Quilts, Lace, Tablecloths, Doilies, Cards, Stationary at Austin Creative Reuse

Quilts, Lace, Tablecloths, Doilies, Cards, Stationary at Austin Creative Reuse

Photo drop from Austin Creative Reuse today! They take so much stuff! Some of the things I’m working on rehoming for someone right now include quilts, lace, tablecloths, doilies and other crocheted material, greeting cards and stationery and probably a major office clean out. They take it all! Austin Creative Reuse #creativereuse #regome #downsizing #declutter…

Processing Magazines for Zero Waste and How We Think About Them

Processing Magazines for Zero Waste and How We Think About Them

Do you have a pile of read magazines? Do you have a subscription you’ve had for years? What do you do with your old magazines? Lets go over some rehoming options and ways to think about magazine subscriptions. TIP: Remove the address label/personal information by either peeling it off, cutting it off, or permanent markering…

Decluttering Candles: It’s Going to Be Hard

Decluttering Candles: It’s Going to Be Hard

I’m posted candles in my local Buy Nothing group. I’m helping a neighbor downsize and they had all these candles… Luckily I checked the list at Austin Creative Reuse and they Do Not accept candles. I imagine they get so many because there are a lot of people that end up in this situation. I…

Little Jar for Lotion in Your Car/Purse/Bag

Little Jar for Lotion in Your Car/Purse/Bag

Lotion from home in a glass bottle is going to be greener than a travel tube, any tube, or a pump. I found a small glass jar at the Guadalupe @wheatsville location. There are plastic jars at @naturalgrocers if you want something smaller, and lighter, but they are plastic. My grocery store doesn’t have anything…

The Mascara Hunt, Palm Oil, and Sephora

The Mascara Hunt, Palm Oil, and Sephora

The mascara search continues. I can’t find a safe mascara that doesn’t contain palm oil. There are few clean mascaras, even fewer clean ones listed in the Environmental Working Group Cleaning Living app, those aren’t that clean and/or they have plans oil in them which is a major cause of forest destruction. Agh. Help if…