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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

Archive for the ‘Recycled Goods’ Category

June 25th, 2008

Make Your Own Oilcloth Bags

Check out these adorable reusable lunch sacks - just one more option for cutting your bag use. I’m thinking you could even make these bigger and work out some sort of handle. A crafty sewer (read not me) could do that. The only downside is that you can’t machine wash these, but wiping down is […]

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June 20th, 2008

What’s Inside CHANGE: a starter kit

Earlier, we talked about our Summer Surprise Contest. Regular Tree Hugging Family reader Liz won CHANGE a starter kit. This prize was donated by rocklovepeace, a group started by two musicians and friends, Del and Melanie.
The starter kit is intended to help recipients take stock of their personal well-being and their impact on the world.
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June 17th, 2008

Need to catch up on our reusable bag series?

This month we’ve been looking at all things reusable bags. Now is your chance to catch up, because I gathered everything up and made a little list. If we’ve missed a key point that you’d love covered, please let us know. The month isn’t over, and we have plenty of reusable bag goodness plans left; […]

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June 10th, 2008

The Absolute Last Word in Cute Reusable Totes

We’ve been showing a lot of bags this month, being that it’s reusable bag month. Good old basic plain bags is all you need to make a difference to the environment, but sometimes, a totally cute tote is still a good time.
Check out these bags from three beans & co - I know, from the […]

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June 10th, 2008

Make Your Own Long Shopping Bag

About 1.5 minutes into this video from ThreadBanger, you can watch the creation of a beautiful baguette-length reusable shopping bag from reclaimed materials.
Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in June 2008
Tags: make your own bag, recycled shopping bag, threadbanger

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June 8th, 2008

ReJAVAnate Reusable Bags

I’ve got some pretty cool bags today - if you happen to be looking.
ReJAVAnate reusable bags are very cool bags, with a great background story. The bags are made from burlap that’s reused from coffee sacks. Take a look:
Large Bag - ReJAVAnate Logo

Medium Bag - Customized Logos

You can also get bags with no logos […]

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