I've made DIY placemat pillows and pillows out of
cloth napkins for my home's living room.
I find little touches like real
cloth napkins for dinner and hugs go a long way.
I've even asked for
cloth napkins for my birthday before simply because of THE DELIGHT IN SEEING PRETTY CLOTH NAPKINS!
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Top off your tablescape with a fresh set of
cloth napkins for the holidays.
We have a set of rags that are used solely for cleaning the bathrooms and other yucky jobs, a bunch of wash cloths that the kids use as napkins (and I use them in the kitchen for messes), and
cloth napkins for us for meals.
If you enjoy sewing, one of the simplest methods to make your own wrapping cloth is to buy some fabric in a design you like, cut it into a square, and finish the edges (just like how I made our reusable
cloth napkins for the kids» lunches).
While my family normally uses paper napkins paper towels for everyday use, I like to use
cloth napkins for special occasions and holidays.
I've also used our cloth napkins (ahem - sorry NPNers who used
our cloth napkins for eating with!)
We've always used
cloth napkins for our family, but I used to put out paper napkins when we had guests, probably because we don't have cloth napkins in sets larger than 4.
i'm purchasing a Diva cup (or one of the similiar products) shortly, and i've been thinking about making
cloth napkins for awhile now — this challenge is the perfect time to do something about it!
Basically, it's wrapping your sandwich, cookies, etc. in
a cloth napkin for transport.
Use these for cleaning hands and faces, wiping carseats and grocery carts, as
a cloth napkin for lunch, runny noses and of course... diaper care!
Not exact matches
Buy a few sets of
cloth napkins and use them every day, not just
for special occasions.
Maybe it's making
for «no straw» in your drink when you go out, bringing your own bags to the grocery store, getting coffee or a smoothie in your own cup / jar, bringing your own silverware when you're out and about, switching from paper to
cloth napkins, buying bread from a local bakery or making it yourself instead of buying in plastic, switching to a menstrual cup or washable
cloth pads instead of disposable, there's so many different ways to produce less waste.
zero waste food on the go:
cloth napkin, fork, mason jar
for drinks, @togoware tiffin with food (top: roasted potatoes and beets, tofu, pickled daikon / carrots, cilantro, jalapeño - I brought a whole avo too to slice as needed.
Instead, use a soft
cloth napkin with a high thread count or a polishing
cloth made specifically
for the job.
When you sit down
for lunch, really sit down, use a a
cloth napkin from home (if you don't have one, rip up the tee shirt you never wear), and try real utensils.
William Hanson explains the rules of setting the perfect dinner tableWhite table
cloths, starched
napkins and a decanter are encouragedSquare plates are «tragic» while table runners are «high treason «He also urges never to allow guests to drink beer at the table By William Hanson
For Mailonline Published: 08:19 GMT, 2 October 2015 Updated: 08:56 GMT, 2 October 2015 In the chirpy words of Katherine Mayfair from Desperate Housewives, «we've all had days where it was either set a beautiful table, or curl up in a ball and die».
In our traditional local
for paper
napkins, I put
cloth, and we were off and running.
I want to get the kids (i work in a group home
for girls) to make
cloth napkins (and use them...) with me.
I have been collecting containers that will fit... now,
for adding
cloth napkins!
The
cloth napkins are going well
for us.
I'm doing
cloth dinner
napkins, reusable grocery bags, rice - filled foot warmers, and reusable makeup remover pads (
for my mom).
This year I want to do that again, but I'm thinking about making things like
cloth napkins, etc.
for family members.
We use
cloth napkins (scraps)
for paper towels, but those are so much nicer than the fraying, stained things we use here!
You mentioned that you use those
napkins for holidays and with guests, maybe you need some regular «daily»
cloth napkins that are less «fancy.»
I have totally given up paper towels and paper
napkins for cloth.
Our family got rid of
napkins to
cloth, and maxi pads to Lunapads we sweep with a broom and got a reusable duster, We started using Dr.Bronner's (technically a «disposable» but... when diluted its less waste and can be used
for a year so I think it counts some) we are looking into microfiber
cloths within the next couple of weeks, and I quit shaving lol so no more razors!!
A long time ago we went with
cloth diapers,
cloth napkins,
cloth grocery bags, and Sigg bottles
for water.
We already
cloth diaper, use
cloth napkins, reserve paper towels
for jobs like wrapping fresh herbs, use glass storage containers (all the better
for re-heating in the oven instead of the microwave), and use reusable grocery bags!
but not just at the market, other stores too # 2 - We just made the switch to sigg bottles
for the entire family # 3 =
cloth napkins now use them about 60 % # 4 — I'd love to try to replace the papertowels too!
I told my husband I wanted to switch to
cloth napkins, which we already own and use
for holiday dinners with guests.
I have some fancy
cloth napkins that we've been using
for everyday things that I would usually use paper
for - like putting a couple pieces of toast on
for breakfast.
I will do better when out remembering to ask
for no straw, take my own
cloth napkin and take my own container
for leftovers.
We ditched disposable
napkins for cloth this December.
We have a separate tall basket
for used
cloth napkins and dish towels in our kitchen, so they all get washed together once a week, easier to fold and put away quickly.
# 6) Funkins — Bright, reusable
cloth napkins made especially
for kids.
Coordinate unpaper towels with the colors of your kitchen,
cloth wipes and nursing pads to the style of your nursery, or let your kids choose
napkins for their school lunchbox.
I love these
cloth napkins and my daughter would be very happy if I included them in her packed lunch box
for school.
Thanks
for the great idea about dressing up some
cloth napkins, I may just have to try it.
According to Fabkins,
cloth napkins are great
for kids because they:
... or instead of buying all of these new items, use items you already have around the house — old purses (
for girls), tupperware, visit second - hand stores
for cloth napkins... it's hard to get excited about «be a green parent» articles, blog entries, and websites that just tell us to go buy something b / c it is green... even the Waste Free Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a lunch, saying that
cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my attention.
For cloth napkins I recommend Fabkins.
I am going shopping
for a new table
cloth and decorations on Friday and have been practising
napkin folding all week.
Use live plants and flowers
for decoration, make a
cloth pendant banner, provide plenty of
cloth napkins (set out a basket to collect dirties).
We installed a ton of low drawers
for lunchbox supplies, kid dishes, tupperware, and
cloth napkins; each of the boys has table setting jobs.
Marie steps right up with an argument
cloth diaper advocates have vocalized
for years, «Can you imagine having to wear a crunchy, bunchy, paper sanitary
napkin 24 hours a day
for oh, about two years?!
-LSB-...] low drawers
for lunchbox supplies, kid dishes, tupperware, and
cloth napkins; each of the boys has table setting jobs.
I have switched to family
cloth for me, use all kitchen
cloth &
cloth napkins, and am using more glass containers instead of plastic.