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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.
30 Seconds in Use - 1000 Years in the Landfill
Single use utensils are harmful to the environment. Why not make a cute wrap with FabMo materials and take your reusable cutlery along. These simple projects also make great gifts!
To Go or not To Go?
Eating out a lot? Like to take the leftovers home but hate all those plastic single use containers? We might just have the FabMo solution for you!
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.
Project of the month - February 2018
the project of the month in February 2018 were these cute little wallpaper boxes. Check out this blog and find the link to our instructional video.
Who Doesn't Love Pretty Wallpaper?
Fabric is cool- wallpaper is, too. There are many wonderful things you can do with the fun wallpaper FabMo rescues every week. Continue reading for some wallpaper facts and project ideas.
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.
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.
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.
Reusable Beeswax Wraps
Cling wrap is not recyclable, aluminum foil can leach aluminum into our food so why not have some fun and make these reusable beeswax wraps?
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.
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