OK, I'm a cloth girl... I use cloth diapers whenever practical... I use cloth tea towels instead of paper ones for pretty much everything... I try to use cloth to replace all of the paper products that we use and throw away...
Tea is something I enjoy a lot... I have a big box full of boxes of tea bags. My kids love to see me get out the big tea pot. Then they know that they get to have tea, too. My two year old even loves tea (well, warm milk with a bit of tea and honey). So, we use a lot of paper tea bags. I've always thought that tea bags are wasteful. All that paper, staples, industrialization, for one cup of tea.
Here is an alternative: a muslin tea bag that you reuse with loose tea. Brilliant! Also, way too obvious for me to come up with myself. That doesn't stop me from making some of my own, though! I'm going to make one big enough for a jug of sun tea, too. All wrapped up in a matching drawstring bag with a tin of loose tea, they'd make a really sweet hostess gift for a tea lover. You could even mix up your own tea from your herb garden and put it in a mason jar!
I've been wondering what to do with little leftover bits of fabric that aren't in a small enough print to please me in a quilt. Not that I have made a quilt out of all those scraps I've been saving for SOMEthing. Now, how to dry them without making little brown spots on the sink and counters? Clothes pinned over a house plant?
I'm not great at doing crafty things but I really want to make these for my mom for xmas. can you possibly give me step by step directions?? thank you so much!!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm sorry to have gotten to this late... to late for this Christmas, I'm afraid! If you look in the post, the word "here" is highlighted. It's a hyperlink to the tutorial (not mine!)
ReplyDeleteMelissa
Hi, I'm sorry to have gotten to this late... to late for this Christmas, I'm afraid! If you look in the post, the word "here" is highlighted. It's a hyperlink to the tutorial (not mine!)
ReplyDeleteMelissa
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ReplyDeleteI was thoroughly charmed and delighted by this Blog. So many of us have been thinking about how to generate more contentment. It is time to simplify one's life. I love the article about homemade tea bags, which illustrates the pleasures of simple enjoyments. The article exudes such a positive philosophy and is so very earth wise. Doing the things we love, our hobbies and the sensible, practical ideas you’ve outlined for living a simpler, more responsible yet personally rewarding life are really appealing.
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, there is a great collection of daily reflections when we are looking for phrases and words to inspire or "de-stress" an environment: Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment by C.J. Good, helps me to understand that change is good. Reading it, I want to nod my head and say, "that's right, I knew that but it never made so much sense until now." I have made some lifestyle changes and I’m finding more contentment.