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Spreading the Love: FabMo on the Road

FabMo’s monthly Mountain View Selection Events are anticipated and loved by textile artists, sewers, crafters, and creators seeking unique materials to create with. But not everyone can make it to Mountain View, so every now and then FabMo takes these events on the road.

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Being Green While Having Fun

Saving fabric provides us all with tons - literally - of great material for projects. But the environmental impact is also huge. Read up on how much energy and water 70 tons of fabric translate into.

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The Price of Pretty

Gift wrapping costs lots of money and most wrapping paper ends up in the landfill. Try something else this year and find inspirations here.

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Real or Fake?

What is better, a real or a fake Christmas Tree? The answer to this question is “it depends!” Read our blog to find out what it depends on.

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Prime Gift Giving Rather Than Prime Shipping

Having everything, incl. the Holiday gifts for everybody, shipped home might be convenient. Environmentally friendly, however, it is not. Just think of all the cardboard packaging that will end up in the landfill. Maybe it is time to make a present and save at least one leg of shipping.

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A Green Day at the Beach

Summer is upon us and with that lazy beach days are on many people’s mind. A day at the beach should be fun and relaxing and things should be convenient – but not at the expense of the environment. Here are some tips on how to reduce the environmental impact of your beach (or pool) day, weekend, or trip.

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Microplastic Pollution

Plastic pollution is a huge problem. even more insidious than plastic bags lying around everywhere are microplastics. They truly are everywhere and we don’t see them

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