diy Archives - Hippie in Disguise https://hippieindisguise.com/tag/diy/ slow living, minimalism and connection with nature Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:03:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/hippieindisguise.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-background.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 diy Archives - Hippie in Disguise https://hippieindisguise.com/tag/diy/ 32 32 130370924 Zero Waste Advent or Seasonal Calendar : Simple How To https://hippieindisguise.com/zero-waste-advent-or-seasonal-calendar-simple-how-to/ https://hippieindisguise.com/zero-waste-advent-or-seasonal-calendar-simple-how-to/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:01:07 +0000 https://hippieindisguise.com/?p=13079 Last year, I shared a photo on my Instagram stories of Sen opening one of his holiday advent calendar gifts. This post generated a lot of questions and interest related to how we do our holiday advent for the children. So, here’s a quick post explaining how we do our zero waste advent calendar that […]

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]]> https://hippieindisguise.com/zero-waste-advent-or-seasonal-calendar-simple-how-to/feed/ 0 13079 In the News: Project Calm, Mindfulness through Making https://hippieindisguise.com/in-the-news-project-calm-mindfulness-through-making/ https://hippieindisguise.com/in-the-news-project-calm-mindfulness-through-making/#respond Mon, 30 May 2016 11:18:21 +0000 https://hippieindisguise.com/?p=10347 A few months ago I was approached to contribute to a new magazine titled Project Calm, a mindful magazine for creative types. Project Calm is all about “mindfulness through making”. It was an honour to be asked to contribute as mindful creativity is to close to my heart and soul. It’s also serendipitous that the magazine […]

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]]> https://hippieindisguise.com/in-the-news-project-calm-mindfulness-through-making/feed/ 0 10347 Zero Waste: How to Make Easter Egg Bath Bombs with Flowers + Essential Oils https://hippieindisguise.com/how-to-make-easter-egg-bath-bombs-with-flowers-essential-oils/ https://hippieindisguise.com/how-to-make-easter-egg-bath-bombs-with-flowers-essential-oils/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:32:46 +0000 https://hippieindisguise.com/?p=8250 I freely admit that the naturally dyed Easter eggs I see on Instagram (these ones!) and Pinterest (these ones!) have me feeling a little underwhelmed with our own vegan Easter crafting traditions. For a few years now, I’ve wanted to naturally dye wooden eggs but haven’t found an economical source for the wooden eggs. We’ve […]

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]]> https://hippieindisguise.com/how-to-make-easter-egg-bath-bombs-with-flowers-essential-oils/feed/ 4 8250 Zero Waste: How to Make All Natural Flower Tattoos for Children https://hippieindisguise.com/how-to-make-all-natural-flower-tattoos-for-children/ https://hippieindisguise.com/how-to-make-all-natural-flower-tattoos-for-children/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2016 12:46:01 +0000 https://hippieindisguise.com/?p=7521 When flowers are blooming over the spring and summer, the children and I are constantly picking up fallen petals and blossoms for little projects. We press them, dry them, make mandalas and do all sorts of creative things. Something both kids love to do is wear flower petals as an alternative to face paint. I’m […]

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]]> https://hippieindisguise.com/how-to-make-all-natural-flower-tattoos-for-children/feed/ 8 7521 Make Your Own Mother Nature Leaf Dress: A Compostable Zero Waste Costume https://hippieindisguise.com/make-your-own-mother-nature-leaf-dress/ https://hippieindisguise.com/make-your-own-mother-nature-leaf-dress/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:28:02 +0000 https://hippieindisguise.com/?p=2712 Learn how to make a Mother Nature costume. A dress from fresh leaves, braided and pinned. A simple Halloween costume how to.

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]]> https://hippieindisguise.com/make-your-own-mother-nature-leaf-dress/feed/ 5 2712 DIY Essential Oils Citrus Scented Natural Play Dough https://hippieindisguise.com/citrus-scented-natural-play-dough/ https://hippieindisguise.com/citrus-scented-natural-play-dough/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2015 05:12:22 +0000 https://hippieindisguise.com/?p=366 With winter weather soon coming to an end, we’ve been savouring the last of the winter days by doing activities that we don’t make as much time for in the summer, like visiting museums, baking, painting, and doing other indoor activities. Last weekend we decided to make play dough. We’ve made play dough a few times before […]

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