How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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Buying Jewelry

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.What no one talks about and what everyone should is how to buy jewelry that is budget and eco-friendly. Especially with engagement rings, everyone just assumes bigger and more expensive is better, but this is absolutely not the case. […]

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Homemade Body Butter

For some reason, the air/water at my college freaks my skin out, and it has gotten worse every year. I seriously think I will just lose all the skin on my arms next year. This year, I bought a lotion that my skin did not like and I got the worst eczema rash on my […]

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Have An Eco and Budget Friendly Wedding

We have a ceremony site booked and a date set, so it’s time to really get into planning my wedding! Our budget is about $7000 for 120-150 guests, so we are doing all we can to keep costs down. As it turns out, many of these strategies are better for the earth! From now until […]

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Finishing Up

Now that you’ve washed, spun, and dyed your wool. You have to put it to use. You can sell it, donate it, gift it, or make something out of it. Even if you don’t like your first yarn, make something up to show what you’ve accomplished! I made up a vertical garter stitch scarf. I […]

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Dyeing Yarn

I like to dye my finished yarn because I have more control over where the color goes and often I don’t know what I’m going to make when I’m spinning the yarn. But you can dye at any point in the process. First off, I highly recommend you get the book Hand Dyeing Yarn and […]