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Old 06-15-2013, 05:46 PM
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How creative; not cheap! Beautiful!
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Old 06-15-2013, 05:51 PM
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I feel compelled to share this story. We are recyclers of everything we can recycle. Most often we take our stuff to the recycle center. However, my husband goes one further. He has a colony of red worms that consume all of our vegetable and fruit peels etc (no meat scraps because of the smell). They also eat worn out cotton clothing like worn out tee shirts, paper towels, napkins, etc (anything of natural content). Then he uses the soil in the garden. He has given colonies of worms to other organic gardeners to do the same. Works for him.
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Old 06-15-2013, 07:31 PM
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I think what you've done is very commendable I totally agree with you....and I use the qoute from Auntie B. What you made is great.
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Old 06-18-2013, 06:16 AM
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I think that is a great idea.
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Old 06-19-2013, 04:09 PM
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Great bag and if everyone thought like you do our country would be in better shape!
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:38 PM
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Here in Oregon, many of us take recycling seriously. I recycle as much as I can and take only one can of trash to the landfill once a month. We are a family of four adults. I put my cotton bits and pieces in my worm compost bin. Worms will recycle your cotton! I really enjoy seeing what else can be recycled. We only have one planet and we cannot continue to make a mess of it. REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE

I commend you for recycling and reusing stuff that could be sitting somewhere in a landfill. You have made something beautiful and useful. Double whammy!
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Old 07-19-2013, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by SavedByGrace View Post
I LOVE the bag! Awesome idea!! I have a blouse that my grandmother gave me shortly before she passed away. I've kept it for years for sentimental reasons. I've been trying to think of something I can make with it while keeping the front of the blouse intact. Ideas?
how about a pillow ? - I had a t-shirt made for me by my grandson, I sewed across the bottom ,sewed across the armholes ,stuffed it and closed up the neckline- you could do the same and have a "novelty pillow " .If it buttons down the front ,just button it up and sew as close to the buttons as you can get ,then finish the rest of any openings. hope this helped with an idea.
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Old 05-10-2015, 04:33 PM
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Waste not, want not. Keep it up and be a good example to others. 😁
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Old 05-10-2015, 05:54 PM
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I applaud your thriftiness and care for the earth. The bag is great and the pants are adorable!

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Old 05-10-2015, 06:00 PM
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Nothing like left overs.
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