tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post9001651278816979047..comments2023-12-07T03:25:40.012-07:00Comments on Wisdom of the Moon: Green Week- Day 2 (Shopping)Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882235346307802213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post-16318927433106146302008-06-18T22:10:00.000-06:002008-06-18T22:10:00.000-06:00Hello! I am so tickled by your link! I love to mak...Hello! I am so tickled by your link! I love to make treasures out of trash. I have found many curbside items and transformed them with a little elbow grease and some paint. Also I hardly ever shop retail for my crafts. I find such great fabric at a wonderful thrift store which has $1 Sundays. Thanks for the link!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764437077561164662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post-83755071149444790332008-01-17T15:57:00.000-07:002008-01-17T15:57:00.000-07:00Sorry to be going back so far on your blog, but as...Sorry to be going back so far on your blog, but as I found it after you'd been blogging for a long time, I wanted to go back and explore your journey ;). <BR/><BR/>I didn't see if you'd figured out a use for your tire, but I have one. A garden. I plant potatoes in tires. I start with one tire, and then, as the plants grow, I add another tire and some finished compost. I stop at four tires. The theory is that the potato plant will root at every level and the roots is where the potatoes grow. I had a decent crop last year from my potato garden - about 20 lbs of potatoes from six seeds.<BR/><BR/>Another option is what Art did <A HREF="http://home-on-the-hill.blogspot.com/2007/04/going-green.html" REL="nofollow"> here </A>. He lives in Canada and built a "greenhouse" using old tractor tires. Very creative ;).Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post-22119657786421220542007-07-17T18:26:00.000-06:002007-07-17T18:26:00.000-06:00I love the cubby! One thing I love about this whol...I love the cubby! One thing I love about this whole crafty community is how everyone just loves to thrift. Prior to blogging I didn't have too many people I could brag to about my dump and salvation army finds... And I just love Alison Krauss.Breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717672208241075891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post-88303257949243432972007-07-17T14:28:00.000-06:002007-07-17T14:28:00.000-06:00Ya know, I do look back fondly on the days of load...Ya know, I do look back fondly on the days of loading those rocks into the back of the van. I was soooooo darn embarrassed then, but now it's just a happy memory of Mom. She sure did teach us not to worry about what others think. Can you even imagine what I'd be like if she weren't my mom? Yikes!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582290227884606635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post-23676274984849676992007-07-17T14:23:00.000-06:002007-07-17T14:23:00.000-06:00Jenny, that's what's so cool about the whole craft...Jenny, that's what's so cool about the whole crafting community. We love ourselves a good find, no matter where it comes from. When I showed Aurora the cubby yesterday, she said that it was something Martha Stewart would be glad to fix up. I'm sure she has a team of people to fix up her stuff, but it's a good point, none the less.<BR/><BR/>People are changing and us super duper crafty types are leading the way. Heh.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882235346307802213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post-48284249390588796762007-07-17T14:18:00.000-06:002007-07-17T14:18:00.000-06:00I've never heard that song (or at least listened t...I've never heard that song (or at least listened to the words). It made me cry a little. Originally just for the reason of how proud and excited the little one was to wear this coat made with such love, even more because I reminded of the judgment with which we treat each other, and finally because she was still proud of the coat regardless of others' opinions.<BR/><BR/>On another note, it's a bummer that shopping for second-hand items tends to be associated with being poor or cheap, rather than environmentally friendly. <BR/><BR/>Although I am always super excited about good finds at thrift stores, I have a slight feeling of... I guess I would call it embarrassment... because I am slightly uncomfortable when I head into a thrift store. It reminds me (and is a little scary) how strong my subconscious can be even though my conscious mind knows better. I'm working to change this long-held belief in myself.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582290227884606635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097748844135258151.post-9480381222812307882007-07-17T12:48:00.000-06:002007-07-17T12:48:00.000-06:00The group you are talking about is called The Comp...The group you are talking about is called The Compact. It's a great idea to try to buy all you can through second-hand or even for free. :) I don't know that I could do it for everything, but we actually get a lot of our goodies for free, and I love it.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a good thrifter though, at least not for anything like clothing. Thrift stores are great for other kinds of things though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com