Turtle Bags – organic cotton
With London Climate Action Week 2024 and Plastic Free July around the corner, I felt it timely to chat to Beth Williams and her organic cotton plastic free Turtle Bags and the gorgeous natural vegetable dyes they use.
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Frieda Bischoff from Renée Materials – meet the creative
What is Renée and how does it work?
Renée is the ‘Too-Good-To-Go’ for materials. We are an hybrid marketplace (online and in-person Hubs) that matches companies' leftover materials and surplus stock, with creatives and makers who need supplies.
We offer anything from paper, wood, textile, leather, yarn, paint, metal, glass and so on.
Grown-up birthday party ideas
Making memories with celebrations I’ve long been a fan of the artist Suzi Warren’s work (and social media content*). Suzi describes herself as a Polite protester. Hag enthusiastic. Artist. Founder of Twisted Twee and The Clothes Hospital. And Starter of the Street Stitching movement – she’s the OG craftivist… Suzi’s work pictured here one of …
Sustainable Christmas decorations for your table and tree
Incorporating sustainable and eco-friendly decorations into your festivities and on your Christmas Tree is a great way to promote environmental consciousness and make your celebrations more meaningful. Here are a few beautiful examples of thoughtfully handcrafted, or upcycled decorations to add a contemporary pop of style and colour to your space while reducing your carbon …
SuperLooper, Baby Clothing Rent & Recycle Service
We chatted to Jenny at SuperLooperLife.com about her quest to keep baby clothes out of landfill and in the loop using their rental service and how it’s good for both saving money and space, as well as reducing waste and helping to protect your baby’s future. Jen writes: Back in the olden days (the 1980s …
Knickers made from trees?
Meet the softest sustainably sourced Pyjamas and undies (I think the technical term is ‘intimates’), made from European Beech trees – the material you may know, is called Tencel. Another tree is planted for every pair of Stripe and Stare pants purchased. And the brand are now bCorp certified too. I have just been invited …
using FixIts to make needle threaders
I thought I’d have a go at making some needle threaders. The little silver coloured needle threaders that we all have in our sewing boxes and needle wallets are really delicate creatures and prone to breaking with over-use or heavy handling. So instead of buying another set from the haberdashery shop, I decided to have …
The Green Start-Up, book review: by Juliet Davenport OBE
I’m very much enjoying Juliet Davenport’s new book, The Green Start Up, and thought I’d bring my brief instagram review over here to my blog, where I can add links if you’d like to find out more. Blending environmentalism with entrepreneurship, climate campaigner Juliet Davenport, the founder of Good Energy, podcaster and President of the …
Propagation Station, growing mint and basil
Welcome to my Propagation Station. 🌱 We grow mint and basil on our windowsills. You too can grow your very own healthy, verdant herbs from the plastic packaged stuff – thus cutting down on the amount of packaging you bring into your home, and then have to recycle the soft plastic wrapper and plastic flower …
World Refill Day – Loving Co reusable cups
Green or Green-washed? That is the Question Many of us are back out and about, and back into the swing of grabbing our takeaway coffees again. That means the number of takeaway coffee cups going to straight to landfill is back on the rise – a paltry 0.25% of cups currently get recycled. The best …
