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Brian made some glass tumblers out of wine and beer bottles! Check them out: We have them for sale on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Earthystyle?section_id=8048089 To see more of these fabulous creations, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trula/sets/72157626547112996/with/5641323279/
Pick it! OMG we have so much mint in the garden, it’s ridiculous. I picked a bunch and packed up for my tea. There are a lot of things you can do with mint, but step one is to pick it. It will grow back in abundance so no worries! LOL next up…more things with [...]
Putting a bottle filled with water in your toilet tank cause your tank to use less water per flush! it really works You can save 10 or more gallons of water every day, depending on how often you flush. Save water, save money! (pic taken as water filling up) Thanks for visiting familyearthprint.com!
Real quick video showing how to make newspaper pots. Enjoy the ending Take 2
Some pockets I cut out of jeans. Using for some aprons I’m making to sell. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!
Nothing at all wrong with the sink, was coming loose from the wall because attached to wooden slats (it’s an old house; that’s how they did it back in the day) that had fallen in. Brian tore the sink out, put in new boards, then re-attached the sink. yay! Bathroom sink reattached to wall, all [...]
Step 1: Get a drinking glass, newspaper, and a box to place your finished pots in. I reuse pizza boxes. Step 2: Tear each sheet of newspaper in half. I stack 10-15 single sheets at a time and tear them together. Step 3: Roll each half-sheet with your glass to form a tube. Roll around [...]
My outfit for today! This is a skirt I recently made out of other clothes. The black drawstring waistband is from a pair of shorts I could no longer fit, the blue/teal bottom is from a house dress that also became to loose for me on the top due to weight loss, and the yellow [...]
I hand-sewed cloth pads last week. Basically I used old sweater and sweatshirt material for the inside and out. I cut a rectangle of material for the inside part, doubled or triple-folded it depending on the thickness of the material, then sewed the outside part up. Very simple and basic; each pad took about 10 [...]
- I'm Trula and this is my blog out how my family lives simple and green. Topics include recycling, growing organic food, housing alternatives, meal-planning, crafting, thrifty living, DIY, and more. a sister site to Earthy Style, Family Earthprint is part of the MSPmedia network.
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