Make a draught excluder from old jeans

As we move into winter, and with increasing energy costs, you might be thinking about how to make your home more cosy and save some money on heating. One way you might do this is to use draught excluders at the bottom of draughty doors (or windows). Your can of course buy one. Or youContinue reading “Make a draught excluder from old jeans”

Sustainable wins: Fabric Wrapping

What do you do at birthdays, Christmas and celebrations things to make it sustainable? We used to end up with a huge pile of wrapping paper every birthday and Christmas but now we have very little as we have swapped to reusable wraps and bags. At Christmas the amount of wrapping paper thrown away atContinue reading “Sustainable wins: Fabric Wrapping”

Christmas Jumpers

Love or hate them Christmas Jumpers are promoted at this time of year. Fundraisers, Christmas work parties and with a limited time to wear them it’s always good to repurpose or buy second hand. However, with two out of five Christmas jumpers only being worn once over the festive period says Hubbub, it’s a primeContinue reading “Christmas Jumpers”