Today is Day Seven of celebrating Earth Day, which I will be doing for the entire week! I hope to provide ideas and useful tips showing you how to use items that would either have been thrown out, dumped off at the thrift-store, or are just perhaps forgotten.

Birds Nest Tutorial: Today I want to share one of my delights, which is turning the tiniest of fabric scraps and thread ends into a nest, and filling it with a mommy (or daddy) bird and their eggs. I created this little group to thank all of the people at C&T Publishing who have worked on my books. They are all so special, and I am grateful to each and everyone of them. If you would like to learn how to make the nest, the bird, and the eggs download the tutorial.

Here are some classes that show you how you can use up scraps, tiny bits, and left-overs.

• Kelp Scarf
• Magic Web
• Scrumptious Scraps
• Tidbits and Tats

Here are some other tips to live by:

• Reduce your carbon footprint: travel less, use electric vehicles, or use public transportation.
• Keep your home more energy efficient: buy energy efficient appliances, utilize solar, insulate your home to keep the heat in, and out.
• Plant a tree, donate to the Arbor Tree Foundation, or to your local conservation group.

Happy Earth Week, be kind to her, she is the only one we have. Thank you for your time this week!~Christen