Category Archives: Recycling

My locks are movin’ on…

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Sincerely, Emily

It was time to cut my hair and send it off to Locks of Love. Head over to Not Dabbling in Normal to read more! Sincerely, Emily

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Another “new” sink

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

I thought I had enough sinks. I was wrong! You might remember a this sink and this sink I posted about a few years ago. My neighbors offered me an old enameled cast iron sink they had. I had to … Continue reading →

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Recyling and Re-using kitty litter buckets

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

A friend called me last week and asked if I wanted a few kitty litter buckets? Aaahhh, Yes, please! I’ll take a couple.  It was perfect timing, because just the week before I had two very old buckets finally crack … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time: Recycling with a cause

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

It has been several years since I have purchased any soda for myself. I gave it up when I started making ginger beer on my journey to rid our kitchen and bodies of per-packaged and processed foods and simplify the … Continue reading →

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Tiny cards

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

Last fall when my niece was visiting, we spent some time making cards. At the end of our visit there was a lot of paper scraps and supplies spread all over my work table upstairs. My niece picked up a … Continue reading →

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Clearing away a bit of stuff

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Sincerely, Emily

Yesterday came and I had a bit of motivation in me, instead of working on a presentation I have coming up in January, I tackled an armoire in our bedroom. Ok, part of an armoire. I have more clothes than … Continue reading →

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Giving an old jewlery box a facelift

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Sincerely, Emily

I really enjoy giving handmade gifts (like the fabric napkins that I posted about last December.) Those gifts are usually made by me. One of my nieces has a birthday at the end of November. In fact it was just … Continue reading →

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Rainbarrel Repair

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Sincerely, Emily

I couldn’t figure out why one of the rain barrels wasn’t filling at all when we had a light rain. It just didn’t make sense. We have a really high pitched roof and when it rains really hard the water … Continue reading →

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Jar Obsessions

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Sincerely, Emily

You can read more about my jar obsessions over at Not Dabbling in Normal today. Sincerely, Emily  

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Drinking more tea lately

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Sincerely, Emily

It has been about a year since I stop drinking diet coke. I used to drink one in the morning (instead of coffee, it was diet coke for me). I just decided it was time to stop. After that I … Continue reading →

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