Eco & ethical living
Chinese sky lanterns and balloons may look pretty but they are in fact dangerous and can cause damage to property, wildlife and livestock. So if you’re planning to release sky lanterns or balloons, please read this first. What are sky lanterns? Chinese lanterns (also known as sky lanterns or flying lanterns) consist of a wire […]
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With weddings seeming to cost more and more it’s a great, eco-friendly idea to buy a secondhand wedding dress. You’re probably going to only wear it once so spending less on your dress can mean more money for the honeymoon! And if you buy from a charity shop, you’ll be helping them too as well
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Being green can make you money too as what you might consider to be rubbish, other people will buy off you. Lumoi is an on-line ethical jewellery boutique whose Jewellery Upcycling Service is one of the top-ranked projects in the World You Like Challenge of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action. To find out
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Another Twitter discovery (I’m beginning to think I spend far too much time on Twitter), are the wonderful button wedding bouquets designed and made by Lesa of I Heart Buttons. These bespoke bouquets are a beautiful alternative to the traditional floral bouquet chosen by many brides. Lesa’s passion for buttons started when she saw a
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Buy eco-friendly wedding stationery or some eco paper to create your own DIY wedding ideas. Eco-friendly wedding stationery is becoming increasingly popular and doesn’t mean a compromise on quality either. Planning a wedding should be a fun experience, but in these days of mass consumption some people feel the pressure to do things bigger and
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Handmade jewellery using haberdashery British designer maker Judith Brown creates unusual and elegant collections of handmade jewellery using old hooks, eyes, press studs, buttons and buckles all intricately stitched by hand with wire to create beautiful jewellery. Judith explains her green thinking behind her innovative idea to reuse these vintage items: My Vintage Collection uses
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