Posts for category ‘Living Green’

Okay, well… not exactly with me (although I’m open to discussion on that matter!). With my hand made Pine Cone Fire Starters. That’s what’s been on ThornesTable lately.

I’m making a fresh batch today. I think I’ll blend the magickal oils for the new batch for relaxation and comfort and security. I’m going to call this blend “Peaceful Home”, and tint the wax blue.

These things are great if you hate to mess with crumpling paper or ugly, smelly pressed wood and wax starters. It only takes one cone to start a roaring fire, and besides… they look awesome sitting in a basket next to the fireplace until you use them up!

I’m upcycling like a mad woman these days, trying to piece together some fun items for sale, while using up the wealth of materials I have around here. One of my recent projects was this purse made from a pair of tan jeans. I made 3 more small ones, but still have to finish the hand stitching and beads, before I take pics. Not bad, really. 4 bags out of one pair of jeans and a kid sized shirt.

Doing a bit of stained glass as well. Just finished this custom order for a friend who is sending it to a family member in Hungaria!! I’m excited. I think that makes about 8 countries that ThornesArt has traveled to.

Drop me a comment if you’d be interested in How-To’s on any of these projects, n I’ll see if I can get them up.

Right now though, It’s nap-time in Thorne’s World. Too many late nights and early mornings makes Thorne a grumpy grrrlll.

Peace, out!

and climate change nay-sayers haunt me. Global warming and melting ice and stupid people haunt me.

So really, I’m no idiot. I understand that that time as we shortlived humans count it hardly matters when it’s held up to geoligical timelines. I also understand that our Mama is and our surrounding Universe is aging and changing in its own mysterious ways. Understanding that climate changes are part of that process however, does not give validity to the argument against our part in having an effect on the earth and our part in global warming. That’s what we call a fallacy in logical thinking.

Let’s get real. Of all the mammals on this earth since the very dawn of life, has ever a species changed as much of the planet as we do? Levelling mountains for ores and coal (is coal an ore? *hmmmm). Razing rainforests to graze cattle? Paving millions of miles for cities and roads? Poisoning our air and water…

Who can be so stupid as to believe that these things (and countless others, I’m sure) have not had and are not having an effect on our world? Or does anyone really think that? Are the folks that say it just the people who want to keep making money on raping the earth? I dunno.

Check out 350.org and see what you can do to help.
*photo credit to Gilbert R

Peace, out!

Desert Blooms for Summer Stock Sunday

Hesperaloe Parviflora, Yucca Hesperia or False Yucca. I dug a chunk of one of my neighbor’s plants up 2 years ago. This is my first bloom. I love things that don’t require a lot of water and that still bloom. Summer…

Peace, out!