Alright, look. It’s less than a week before Christmas and it seems to me that many people are just not that excited about it. So I’m going to shelve to… Read More »Make your own traditions and ignore what you ‘should’ be doing
Is the amount of waste created by conventional paper gift wrapping starting to give you the ick? Want to save a bit of money in the long run by getting… Read More »How-To: Low-Waste and Zero-Waste Gift Wrap
The season of Secret Santa and other gift exchanges is upon us, folks. These can be tough gifts to sort out so I’ve put together this gift guide, featuring Something… Read More »Holiday Gift Guide: Secret Santa and Other Gift Exchanges
Holidays are fun, aren’t they? Special food, seeing people you haven’t seen in a while, spending time doing seasonally appropriate activities. All good stuff. Know what’s not fun? Dealing with… Read More »How-to: Low-waste gift-giving
Ever had a moment where you have an idea about something that is SO OBVIOUS that you can’t believe you’ve never thought of it before? This happened for me, not… Read More »Handmade Tote Bags Are Great Gifts! And Great Gift Bags Too!
Long day… As I write this, I’ve just finished the mad dash to get my kiddo to bed at a reasonable time after a sports practice that ends much later… Read More »Low-waste routines and kids’ after school activities
This post is all about what you need to know about Something Different Upcycled custom orders and how to start one. TL; DR: Send me a message with the details… Read More »All About Custom Orders at Something Different Upcycled
Fall has officially begun and it seems that a lot of people are VERY excited about Halloween and ‘spooky season’ more generally. Don’t get me wrong: I LOVE autumn (or… Read More »5 Suggestions for Low-Waste Seasonal Decorations
I have a lot of scraps of fabric. This is not really a surprise, given that I keep ALL of the little bits and pieces leftover from larger projects, both… Read More »What To Do With Leftover Sleeves and Pant Legs
Take away all of their single use stuff. That’s it. That’s the post. Thanks for reading! Kidding! Of course! This IS a serious question, though. How DO you convince friends… Read More »How to Convince Friends and Family to Switch to Reusables