Rubber Stamp Garden
Rubber Stamp Garden
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 6 packs MARVY LE PLUME II PENS MARKERS  US $65.00
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 Stampin Up Designer Paper Coordinating Cards mini cat US $4.50
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Stampin Up Designer Paper Coordinating Cards mini cat US $3.50
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Stampin Up Designer Paper Coordinating Cards mini cat US $3.00
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Stampin Up Designer Paper Coordinating Cards mini cat US $4.00
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 Stampin Up Ribbon Bundles Christmas Holiday Colors Multiple Choice 2 yd lots US $10.95
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Stampin Up Designer Paper Coordinating Cards mini cat US $4.00
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Stampin Up Ribbon Bundles Christmas Holiday Colors Multiple Choice 2 yd lots US $9.95
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 Stampin Up Flower Garden Embossed Greeting Cards Easter Spring Mom Assortment US $.99
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 Stampin Up Color Collection Greeting Card Sampler 10 US $3.00
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 Tonic Studios 75 Non Stick Scissors T816 w Kushgrip US $14.50
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 Scrap Fx Chipboard 4 pc Garden Tools for Scrapbook Embellishments US $5.69
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 STAMPIN UP 1pc Background Stamp FROM THE GARDEN NEW Unused Unmounted US $9.99
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 Flower Soft Garden Toppers Hedgerow Friends Flowers US $2.19
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 Huge Scrapbooking Set Scrapbook Tote 380 piece US $54.99
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 Huge Scrapbooking Set SET Scrapbook Tote 380 piece US $59.99
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 KCompany Engraved Garden Ephemera Pack 63 Pieces US $5.49
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 1 oz Judikins Micro Glaze Keep Ink Jet Printed Images Calligraphy Stamp Art Safe US $8.75
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 TPC Studio Rubber Cling Stamps Floral Collage 2328 US $5.49
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 PENNY BLACK RUBBER STAMPS CAT GARDEN TREATS 2011 STAMP US $11.85
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 Marvy Uchida LePlume II PRIMARY SET of 12 stamps US $9.99
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 2 PAGE Flower Garden Border Scrapbook Paper MAMBI US $1.17
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 WHIPPER SNAPPER RUBBER STAMPS GARDENING POTTING PLANTS US $9.95
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 KCOMPANY RUBBER STAMPS CLEAR FLOWERS LOVE GROWS IN MY GARDEN STAMP US $3.50
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 Martha Stewart Deep Edger Punch Garden Gate US $17.99
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 Adhesive Chipboard Embellishments NEW 3 D FLOWER US $1.99
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 Dreamweaver Metallic F X Mica Powder ONE 3 gram jar US $3.20
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 Deluxe Paper Bag Mini Album KIT GARDEN THEME US $11.99
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 COVENT GARDEN FINERY FELT RUBBER ADHESIVE ADORNMENTS US $5.99
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 SPRING Theme FABRIC STICKERS 31 pc HOTP US $2.49
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 10 PC 85x11 CARDSTOCK PACK Earths Garden US $2.49
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 Bazzill GARDEN FLOWERS Chips Chipboard US $3.59
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 PENNY BLACK RUBBER STAMPS MOUSE SCENTED GARDEN 2011 US $11.20
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 8x8 Cardstock Paper Pack Collection RUBBER SOUL Ga NEW US $9.99
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 Misc Stamp Sets Pick your favorite set US $4.95
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 Scrapbook Say it With Typewriter Stamps 25 Rubber Stamps NEW FREE SHIPPING US $8.99
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 HERO ARTS RUBBER STAMPS GARDEN FLOWER WORDS STAMP US $5.00
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 INKADINKADO RUBBER STAMPS CLEAR SUNFLOWER SCRIPT STAMP US $3.50
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 INKADINKADO RUBBER STAMPS GARDEN FAIRY STAMP US $8.20
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 Stampin Up Retired Rubber Stamps GLADSOME GARDEN US $32.95
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 Dreamweaver Metallic F X Mica Powder Lot 18 Colors US $57.60
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How To Make Own Cleaning Product With Creative Recycling
One of the more important parts of "acting locally" to do your bit towards helping Planet Earth is by reducing waste. You are probably aware of the negative effects of landfills: more and more valuable land being taken up just by rubbish, and the associated problems of groundwater being contaminated by leachate. Yes, the people who design landfills take leachate into account, but do you really want to take this risk?
The best way to reduce waste is not to throw so much stuff into the waste system. Much of what goes into the landfill doesn't need to be in there. Kitchen waste, greenwaste and paper make up a huge percentage of the rubbish in a landfill – and these items can very easily be recycled or composted instead.
But there's more to recycling than dropping your old newspapers off at the local paper recycling depot and putting lawn clippings and carrot tops into a compost heap. As we all know, the three Rs of waste are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The "reuse" stage is one that often gets overlooked.
For some items, reusing them is straightforward. A sip-top bottle that once held bottled water can easily be refilled from your regular drinking water supply – or with fruit juice. Glass jam jars can be washed out and used for storing dry goods or for making your own jams, jellies and why not cleaning products. Ice cream containers (and anything else with an airtight lid) are perfect for freezing items or for lunchboxes. Gift wrapping paper can be used multiple times before it's too battered and tatty to use. And if you don't use items this way, there's bound to be a charity that will!
After reusing the obvious things in obvious ways, it's time to get creative. Things don't have to be reused for the purpose that they were originally made. Here's a just a few suggestions that have worked for me:
Small yoghurt containers: holders for paperclips or drawing pins, pottles for starting seedlings before planting out.
Large clear plastic drink bottles: Cut the spout off and use as a cloche for winter vegetables (use the cut off spout as a funnel)
Drink bottles with handles (e.g. milk bottles): cut in half and use as a scoop for washing powder, sugar or flour – or garden fertiliser.
Mesh bags from onions or oranges: roll into a ball and use for scrubbing pots. My recycled pot-scrub lasted much longer than a conventional Brillo bad or steel wool scrubber.
Pizza boxes: these are the perfect size for holding A4 papers. Good for documents, kid's drawings or even old letters (the pizza scent will evaporate before long).
Old clothes: cut off buttons and zips before using the cloth as dusters for domestic cleaning, dishrags or for polishing cars.
Old sheets: These usually have a lot of good fabric on either side of the rip that inevitably happens – this can be remade into pillow cases or even children's pyjamas.
Old towels: use for pet bedding or as a biodegradable weed mat.
Old stained carpet: weed mat, pet bedding or in the garage for your amateur car mechanic (most families have one of these) to lie on while tinkering underneath a car.
Ice cream containers and one litre yoghurt containers: organisers for children's crayons, felt tip pens, playdough, stamps,
Anything thin and shiny: children's art projects and collage.
Old rubber gloves: cut up for thick, durable and colourful rubber bands.
One word of warning: don't hang onto an item just because it might be useful for something. I had to clear up my late grandmother's house after a lifetime of this principle and it was absolutely chaotic (well, can you think of a use for old trays from airline meals?). If you can't think of a use, even with your best efforts, then recycle the item if possible or, as a last-ditch resort, throw it away. You can only use so many flour scoops and funnels.
Don't forget that the "reusing" can be done by other people. If you no longer need an item that is in still pretty good condition, don't throw it into the tip. Sell it on EBay or a similar site if possible, hold a garage sale or give it away to charities. Even ripped old clothing can be given away to charity organisations – these get shredded for reuse (as carpet underlay and stuffing or even in paper manufacture) or sent to manufacturing plants to clean machinery – soft old T-shirts and sheets are perfect.
This last point may seem like a statement of the obvious, but it's astonishing how many people throw perfectly useable things into the tip. At my local tip (aka resource recover centre), you are charged by weight for rubbish disposal (they weigh you going in, then weigh you going out). The few times I've gone in, I've almost been able to pick up enough good stuff from other people's waste to significantly reduce my tip fee. And I'm sure that if I waited for long enough, I could drive out heavier than I came in. Yes, it takes a bit of chutzpah to ask a perfect stranger "You're not going to throw that out, are you? Can I have it?" but most people don't mind. Items I've scored this way include a near-new pillow, a child's bicycle, skis, a single bed and some wallpaper that was perfect for card making. What can you find?
About the Author
Nick Vassilev is the founder of a successful carpet cleaning and domestic cleaning business, delivering quality cleaning services to thousands of clients.
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