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How to Repurpose disappointing Beauty products

Posted on 08/05/2017 by Growing Snowballs — Leave a comment

Have you ever purchased or been given a product that was disappointing, didn’t live up to the advertising hype, or was just not suitable for your skin-type but you don’t want to throw it out and waste it? Here are…

Tagged with: #upcycle, environmental, frugal, repurpose, reuse, savemoney, savvy, second life
Posted in bathroom, beauty, hair and beauty, Repurpose

How to turn a letterbox full of Junk Mail into something useful

Posted on 05/06/2016 by Growing Snowballs — 9 Comments

I recently watched a YouTube clip on How to Make a Basket from Newspaper. It inspired me to make my own, substituting used glossy, coloured catalogues as I didn’t want to get newsprint ink all over me. Here is…

Tagged with: #upcycle, budget, craft, DIY, doityourself, economical, environmental, frugal, gift, junkmail, money, recycle, repurpose, save, second life, storage
Posted in crafts & home, gift ideas

How To Repurpose Your Old T-shirts

Posted on 03/04/2016 by Growing Snowballs — 1 Comment

Normally, when a piece of clothing is past its wearable lifespan, it goes straight into my cleaning rag collection; that is, until recently. A photo similar to this one appeared in my Facebook page feed. I had seen plenty of…

Tagged with: #upcycle, clothes, frugal, handmade, home, recycle, repurpose, reuse, savvy, second life, shopping, time, wardrobe
Posted in Repurpose

How to Repurpose your Food Scraps and Green Waste

Posted on 19/10/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 2 Comments

Everyone should compost their green waste. It makes economic and environmental sense. There is a method to suit every household, whether you live in a house, townhouse or apartment. Composting Methods: Lidded Bin System Tumbler Worm Farm Hot Composting Fermentation…

Tagged with: budget, DIY, economical, environmental, frugal, gardening, handmade, holidays, hoselink, income, money, moneymaker, recycle, repurpose
Posted in garden

What I found out about my Neighbours

Posted on 21/09/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 12 Comments

Since my hubby has been laid up, it has been my responsibility to empty our Garbage/Waste Bin, Recycle Bin and the Compost Bin. In our local area, the Council is responsible collecting our Garbage/Waste and Recycle Bins. They provides two…

Tagged with: compost, Compost Bin, ecological, frugal, gardening, plastic bags, recycle, repurpose, reuse, savemoney, zerowaste
Posted in waste

Have you taken the $21 Supermarket Challenge yet ?

Posted on 26/07/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 3 Comments

My Chef [ a.k.a. my Hubby ] has injured himself and he won’t be in His Natural Domain [ i.e., The Kitchen, Pantry and Freezer ] for about the next 2 months … so I am in the driver’s seat…

Tagged with: #upcycle, $21 Supermarket Challenge, budget, cheap, economical, economy, environmental, frugal, homemade, money, recycle, repurpose, save money, savvy, second life, shopping, zero waste
Posted in food, kitchen

Have you tried Flower Bombing yet?

Posted on 20/07/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 7 Comments

The Flower Bomb [ aka The Seed Bomb or Green Hand Grenade] is designed to enable seeds to be sown in hard to reach places. This enables gardeners to achieve plants and flowers in unexpected places. They are easy to make repurposing…

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Posted in garden

What do you do with Tamper evident bands ?

Posted on 03/07/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 2 Comments

Tamper-evident bands are commonplace in today’s packaging world. If disposed of incorrectly, they can end up in our waterways and choke birds and sealife. I found after just 3 weeks of reclaiming, that they soon add up. These…

Tagged with: #upcycle, craft, frugal, giftideas, giftwrap, handmade, plastic, repurpose, second life
Posted in crafts & home, home décor, Repurpose

Have you stopped pod casting yet?

Posted on 26/06/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 3 Comments

I have been totally against purchasing a pod system, for making hot beverages such as coffee, tea and hot chocolate at the push of a button, because I was concerned about the amount of waste it creates However, recently I…

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Posted in crafts & home, Repurpose

How to Prevent Domestic Blindness

Posted on 08/05/2015 by Growing Snowballs — Leave a comment

Image Credit: Novelo/Shutterstock Domestic Blindness – A condition that makes people unable to see common household objects even though they’re right in front of them; Personified by looking for some item (anywhere, usually in the house) but you can’t find…