At school, I used to look forward to our woodwork classes. I loved the process of being given a brief, producing a design, then making something with your own hands – Mum still has the wooden clock I made. But we didn’t seem to do woodwork for very long; it was the same with our metalwork classes – the only thing I remember making is a small metal whale which did nothing useful, whatsoever!
I think by now we all know that plastic pollution is a huge world problem and the effects on the environment and marine life are horrific.
It’s hard to know what you can do as an individual and it’s easy to feel powerless. The way I feel is that while my family is four people in 7.6 billion, we can’t sit by and do nothing at all. In the words of David Attenborough following Blue Planet II, “…if we start doing those small steps that are easily achievable, we can, before long, really have an effect.”
I live in Ely which is home to around 20,000 people, and the city is on a mission to reduce the number of single-use plastic bags used in our shops. It’s something everyone can get involved in and I’ve made my small contribution 🙂
There’s something special about a trench coat – you can wear it with almost anything, dressing it up or down. It’s a timeless classic. Affordable trench coats can be readily found on the high street. At the other end of the scale, you can spend hundreds, even thousands, on a high-end fashion label.
If you’ve been following my #100DaysNoTV project, you’ll know that I like to try new things and have new experiences. And, I can be pretty flexible about when I have my next ‘Day’. So, I have ultimate respect for my blogger friend, Maria Wylie. As of today she’s managed to try something new for 258 consecutive days. Yes, something new every single day!
Maria also challenges friends to complete a week of new things: a monthly Challenge Week. She offers a theme or two to make it easier to think of something cool to do. I took part in the August challenge: Eco-friendliness & Creativity. On Day 25 of #100DaysNoTV I completed a week of new things!
I’ve wanted a new upcycling project for a while and when I spotted a photo of a wall mounted jewellery holder on Pinterest (where else?) I knew I’d found my project. It seemed like a pretty easy way of making something functional and unique. On Day 9 of #100DaysNoTV I turned a small wooden box into a pretty holder for my jewellery.
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