About Kat

I started this blog to share with you all the results of years of turning trash into treasures. Hopefully I'll spark some new creative thoughts and if that happens I hope that you'll share your discoveries and together we’ll build a blog that will singlehandedly reduce global warming and save the world! Okay, maybe that’s a grand goal but we should be able to at least downsize our own trash output.

Save Your Clothes From Snags

When you develop a snag in an item of clothing, don’t despair! Get out your trusty crochet needle. Using the smallest hook you can find and working from the backside of the material, slip the hook through the material, catch the snag, and pull it through to the back. Gently stretch the material a bit and you won’t be able to see where the snag was.

More Coffee With Less Beans

I’ve found an easy way to save $$$’s when making coffee. After making a pot of coffee, leave the filter with the grounds in the machine. When you’re ready to make your next pot, add half as much grounds as you normally would on top of the previously brewed grounds. For your third pot, add about a quarter the normal amount of grounds to the filter. Besides saving money on coffee, you’ll save on coffee filters and the time and energy it takes to dump and wash out the filter several times.