Rachael Page's blog

Green Ways to Trim Your Tree: Top Ten Holiday Craft Picks

Crafts are great ways to bring people together over the holidays. Families, friends, or groups can get together and have fun, talk, and have a product at the end to remember the occasion. Crafts can be even more rewarding if they utilize items that would otherwise be discarded into our landfills. Here are ten of my favorite holiday craft ideas.

5 Simple Habits to Help You Save Water

Baby with bottle of waterWater is one of our most precious resources. We drink it, bathe in it, and wash our clothes and our dishes in it. It keeps us hydrated and keeps our homes clean. Many times we take this resource for granted. Many of us think we need to make big, expensive changes to solve our water problems, but the small things we do to cultivate awareness and conservation in our own lives are just as important--and just as powerful. Here are five ways you can practice water conservation in your own home.

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Straight from the Workshop

Wooden toys are back in style. They are hearty, durable toys, often possessing an old-fashioned charm and a sense of warmth and stability. Each one bears unique identifiers in the grain of the wood, making the toys personal and giving them character. Some wooden toys look and feel handmade.