Eco-friendly, Zero Waste Costume Ideas for 100 days of School Celebrations
The 100th day of school is a super fun milestone. How can you make your 100 days of school costume eco friendly, sustainable and waste free
top of page
The Good Life
with Amy French
Welcome!
Find simple and practical ways to reduce waste and live a more sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle.
Delve into topics like zero waste, green cleaning and DIY Beauty Products, check out some
Eco-friendly crafts and projects or browse the most recent posts below
To find out more about me, head to the About Page
Thanks for visiting!
Search
Amy French
- 3 min
20 Creative Ways to Repurpose Old Activewear (instead of sending it to landfill)
Living an ecofriendly lifestyle it soon becomes very painful to send anything to landfill! A while back I wrote about ways you can repurpose
Amy French
- 3 min
4 Fun Eco-Friendly School Holiday Activities To Try At Home
School holidays are here and it's time to keep the kids busy and entertained without ruining your budget OR the planet (it is plastic-fr
Amy French
- 2 min
How To Make Newspaper Seedling Pots
Newspaper is a great material for making your own seedling pots, and once grown they can be planted whole in the ground without disturbing y
Amy French
- 6 min
Brilliant Ways To Repair and Refashion Old Shoes
Wondering whether to recycle, repair or repurpose your old shoes? Here are some brilliant ways to repair and refashion your favourite shoes
Amy French
- 4 min
How To Dispose of Glitter
Unfortunately, traditional glitter is bad for the environment because it is made up of tiny pieces of plastic, BUT what do you do with your
Amy French
- 2 min
DIY Eco-Friendly Cloud Dough (or Floof)
This natural, DIY Eco-Friendly Cloud Dough recipe is loads of fun and makes a fantastic sensory play experience. It's also biodegradable
Amy French
- 3 min
4 Basic Clothing Repairs Anyone Can Master (with Videos)
Today I want to show you 4 essential basic clothing repairs that anyone can do by hand, without a sewing machine or any skills at all. Learn
Amy French
- 5 min
Make Your Own Natural Reed Diffuser
Make your own reed diffusers to avoid chemical and synthetic fragrances. Choose natural wood and bamboo based materials for diffusers and bl
Amy French
- 3 min
Make Natural Ice-cream Flavoured Playdough
Make your own yummy scented playdough in three gorgeous ice-cream flavours, without any artificial colours or flavours. Use cocoa powder, va
Amy French
- 4 min
DIY Zero Waste Pinecone Christmas Trees
Make your own natural, eco friendly and zero waste miniature Christmas trees from Pinecones using recycled materials. Sometimes the simplest
Amy French
- 4 min
Kitchen Herb Windowsill Garden Kit - Review
For the black thumbs or green thumb challenged, this Kitchen Herb Windowsill Garden Kit is a great way to start growing your own fresh herbs
Amy French
- 3 min
Easter Egg Foil Craft
You can recycle Easter Egg foil, BUT have you thought about repurposing or reusing it? Here are three simple Easter craft ideas to upcycle y
Amy French
- 3 min
How to Make Eco-Friendly Slime
This DIY Slime recipe is edible, non-toxic, borax free, glue free, ecofriendly and literally green!
With just corn starch or cornflour, a
Amy French
- 3 min
How To Repurpose Old Leggings
Old, worn out leggings, gym pants and yoga pants usually end up in landfill, but here's a simple method to repurpose them into 3 useful
Amy French
- 4 min
Make a No Sew T-Shirt Bag
Old t-shirts, tops, dresses and nighties can be transformed in 5 minutes into no-sew t-shirt bag. This is also an effective way to repurpose
Amy French
- 2 min
Ecofriendly Valentine's Day: Yarn Love Heart
Simple ecofriendly Valentine's Day love hearts made from yarn or twine can be a cute gift or decoration that is budget friendly. Follow...
Amy French
- 3 min
Revamp Wooden Chopping Boards with Home Made Wood Butter
Creating your own homemade wood butter (or board butter) is a cinch and wooden chopping boards only need a little care to bring them back...
Amy French
- 3 min
Easy No-Cook Playdough Recipe
This no cook playdough recipe will give you perfect soft play dough every time and if stored correctly can easily last up to 6-8 months. Thi
Amy French
- 2 min
How to Make Eco Friendly Glitter
Don't give up the sparkles yet! Making your own Eco Friendly Glitter is a fabulous zero waste alternative to traditional glitter. It is
bottom of page