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Wool-felted planters

23Aug

I’m feelin’ these wool-felted “SoftBowls” by Mio Culture. They’re produced using less than one tenth of the energy needed to create their ceramic counterparts and they look so fun! Now can they come in a blue?

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Timmmberrrrr

20May

I’m a nature-y gal and love to incorporate natural elements into my dwellings. It just feels so comfortable and relaxing. I love all of these ideas of using wood in different ways to decorate your home:

Timber walls found via Trendir

Log jar display (It’s a DIY!) found via design*sponge.

Wooden branch design door

And how can you not love the indoor “tree” like this one found via Remodelista? Using branches as part of the decor is so easy and beautiful.

(via Ayoska)

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Green and crafty

05Apr

I believe this magazine’s inaugural issue came out last fall. I found it awhile ago on re-nest and just re-discovered it while rifling through my desktop. (Spring cleaning!)

It’s called Green Craft Magazine and I believe the name says it all. I bet there’s lots of great inspiration and lovely finds in there. Too bad it’s only bi-annually!

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Recycled glass

16Mar

Pure, beautiful and good for the earth:

1. & 2. VivaTerra

3. Laurence Brabant

4. Gaiam

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Gathering seeds and berries

21Jan

Handmade ink from plants and berries? Yes please! I always wonder how my rubber-based ink fairs on the environment while doing letterpress. Not good I’m sure. I use such a tiny amount for each project though. But how about Britt Browne from the PaperMoonProject on her ink made with cranberries. This is how ink was originally made and I love the idea of going back to it.

Here’s her step-by-step process.

Here’s a list of different berries/plants you can use to make certain colors from red onions and beets to tea and turmeric.

Hm… I wonder if this would work for letterpress?

How about plantable letterpress paper from Porridge Papers?

Seems very challenging to letterpress with handmade paper because the paper won’t be perfectly even so your design/type won’t be perfectly even in my mind. But Porridge Press does a beautiful job!

Thick Neck Arts makes paper out of fruit/egg crates ( you know that soft brown layer in between fruit in grocery stores?) and here are her step-by-step instructions.

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Mad about handbags

12Jan

Even though holding a clutch is not very practical for me, I LOVE these clutches from Mad Imports. They’re hand-woven from sustainable goods and are fair-traded from Madagascar.