Green Living

Our mission says it all:

“FabMo promotes and encourages good stewardship of the earth by diverting discontinued designer fabrics, tiles, wallpapers and other similar materials from landfills, making them available to all interested persons and inspiring creative reuse.”

Being true to this mission means more than rescuing materials, it means mindful use of resources every day by reducing, reusing and recycling. In our Green Living blog you’ll find suggestions on how to live a more sustainable life and, of course, ideas on how to use FabMo materials to do so.

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Small Change, Big Impact
Small Change, Big Impact

Downloadable flyer showing in a geeky way that small changes have a big impact over time.

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Fast Fashion Stats Overview
Fast Fashion Stats Overview

Textile waste Overview Sheet

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What Californians Throw Away
What Californians Throw Away
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Life in the time of COVID
Life in the time of COVID

CVID-19 is bringing single use everything back. Live is hard right now but we need to stay focused on doing right by the environment, even in trying times.

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The Importance of Setting a (Green) Example
The Importance of Setting a (Green) Example

Do you sometimes despair because you think that your efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle all amount to too little?

Don’t! - The example you set is extremely important and I found the studies to prove it.

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Instructions: Festive Mini Ribbon Bunting with FabMo Materials
Instructions: Festive Mini Ribbon Bunting with FabMo Materials

Instructions to make a Ribbon Mini Bunting using your FabMo kit or materials you collected yourself. Have fun!

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Mend and Make Do
Mend and Make Do

In the months leading up to the holidays and the resulting shopping frenzy, let’s spend some time about what we really need and what we can mend. And where we can simply make do.

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My Second Hand Life
My Second Hand Life

Buying clothing second hand is a trend - finally one that we can all adopt regardles sof age and shape.

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Why Are Plastic Straws a Problem?
Why Are Plastic Straws a Problem?

All of a sudden plastic straws are a big no-no. Turns out that’s happening for a good reason. Read out blog to learn some facts about plastic “straws” and revisit the cute FabMo pencil wrap instructions that can easily be changed to a pretty cutlery and reusable straw wrap.

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But what can I do?
But what can I do?

Let’s go with a variation of Kennedy’s famous quite here: Ask not what others can do to protect the environment, ask yourself! (and then go and do it).

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We are not alone!
We are not alone!

I went looking for other FabMo-type organizations with a little help of my Facebook buddies. Here is what I found.

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How Green Is Your Pet?
How Green Is Your Pet?

Pets have a really big environmental impact but there are ways of reducing it - and a way to use FabMo materials to have fun with your pet.

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Water Bottles
Water Bottles

There is but one rule for one way plastic water bottle: don’t buy them. It’s really that simple!

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Three Easy to Avoid Environmental Sins
Three Easy to Avoid Environmental Sins
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30 Seconds in Use - 1000 Years in the Landfill
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!

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To Go or not To Go?
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!

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Being Green While Having Fun
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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Who Doesn't Love Pretty Wallpaper?
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.

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The Price of Pretty
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?
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
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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Reusable Beeswax Wraps
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?

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A Green Day at the Beach
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
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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