Crafty Eco Hints  

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If you are engaged with craft work, whether on your own behalf or with children, think ecologically. 

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Use natural materials, especially those you can find outdoors- think what you can do with stones, shells, twigs, bark, leaves, feathers and pine cones. 

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Re-use old materials rather than buying new. Paper scraps can be used for quilling or to make cards. 

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Old clothing can make patchwork. sets of buttons can be salvaged. Glass bottles and jars can be up cycled into ornamental objects. If you have any half-finished old projects, think about how you can re-use what you have done to make something different. 

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If buying new materials, make sure you can recycle them. Glitter is made of micro-plastics which get everywhere. If your hands or clothes have glitter on them it will get into the water systems. 

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Don't mix waste. For example, keep card and cloth offcuts separate to make recycling easier. 

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