Category: Recycling

• Our waste in use

  

  Finally, this year we are able to use the soil from our compost bin. Last year we used just a little of it because it wasn’t ready and we didn’t grow much of our food. This year it looks like we are going to have plenty of different kinds of tomatoes, yellow squash, and herbs.…

  Ewa

  February 27, 2012

  Compost bin, Living Green, Photography of Nature, Recycling

  Agriculture, Compost, Food waste, garden, Herb, Soil, worms

• My experience with Oil-Cleansing Method plus Homemade face cream recipe

  

  Months ago I came across a post from where I found out that it is good to wash your face with oil(s). Yes, THE oils that you cook with. I was sceptic at the beginning so I started reading more about it just from a curiosity. I am not going to re-write here what I…

  Ewa

  February 12, 2012

  Homemade cosmetics, Homemade/Handmade, Motherhood, Photographing Food, Recipes, Recycling

  Coconut oil, homemade beauty recipes, homemade cosmetics, Oil-Cleansing Method, Olive oil, Skin Care

• Metal cans and plastic bags don’t have to end up in trash

  

  I’ve been working on this one project for sometime now. I would’ve done it weeks ago but I lost my interest in crocheting for a while and in addition my scissors are so dull it’s really hard to use them so, many times I just would lose my patience and stop working. I need to…

  Ewa

  January 30, 2012

  Crochet Patterns, Homemade/Handmade, Living Green, Motherhood, PLARN – plastic bags yarn, Recycling

  Arts, Basket, craft, creativity, Crochet, crochet basket pattern, free crochet pattern, Knitting and Crochet, living green, Pattern, plarn, Plastic, Plastic bag, recycling, reusing plastic bags

• Homemade deodorant with cocoa butter and coconut oil

  

  Finally! Finally, I got rid of all of my store-bought deodorants.  I make my own body lotions, scrubs and face creams so, I asked myself, why haven’t I made a deodorant yet 🙂 For years I’ve been using Tom’s because it does not have Aluminum in it which: has been linked to breast cancer in…

  Ewa

  January 19, 2012

  Homemade cosmetics, Homemade/Handmade, Living Green, Recipes, Recycling

  Breast cancer, Cocoa butter, Coconut oil, Deodorant, homemade cosmetics, homemade deodorant, organic, organic deodorant, Propylene glycol, recipe, recipes, use for cocoa butter

• Green and sustainable living

  

  Speaking about green and sustainable living…. I never thought I will go that way, but so far I really like it, and I’m planning to do much more. Since I started making body lotions I’ve read dozens of websites and articles about how toxic are the ingredients that cosmetic companies use in their produce. Body…

  Ewa

  December 1, 2011

  Homemade cosmetics, Homemade/Handmade, Living Green, Motherhood, Recipes, Recycling

  borax, homemade laundry detergent, Personal care, personal care produce toxic, risks of using cosmetics, soap, sustainable living, use for baking soda, use for lemons, use for vinegar, use for zote soap, washing soda

• What do you do with old bread?

  I use it to make breadcrumbs… . I do not remember when was the last time I bought breadcrumbs. I do not use a lot of it in my cooking but when I need it it’s always in my fridge. Once a month or even less often I gather all the old bread I have…

  Ewa

  November 26, 2011

  Bread, Homemade/Handmade, Motherhood, Photographing Food, Recipes, Recycling

  bread, Breadcrumbs, Cook, Food, homemade bread, homemade breadcrumbs, recipe

• Cocoa Butter Coffee body lotion, once again.

  

  Here I am… Again with my coffee body lotion. I love this lotion so much that I think I will never stop making it. The last few times I’ve used cocoa butter with it, and it’s even better that my “only coffee” lotions. I can’t say I didn’t like my last creation – oatmeal cocoa…

  Ewa

  November 16, 2011

  Homemade cosmetics, Homemade/Handmade, Motherhood, Photographing Food, Recipes, Recycling

  cocoa butter in lotion, coffee, coffee body lotion, cup of coffee, homemade beauty recipes, homemade body lotion, homemade coffee body lotion, pictures of coffee, pictures of vitamins, use for cocoa butter, vitamin E

• Homemade Oatmeal Cocoa Butter Honey Milk Lotion

  I got up today and felt like I want to make some granola for snacking later. I started gathering all the ingredients together on the kitchen counter and when I looked at the oatmeal I remembered that I have never posted pictures and recipe for my oatmeal cocoa butter honey milk lotion. I’m almost out…

  Ewa

  October 26, 2011

  Homemade cosmetics, Homemade/Handmade, Kids Photography, Motherhood, Photographing Food, Recipes, Recycling

  Cocoa butter, homemade beauty recipes, homemade cocoa butter lotion, homemade lotion, Honey, Oatmeal, use for cocoa butter

• Crocheting with plastic bags

  

  Yep, it’s exactly what you see! Yarn made from plastic bags. How I made it?! Easy! It’s funny because every time we went shopping we would take paper bags. Now I don’t bother to ask them for papers because I don’t mind (and I actually want) plastic bags. They are so cool for crochet projects.…

  Ewa

  August 9, 2011

  Crochet Patterns, Homemade/Handmade, Living Green, PLARN – plastic bags yarn, Recycling

  creations from plastic bags, creative, Crochet, crochet garland, free crochet pattern, going green, how to recycling plastic bags, Plastic bag, recycled plastic bags, Yarn

• Cocoa Butter Coffee Lotion with a hint of grapefruit juice

  Doesn’t that sound great!?!?!? 🙂 It feels even better! I got very happy when I saw on Rebbeca’s Soap Deli News that she is talking about my coffee body lotion. Thanks a lot! It made me even happier when I saw my crochet camera strap cover being featured at J&M Eye Candy. Back to my…

  Ewa

  July 30, 2011

  Compost bin, Homemade cosmetics, Homemade/Handmade, Living Green, Photographing Food, Recipes, Recycling

  Beauty, Cocoa butter, coffee, coffee body lotion, coffee body scrub, coffee sugar body scrub, composting, easy homemade lotion, going green, Grapefruit, Grapefruit juice, grapefruit juice in body lotion, green blog, Health, homemade, homemade beauty recipes, homemade cocoa butter lotion, homemade coffee body scrub, homemade lotion, homemade lotion with fresh fruit juice, Lotion, worms