Trash Talk on Tissues

It is Tuesday again and on this particular Tuesday I am a walking ball of phlegm and I look like dead warmed up from feverish sleep. I sat at my desk and saw a pile of tissues which prompted me to practice what I preach and research what I am consuming.
I want to share this with you and even if it is Greenpeace bias, there is no other way to make tissues and using recycled paper tissues creates a need for new paper products to be produced in the first place.

Consume with a conscience

You Tube on tissues and deforestation here

I simply couldn't work out how to embed it today.

Questions to ponder
What do we use instead? Handkerchiefs? What impact does this have on the environment from its initial production to its rewashing to it's disposal.?

I don't have all the answers if any. I am merely prompting thoughts. Until further investigation my conscience can only deal with using handkerchief's for now.

Cheers

Melanie

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My Creative Space

My creative space is so full since I go my mojo back.

These are what I have been playing with today

The family scrap book dragged out to update. I have decided to keep this close by for when I am watching TV and stuff. Good idea? It just gets lost and never done if it is in the shed. I should make a bag for it all, SWEET! There's another project to sew. Im not really a scarpbooker. I bet theres a tonne of things I need to do this project but dont have.

next in line cluttering up the space is this new yarn to add to my blankie. Reminds me of marshmallows.
Inch by inch the blanky grows. I will be knitting more during Greys anatomy tonight.

Next is my collection of leaves I collected with my son today after school to be pressed then made into a garland(idea was suggested by another clever blogger and once again I forgot which one, so sorry) . I need to make another press. I am hoping to press them flat but still maintain the texture and colors. I am running out of time and have to hunt for reddish leaves before they all shrivel up.


I cant wait until they are usable. I'm love love loving Autumn

If you are craft minded, check out Kootoyoo's post to have a look at other creative spaces.

If you love interior design stuff and all things pink and poodley, check out Daisy Pink Cupcake Its so girly and yummy and evidence I do have a froo froo side. I like leaving it until she has a few weeks of posts build up and then it is just like reading a magazine. Magaziney things always get me inspired

Now I am off to make myself a Vanilla Latte and I am going to check out all of you other creative bunnies and soak up the cleverness.

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Skinny Scarfs

Miss nunde stole my skinny scarf that went with my set of skinny scarfs

My first attempt at crocheting something I would be seen in public with.

Looks better on her I think

Yay me for learning to crochet better.

Just got back from lunch with Nanni nunde and Miss nunde

My diet just went to hell!

Later that day, yet another one of my skinny scarf set stolen, leaving me with 3. This time by my mother. I mean what am I gonna say after she shouted me for lunch, "give it back wench" I am starting to see a pattern here. Clearly skinny scarfs are in. Ill have to start knitting fat ones if I intend to keep them.....

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The Posty

brought me this.

sexy!

Micro router bits for making teency weency things that make me smile.


What am I doing today?


Having lunch with my mum and daughter, what the heck will I wear?


Striking some pellie cuttings for sale in September.


Working on my website - why is it taking me so long?




What are you doing today?

Whatever it is, have fun!


Cheers

Melanie

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Cotton dish cloths Done Mothers day Done Monday, bring it on! My Groove is back!!!

Mission Accomplished
Mission : Hand made 100 percent cotton dish washing cloths that can be composted
Materials : 2 towels purchased at Spotlight @ $4.99 each Total $10.00
Procedure: Measure 9.5"x9.5"

Cut

Sew with totally awesome Over locker for the first time.

Result: 4 x hand towels to hang over my cupboard door from left overs

12 Dish washing cloths

Cost $10.00

Time 1 hour

Cost of sponges that they are replacing @ $1 a week worked out on an average per year

Total $52.00

Cost to my family saved = $42.00

Cost saved to environment - Priceless

Now to Mothers day

Yay!, I was given a spotlight voucher. So off I skipped, no not really because that would look stupid, to spotlight.

I came home with a new sugar bowel & jug

A ball of wool to finish my scarf

and this is what excited me most and I may have even skipped a little bit in my head.

A bag pattern close to one I am working only this will save me hours of trying to make a pattern from scratch.

Brilliant!

Highlights of my weekend

my dishcloths

reading the comment where Baino called me anally retentive(priceless and so true)

receiving a whole day of massages from Master nunde (8yrs) that were so delicate it gave me the creepy feeling that insects were crawling over my shoulders, bless him.

sitting on my bum doing nothing but self indulgent things all Sunday

Deciding that Master nunde(8yr old) was finally well enough to go back to school after having 4 days of last week off and driving me BONKERS.

Getting my Groove back!

Hope you had a great weekend!

And just in case my mum happens to read this

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MUM XOX

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