
I’ve been seeing plastic bag dryers all over the blogosphere lately. And while I’m all about getting a few extra uses out of disposable plastic bags, these gizmos just aren’t worth the money (twenty bucks!). Why? Because they are super simple—and cheap—to make…
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Jen : DIY Projects, Reinventing X, Sustainable living, DIYF
May 9th, 2008

Cursive design has come up with a charming spring/summer equivalent to paper snowflakes. Her site offers little paper flowers—called Twiggums—for purchase, but I might be inclined to try whipping some up myself…
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Amanda : DIY Projects, Ideas We Wish We'd Thought Of, Design IQ, Reinventing X, Sustainable living, Stuff We Love
May 9th, 2008

My 2004 iPod Mini has seen better days. I can forgive the monochrome display and scratched-up exterior, but its battery life is shot. M.I.A. can’t even get through a whole song before the little guy turns itself off—which means no soundtrack for even my walk to the gym, let alone my workout…
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Claire D. : Sustainable living
May 7th, 2008

Earth Day may have inspired you to replace your incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs)—and if it did, we’re glad to hear it. But even though you’ve got of years of light ahead of you CFLs do eventually burn out…
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Amanda : Sustainable living
April 25th, 2008

It’s Earth Day, and the whole Internet is out celebrating. Here are our favorite links from today’s influx of eco-conscious coverage…
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Jen : DIY Projects, Sustainable living, Stuff We Love
April 22nd, 2008
Tomorrow—Saturday, April 19th—is National Hanging Out Day, so if you’ve got laundry on your weekend to-do list, you’d best keep those clothes out of the dryer and hang ‘em up instead…
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Jen : Events, Sustainable living
April 18th, 2008