living lightly in ireland

Valentine Paper Craft

If you’re into sustainability it’s hard not to have an affinity with jars! So why not put them on your Valentine card? This simple jam jar Valentine card looks so professional and you don’t even need to know how to draw because the creator, DC 2 NY Confessions, even gives you a printout.

For more simple, low-waste valentine cards and decorations read on.

Six Weeks towards Zero Waste

Becoming a Zero Waster can seem like a daunting task but breaking it down into steps and tackling just a few a week can get you where you want to be relatively painlessly. Here is a short list of steps inspired by my own journey towards Zero Waste. Every Zero Waster’s list will be different so don’t take this as gospel; it’s just meant as a guide. If you really don’t want to do one of the steps that’s cool, don’t worry and carry on!

Why Recycling isn’t the Answer

Moving towards a Zero Waste Lifestyle has been a real eye-opener for me. I mistakenly thought that recycling would deliver us from our global waste problem but having researched this area I’ve learned that this is very far from the truth.

If you’d like to find out why recycling isn’t the answer to our waste woes read on

My Last Minute Sustainable Christmas Crafts

I’m chuffed to bits with my homemade bauble wreath. I’ve coveted one since I saw them in a shop a few years ago but couldn’t justify putting more plastic into the world. So I scoured charity shops for second-hand baubles and once I had enough made the one in the photo up top with a metal clothes hanger and some reused ribbon. I followed the instructions given in this tutorial on how to make a bauble wreath.

Stunning Sustainable (and easy) Christmas Decorations

I adore this design and have a simpler off-white version of this decoration hanging over my dining table. I made them in about 30 minutes before Christmas dinner one year when, in a fit of madness, I decided that the room looked bare. They’re so simple to make, especially if you staple them instead of using an eyelet as show in this full tutorial from Curbly.