Have you ever thought of how many plastic baggies you use in a year’s worth of school lunches? Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can make reusable snack bags. You can use them again and again, and reduce the … Read More...
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Tutorial: Reusable mop pads
I’m totally hooked on mops with removable pads. I mean, how did we ever mop our floors before? But what I don’t like is having to buy those disposable pads. So much money and so much waste! Luckily, reusable pads … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric snack bags
Summertime is picnics and play dates, which means lots of take-along snacks. Lindsay from The Cottage Home shows how to make reusable snack bags from fabric. They’re perfect for dry snacks like crackers, Goldfish, etc. Wash them and use them … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable mop pads from an old towel
Do you use a flat mop to clean your floors? Don’t spend money on replacement pads! You can make them yourself! Apple Green Cottage shows how to sew them from an old towel. One towel is enough to make several … Read More...
Tutorial: 15-minute reusable fabric bowl cover
Skip the plastic wrap and aluminum foil! Use a reusable fabric bowl cover instead. Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can sew one in just 15 minutes and in 5 easy steps. You can make them … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric baking dish cover
Don’t let the flies get in your picnic or potluck food! Maggie at Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how you can sew a reusable fabric baking dish cover. Elastic around the edge holds … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Reusable snack bags to reduce lunchtime waste
School lunches and take-along snacks produce a lot of waste. All those plastic baggies get used one time and end up in the trash. Shelly from Coral & Co. shows how you can make reusable snack bags. You can wash … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Reusable flip top fabric snack bags
A packed lunch or snack doesn’t have to generate lots of waste. You can reduce the number of plastic baggies and packages that go into the trash bin by using reusable snack bags. Ellen from Cutting Tiny Bites shows how … Read More...
Make a Cute Reusable Wooden Birthday Banner
In today’s disposable world, I think there’s something charming about party decorations that can be used again and again. That’s why I love this reusable wooden birthday banner. The colors can be customized to fit the birthday girl or boy’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric mason jar covers
Your autumn harvest and handmade food looks beautiful – and homey – preserve in mason jars. Stacey from Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy Crafts shares a tutorial for making a reusable fabric cover for your mason jars. The fabric covers … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew reusable fabric gift bags
Tearing into Christmas gifts usually means dealing with a pile of ripped up paper after. We recycle as much as we can, but even better would be gift wrap that can be reused. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric bowl covers
These fabric bowl covers can replace plastic wrap to keep your dishes covered for fall potlucks or keeping leftovers in your fridge. Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can make them. Unlike plastic wrap, these bowl covers can be … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric Christmas cards
Here’s a Christmas card that won’t get thrown out, or take up space in a drawer for ever and ever. It’s a reusable card made from fabric! Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make one. … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable snack pouches, 2 quick ways to make them
Packing school lunches means lots of plastic baggies getting used one time and thrown away. That’s no good. Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shows how you can sew up some reusable snack bags in no time. She shows two variations … Read More...
Reusable Notebook cover
Today I wanted to share this tutorial on how to make a removable and reusable cover for diaries, notebooks, paper back books, etc, that is made of a washable paper and can make an easy and nice gift.
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Tutorial: Reusable snack bags
Carli from Simply Notable shows how you can make your own reusable snack bags. You can wash and reuse them over and over. They’ve got Velcro closures at the top that are easy to install, and easy for young hands … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric gift wrap
Melissa from A Happy Stitch shows how you can make a reusable gift wrap set. It’s a large square of fabric you can wrap and tie around a gift, and a coordinating elastic to hold it all snug in place. … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled reusable grocery bag
At Zaaberry you can see how you can make a reusable grocery bag out of an upcycled bird seed
bag. The bird seed bag is made from a sturdy woven plastic-y material. I’m sure there are other types of large … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric bowl covers
Niamh from Simply Earnest shows how you can make reusable fabric bowl covers. They are less wasteful than plastic wrap to cover leftovers, and far easier than searching for a plastic container. Oilcloth or laminated cotton would work best … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric countdown chain
Gemia from Phat Quarters shows how you can make a fabric chain to count down the hours till the New Year. Her tutorial is a guest post at On The Cutting Floor. I love her fabric chain idea! You can … Read More...