Recycling Cassette Tapes

Okay , so what do you do with all those cassette tapes you don’t listen to anymore? Make coin purses out of them.
No I haven’t done it, nor do I know how. But I’d love too. Check this out!

Italian designer Marcella Foschi has developed a quite clever way to recycle cassette tapes: a product material that exists in abundance but is associated with a dying (or dead) technology. Her coin purses are at least cute (if not collectible) and appropriate a material we all know, love and have stopped using.

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Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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Free Toys!

We received this outdoor playhouse from a friend on Christmas Eve. Savannah absolutely loves it.

I found this basketball hoop in a neighbor’s trash. While going to the store one night I saw it poking out from the pile. They moved and just threw stuff away instead of donating, which is a big pet peeve of mine, but anyway I got this and a full box of starter logs for the fireplace, never opened and not wet. Perfect!

This I got from Freecycle. If you haven’t tried Freecycle yet, I encourage you to do so. It’s a wonderful program were people give stuff away for free!

Anne

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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Teaching the Young to Recyle



Every Sunday we take out our recycling to the road. Savannah is always willing to help. I think it’s so important to teach our children the importance of recycling.

These pics were taken during our very coldest days. We don’t get too many here in south Florida. Notice the scarf – Old Navy $1.00!

Anne

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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Real Green Goods Valentine Giveaway


Real Green Goods is an earth-friendly store offering the highest standards in eco-friendly products with the lowest impact to the earth and its inhabitants. Their Fair Trade and U.S. made goods are a reflection of their commitment to social responsibility. The clothing is made from certified organic cotton and wool, as well as hemp, bamboo, and cruelty-free silk. They are reducing their carbon footprint for a more sustainable world by making products made from recycled and reusable glass, metal, wood, and a variety of energy-saving device.

The owner, Debbie, grew up in New Hampshire and was always enjoying the outdoors.
While looking for some recycling containers on the internet, she started coming across environmentally-friendly stores. The more Debbie looked, the more she became aware of a large “green” industry that had yet to become mainstream in her neck of the woods. It seemed that the home goods industry had some growth potential and the message needed to get out.
From Debbie:
And so, Real Green Goods was born. I want to offer the opportunity for people to have green product choices that are better for the the earth and its inhabitants. Everything that is produced has an impact on the environment and I believe that by becoming better educated consumers, a new appreciation of the link between products and their impact will result. I am convinced that changes in the product choices we make will have a positive impact on the environment. I have put together a wide variety of earth-friendly products that fill your basic needs, a green department store.

These earrings are made from buttons from sweaters found at antique stores and thrift shops. They even have pencils made from recycled old blue jeans or recycled old money.

I was given a very cute little book telling me how elephant pooh is made into paper. It’s called “ellie pooh”. It sounds kinda weird, but the paper is so pretty! (and no is does not smell) My son was unsure about it. I also received a beautiful ellie pin for Savannah. She’ll need to wait a bit though, it looks fragile.

Honestly there are sooo many things to choose from when you go their site, recycled blue jean pencils, books, cds,jewelry.

Real Geen Goods have kindly offered one Mommy Has to Work reader an Ellie Pooh heart shaped box filled with paper. It’s pink for Valentine’s Day! Doesn’t the paper look pretty!

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Anne

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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Garage Sale Christmas

As I mentioned previously, I bought several Christmas gifts at garage sales this year. The above mirror talks and all three pieces look like they’ve never been used.

This stroller did require a little cleaning but Savannah just LOVES it! I also got her a baby doll from another sale.

She has no idea these are not new, and even my son, Hunter enjoyed his garage sale bargains.

So the next time you’re out garage saling, think about what gifts you might need.

Anne

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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