Modifying Your Shirt For The Summer
by Cecile Cinco
It has been humidly hot for the past several weeks and living in a place where ventilation is quite scarce, it really gets super humidly hot.
For that I found a solution to my house shirts. I got my pair of cloth scissors and cut away my summer shirt! Continue reading »
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How-To/Tutorial, Recycled, Saving Tips | Comment (0)One Way We Can Save On Trees That Many Of Us Can Immediately Participate In
by Cecile Cinco
The idea sparked after viewing Please, No More Receipts! and I thought that is a good plea although for us here in the Philippines many of us NEED them as part of the proof of purchase unless something can be done as alternative electronically.
It’s a valid plea. Trees are felled and these receipt paper is one of the causes. In line of that, I thought that I’d share what I normally do to save on some paper. Continue reading »
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Saving Tips | Comment (0)Make Your Own Refillable Notebook Like Cattleya
by Cecile Cinco
Prices of thick notebooks have gone higher and higher. Yes, they are beautiful but truthfully, you’re paying more for the trademark than for the notebook itself. So, I made my own refillable notebook which most of the needed materials are recycled.
Materials needed:
- paper you would write on, 10 pcs per set, total 50 (I used the 8.5×11 inches bond paper). I do prefer unlined paper and the cheapest clean set would be the plain bond paper.
- hairpins, 10 pcs
- used illustration board (for front cover, back cover, and spine)
- used cloth (I used corduroy cut off from a leg of never-to-be-worn-again pants) for cover
- scrap cloth for design
- string for bookmark (optional) Continue reading »
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Crafts, How-To/Tutorial, Recycled, Saving Tips | Comment (0)What Materials Are Best Recycled
by Cecile Cinco
It is good to see that more and more people are concerned about the environment and opting to recycle and/or patronize recycled products.
We know that we can recycle non-glossy paper to make another batch of “new” paper, which saves our trees. Bottles are also recycled to make new bottles. Some plastics are also recyclable…
There are some materials, though, that are harmful if recycled to make them “new” like polythene plastics, foil, rubber, glossy paper, and some others I can’t think of right now. 
These should not be incinerated, otherwise they will harm the ozone layer. Continue reading »
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Crafts, Saving Tips | Comment (1)How To “Weave” Or “Braid” A “Basket” Container
by Cecile Cinco
I have 30 pictures of the process of weaving or braiding 
this container you see pictured. It can be a container of anything that fits, actually. Put your pens in or a water jug.
The series of pictures are detailed. Since a picture paints a thousand words, I believe you can follow it. I’ve used rice sack strips in this case but in the past I’ve always used old newspaper or better yet, glossy magazine, which is a great way to recycle those glossy paper than to burn them.
The problem is, I’ve loaded the pictures in one of my Facebook folders which are only accessible by “friends” so anyone who is my “friend” can learn how to do it.
What I’d like you to do to get that set of pictures is Continue reading »
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Crafts, How-To/Tutorial, Recycled, Saving Tips | Comments (11)How To Recycle Your Cooking Oil That Is No Longer Fit For Food Plus Complete Olympic Stats From 1920-2008
by Cecile Cinco
Do you cook? Sometimes, if not always, you will get yourself into cooking deep fried fries or chicken, or whatever. I mean, you would use some amount of oil more than usual. Deep fries tend to use a lot of cooking oil right away and you would want to use that oil after it has been used for cooking. Sometimes, another fried dinner will get back that same oil to the pan.
What if you can no longer use it for cooking because it has turned brownish and when you were not careful enough, it could be that it’s no longer brownish, but blackish instead…and you have a gallon of it!
With the dropping dollar, you might be into some frugal mania festival. Being almost always in the needy and scout (resourceful) state, I’ve learned to use that black oil.
Turn it into light!
Rather, make it fuel to give you light. You can use it when you get power outage or if you just want to save some money. It’s surely environmental safe and it does not make your nose blackish, unlike candles.
What you need:
- steeping container like tin can or jar
- strip of cotton cloth
- empty bottle with tin cap
- used oil
What to do:
1. Steep oil for about 5 days in a tin can or jar.
2. Transfer to another container. If it fits the bottle with tin cap, then pour it there. Be careful, don’t include any steeped “trash” that sank at the bottom of the first container.
3. Make a wick out of a strip of cotton cloth (could be the hem of an old shirt). Make sure when
you make a twine that the total length will be more than the height of the bottle.
4. Hammer a hole with a nail through the cap of the bottle. One in the middle (wick hole) and four around (breathing holes).
5. Insert the wick cloth through the hole from inside towards the top of the cap.
6. Get the rest of the wick inside the bottle to get it wet with the oil. Make sure to wet the top wick also–very wet with oil.
7. Close the cap.
8. Lit the wick.
You now have an emergency light that is not chemically dangerous and does not cost electric power and made use of your trash oil.
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How-To/Tutorial, Olympics, Recycled, Saving Tips | Comments (47)How To Make Cheaper And Edible Clay
by Cecile Cinco
If you are a parent who’s got little kids, or you’re a teacher to grade school kids, or you’re a nanny, or you’re just plain crafty, you might want to dabble into edible clay.
What you need: Continue reading »
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Crafts, How-To/Tutorial, Saving Tips | Comments (2)How To Recycle Your Old Newspaper To Make Your Own Charcoal
by Cecile Cinco
Oftentimes, the trash that we have the most is used paper. It can be in the form of newspaper, old notebooks, newsprint magazines (separate the glossy paper), manila paper, etc…
What can you do with that lot?
The following instructions will teach you how to make your own charcoal, to make use of your old newspaper and other trashy paper stuff. It is best to do this during summer when the heat of the sun is strongest…and store away in preparation for a rainy day…or when you run out of LPG. Continue reading »
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