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everyday zero-waste :: improvising

10/30/2017

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One of the signs that confirms to me that I've found a sweet spot with "stuff" is that improvising starts to come into play. The accomplishment of using what is on hand rather than taking a trip to the store is quite invigorating. A few ways that I've had to/gotten to improvise lately:

In my wardrobe:
-I was told that I needed to attend a wedding (as the + 1) at the last minute. With no dress in my current wardrobe, my black jumpsuit + flats worked out just fine. I threw my handmade denim linen jacket over my arm just in case it was chilly. This isn't what I would normally think of wearing to a wedding, but I think it was probably a better choice than most I could have shopped for.
-Temperatures dipped + I needed a little-bit-warmer-something to throw over my tank + leggings on the way to exercise. I'd normally wear my long-sleeved indigo tee, but it was air drying. I stole a long-sleeved tee from Mr. Tribe's side of the closet.  :)

In the kitchen:
-Crushing hot peppers called for gloves, which I didn't have. Instead, a pint jar used to crush them in my large bowl worked well.

For sewing:
-Julia outgrew her cold weather pajamas. Her old sheet had just enough good spots left to cut a pair to sew (above). A Japanese pattern book from the library supplied the perfect pattern. (I love that lots of people get to share it!) The "free" t-shirts that she gets from her Youth Symphony work well as pajama tops.

How have you been improvising lately? I'd love to hear!!

Love,
​Jane
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Priscilla link
10/30/2017 10:26:11 am

Good improvising, Jane!

Yesterday instead of buying a new appliance cord, and definitely instead of buying a whole new appliance, my dear husband replaced the cord with an old one he had saved from his broken shop lamp. No stores, and part of the broken shop lamp has a new life.

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Jane link
10/31/2017 03:27:41 pm

I love that! A little know-how goes a long way!! :)

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Kari
10/30/2017 12:52:44 pm

I love these posts. Would you consider doing a post about improvising at Christmas? We are only two, now. And I'd love to get rid of more of our stuff because we don't use it, except for two weeks a year. At Christmas, however, we have four house guests needing three places to sleep, and we are often feeding eight extra people. But I hate having all that stuff around for the other 50 weeks of the year. I'd be grateful for any ideas.

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Jane link
10/31/2017 03:28:42 pm

I would love to give that a try! Thank you so much for the post idea- I love suggestions!! :)

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Heather link
10/31/2017 09:46:16 am

Lovely post, Jane! What was the title of the Japanese pattern book from the library? Also, have you done a post on favorite pattern books?

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Jane link
11/1/2017 04:02:17 pm

Thank you! The pants pattern is from Simple Modern Sewing. I would love to do a little pattern book round up! Thank you for the suggestion...I love suggestions! :)

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