display for Disney Medals

This project evolved over months of the initial design just sitting around. For Christmas my husband used some leftover wood we had in the basement to do a string art Cinderella castle.  We discussed that there was a lot of dead space (shout out to haunted mansion) that needed something added to it. I suggested…

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Fall/Halloween Outdoor Decorations

Did some fall/Halloween themed outside decorations using scrap wood that I found in our house. Really easy to do. I pretty much just did whatever I wanted. I used brushes and my hands to spread the paint. It all depended on the look I was going for. Items Used 4×4 scrap blocks and other scrap…

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Fall Decor Pillow Covers

I had this grand plan to decorate pillow cases instead of buying seasonal pillows. I think it worked out really well. If you seen my previous post about custom pillows cases then you will know how to do these. If not check it out. Items needed Pillow Cases: Gurli from Ikea Paint: Multi surface Satin…

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Get Yourself a Bag you can REuse/ Grocery Haul

Reuseable bag are wonderful. They make great gift giving bags. Mostly they don’t break and have tons of space compared to plastic or brown bags. Many stores will give you a credit for the amount of reusable bags you have. That is basically a 5 to 10 cent coupon people. Go get your bags!  

Lip Scrub and Food

I do a bunch of diys. I do purchase products, but many time I make my own. Lip scrubs are so easy to make on your own. There really is no need to get them elsewhere. They can be expensive. Since I also happened to he hanging around the house that day I included what I…

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Baking Soda Air Feshener

I like simple (really I mean cheap) and non toxic things for the home. I opt for the combo of baking soda and essential oils. Baking soda as many know absorbs the funk. You can throw in some essential oils to give the baking soda a nice scent. It is not really strong. You will…

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Lent: A Time to Give Something Up or Add Something New?

I was raised in the catholic church. Currently don’t practice. I do understand the value of religion so don’t get your pants in a bind when I say I don’t practice in the catholic church. The season of lent is a topic that is well known to me. I grew up with people giving up…

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Creative Cafe- DIY Mugs with My Students

Great success at Oakland Halls first Creative Cafe for the year. Had 60+ students come out to paint mugs and learn about the Green Squad Challenge. Hopefully they will use these mugs for our bring your own cup/bowl events. All our events are byo basically. Love seeing all the creativity of my students. Next Creative…

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Using Tote Bags as Gift Wrap

Wrapping up handmade birthday presents for my staff. Many of the gifts are still being created but I wrap between creation sometimes. Pro tip. Instead of using expensive paper gift bags buy some cool designed reusable bags for only 99cents. Found these at tjmaxx. They are larger then grocery bags. #octobersixthcreations #diyproject #craft #craftblogger #craftblog…

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