Anyone who is active in the DIY area needs a lot of material. However, since many with a preference for creativity toosustainably livewant to be contradictory here. However, this contradiction can be dissolved well, because sustainable materials and the zero waste principle enable homemade from sustainable natural materials.
Depending on the personal preference, the love of DIY can take great dimensions. This personal hobby can be used perfectly to make your personal lifestyle more environmentally friendly. However, this does not happen on its own, but by the DIY lover a few thoughts about his hobby in advance. These four ideas may provide one or the other inspiration on how DIY love can be lived in the future.
Homemade from sustainable materials: do not waste - reuse
The garbage volume in Germany is constant at a high level, like thatFederal Statistical Officecommunicated. It is all the more important to take a closer look at your own behavior when throwing away. The simple motto "Do not waste - reuse" can be used at DIY in many areas. Some things may be too broken, but the remains can be perfectly brought into a next project. This can be a cup with a jump or broken clothes that upgrade other things as the remains of the fabric. Especially in the case of objects with an emotional value, reusing is a nice way to keep something positive.
It is perfect to collect old in a small box or a box. This can be buttons, fabric residues, borders or broken dishes. If there is already an idea for a suitable project in the head, sketch these thoughts quickly on a piece of paper. Because it is precisely these ideas that disappear in the everyday hectic. A timely implementation is also important. The nice thing about this basic setting is that there is nothing that cannot be used elsewhere. Bee waking towels can be made from small fabric remains. Adventurous cuddly toys can be designed from a wide variety of buttons and remnants of fabric or upcycling classic clothing. At this point, your own creativity grows a little more with every project.
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Idea 2: Use natural materials
The most sustainable for every DIY project isThe use of natural materials. In addition, the selection of natural materials is actually so versatile that nothing is left open. This makes it possible to make suitable decorations for the home for every season. Sustainability is a good keyword, especially when it comes to decoration, because a lot of unnecessary garbage can be avoided here. Instead of disposing of the decoration after the festival, natural decoration can often be composted or kept for the next celebration.
Even when it comes to table decoration with all the upcoming festivals, natural materials make sustainability easier. For families with children, this is the perfect opportunity to make the walks more attractive. Because here chestnuts, pine cones, small branches and leaves can be collected. From all of this, you can quickly conjure up a beautiful table decoration that does not bring any waste. If the children would like to be more active, stars, suns, flowers or the like can be made from salt dough for the table. If you add biological glitter or paint the works of art out of salt dough, you will receive additional decorative elements for your sustainable table.
If you don't have napkins, you can sew special napkins from old curtains with a border in a few steps. If there are not enough remains of fabric, patchwork napkins can also be produced. The tiresome topic of the paper napkind is also off the table.
Idea 3: Refurbish old
Sometimes furniture looks run down and you need a lot of love to recognize your true potential. However, the fact is that wooden furniture in particular is very changeable. They can be grinded, removed again and maybe convert. Old beds have dimensions so often for which there are difficult mattresses. With their beautiful head parts, however, they can be assembled from you, for example, impressive benches for the hallway or the kitchen. Sometimes it only takes a step back and a new look at the old piece of furniture so that something completely new can be created in the head.
New color, new handles or a new top plate create a completely new piece of furniture from an old chest of drawers. Whole kitchens can be renovated inexpensively by the exchange of individual elements.
Idea 4: DIY natural cosmetics
Another interesting area for every DIY lover with interest in sustainability is homemade natural cosmetics. High -quality products can be produced here according to individual skin needs and skin type without adding unhealthy materials. Because if you mix yourself, you know exactly what is in your skin care. It is therefore an opportunity to create your own skin care, especially for sensitive skin types.
Whether it is a facial oil as a care, homemade soap or your own shower gel - natural skin care provides the skin ideal. Sometimes a few experiments are necessary on the way, but if you know your skin and needs something, you will make the right care products without additives with a few additional background information.
Improve low durability
It is important that the lower shelf life is considered. Because if you only use natural ingredients, you dispense with everything that makes the long shelf life in the industrially manufactured products. An important point is hygienic work while manufacturing. Glasses for cosmetics should be boiled out at least once before use or sterilized in the oven. The work surface should also be disinfected. Cleaning with alcohol works ideally. Dry and cool storage for durability is just as important. The use of distilled water has a positive effect on the durability of the products. In addition, the water content should be kept as low as possible, because it lets products run faster. Products can be made more durable with natural preservatives. Natural preservatives are:
• essential oils
• Propolis tinktur
• Alcoholic tinctures
• Benzoe oil
With the essential oils, it is important that they are suitable for the use of the skin and their individual properties must match the need of the skin.
With these ideas everyone can beDiy-prjekteImplement sustainably and cheaper without losing anything about creativity. This is how Diy goes with a clear conscience.
