living lightly in ireland

Easy Sustainable Easter Decorations

Want to decorate for Easter but don’t want to bring about more plastic tat doing so? Well look no further. I’ve rounded up the cutest, easiest, most affordable and sustainable ideas to adore your home his Easter.

First up is this uber cute Miffy inspired bunny garland from Mini Eco. I was a huge fan of Miffy when I was younger so I couldn’t resist including a link to a template and tutorial on how to make it.

Cleaning with Food-grade Ingredients

When we’re doing our spring cleaning there’s no need to use all those nasty chemicals to clean effectively. You’d be surprised at just how little you need to clean your house effectively, and how most of what you need is probably already in your kitchen cupboards. After years of trials and tests here’s a run down on what we use to clean what in our home.

Easy Peasy Liquid Soap

We have bars of soap in all our bathrooms but I like to keep liquid soap by the kitchen sink for when my hands are particularly manky with dough or raw meat. If you’d like to do likewise here’s a super easy and inexpensive recipe to try!

Creating a Garden with Annuals and Biennials

One of the best aspects of gardening is its focus on the future, meaning we’re always looking forward to beautiful blooms, even in winter. In fact Autumn is the best time to plan for the following summer by planting annuals or biennials. If you’d like fill your garden with flowers for very little money and effort read on …..

Easy Delicious Palm Oil-free Homemade Crackers

It seems impossible to find palm-oil free crackers so I went in search of an easy recipe to make my own. The one below only requires 4 ingredients (plus water) and couldn’t be simpler to make.