Author Archives: Pheona

Recycled Clothing #1 DONATE Clothing

Recycled Clothing Facts by Lexa W. Lee, Demand Media Thrift shops are a great resource for donating or buying used clothing. Recycling unwanted clothing reduces landfill waste as well as the amount of resources needed to produce new clothing. It also lessens the waste produced by the manufacturing process — clothing scraps end up in the landfill, too. Used clothing can be donated, sold or disassembled for the fabric. #1. Discarded Clothing Americans discard an estimated 65-68 pounds of clothing a year, while buying only Continue reading →

GO-GREEN WITH WINE-PROJECT #3

  LADIES start saving your wine bottles & have your girls over for a night of crafts! I put together this weekly blog “Go Green With..” to encourage recycling !  I want to start off with crafty ways to recycle wine bottles because well… who doesn’t love wine?  ♥ I have 6 total projects on this topic, but you will have to check back each week to see what they are & steps on how to do them.  Drinking wine will never be the same after Continue reading →

GO-GREEN WITH WINE-PROJECT #2

LADIES start saving your wine bottles & have your girls over for a night of crafts! I put together this weekly blog “Go Green With..” to encourage recycling !  I want to start off with crafty ways to recycle wine bottles because well… who doesn’t love wine?  ♥ I have 6 total projects on this topic, but you will have to check back each week to see what they are & steps on how to do them.  Drinking wine will never be the same after keeping Continue reading →

Gratitude – It’s Contagious!

  “IN EVERY THING GIVE THANKS” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Author Barbara Johnson was frazzled; she was running late, had to stand while riding the bus to work.  Her attitude was going downhill fast when a cheery voice from the front of the bus announced, “Beautiful day, isn’t it?” She couldn’t see the man, but she listened to his commentary as he described the lovely scenery…this church…that park…a cemetery…a firehouse.  His grateful attitude lightened the mood of everybody around him. Then as Johnson got off Continue reading →

Thrift Store Fun: 5 Reasons to Shop at a Thrift Store

Thrift Store Fun: 5 Reasons to Shop at a Thrift Store by Emilie Sennebogen For people who favor shopping malls and department stores, a Thrift Store may be a little scary.  After all, the clothing items are used and there’s no telling who wore them or what they were doing when they did so.  The fact is the clothes in thrift stores are all inspected to make sure they’re in good enough shape to go on the rack, so you don’t need to worry about threadbare Continue reading →