The Green touch

Fleece is a very useful material and there are many things you can turn an old jacket into, like make up pads ( see previous article ), baby wipes, dusters and so on. Every piece of fleece is reusable, so the first step is to remove all the threads. It's even more interesting because where the fleece was folded (hemline) or inside the pocket, the fabric has remained very soft, perfect to use on the skin. I think, other parts, more "exposed" are still soft enough. You might see the different textures by clicking on the picture. Once the fleece is ready, there is nothing easier: you just have to cut the shape you want, and it's done. Small squares for facial pad s, bigger pieces for baby wipes ...or duster . I didn't expect it the first time I tried but fleece is a very efficient dust catcher. As efficient, maybe more than microfiber cloth . That's why I use it to clean the floor too. I cut a long rectangle so I can tie it on my specia...

Cotton growing is one of the most polluting cultivation in the world. 2,5 % of cultivated areas on earth are used in that purpose. It seems to be much but it is nothing compared to the quantity of pesticides used: 24% of all the pesticides used in the world , to which one may add herbicides and fertilizer. Because of this heavy ecological impact and human victims of cotton growing it is very important to look for alternatives for all throwable cotton-made items such as make-up pads, diapers, baby wipes, Q-tips, feminine protection and so on. Buying organic-cotton items is a good start but as any thowable items that need to be replaced again and again, it requires more and more ressources. I have already given reusable alternatives to sanitary towels and tampons and to Q-tips . Today is all about make-up pads. I made - or to be more precise I knitted - some pads for christmas to offer with home-made make-up remover. I used cotton yarn I had found in a second-hand...

I just wanted to show you the birthday present I offered my sister in law: - homemade soap wrapped in (reused) silk paper and yarn ; old postcards for the label - homemade make up remover in a glass container ; label stuck with milk - washable make up pads, knitted with second hand cotton or cut in second hand fleece

Initially published on 30/09/2011 Yesterday, I made a delicious potato gratin (yes it was!). It was totally worth it, but then, having to wash this (see picture) is a bit less nice. Especially because I know it will make my dishwashing brush greasy, and with many residues stuck in it. And I will have to waste a lot of water to get it clean again. But I found the trick (thanks again untrucparjour ! You see this special material, like a net, used to wrap potatoes, lemon, onions? If you use it as a sponge it will easily prewash the dirtiest dish without harming them.And if it (the net) is really too dirty to use it again, just throw it away!