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Frugal Craft: Homemade Yoga Mat Bag

A few months ago I took up yoga, and have so far observed many things about it and about myself. I won’t bore you with the details. There are two things that apply widely though: you have muscles that you have never dreamed of in places you’ve never felt. And, going with the modern, “women’s […]

Recycling: Yarn Scraps

There are always so many little tiny pieces of yarn that are left over after a knit or crochet project. They get trimmed from color changes, from adding on a new ball here and there and from portions of store-bought yarn that should never have made it through quality control. I hate throwing them away. […]

Misadventures in Soap Recycling

That’s right. This post was going to be titled Shred & Pour: Recycling Soap Ends, but the universe had other ideas. What was to be a simple exercise in melting those little pieces of unusable soap that are left over at the end of the bar turned into an exercise in frustration and stinky kitchens. […]