Comments on: Fix It, Don't Toss It!

By: Starre

Starre — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:29:22 +0000

Kathleen, that is such a good idea! I’m going to try that sometime…I love putting random braids in my hair!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:01:51 +0000

I love that other people do this too. It feels so good to fix stuff. I am a big thrift store shopper and I always keep in mind what I can fix when I shop.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:49:03 +0000

FYI: I love long dangling earrings, especially those made by Native Americans. The first time I broke one, I couldn’t bear to not use them and it occurred to me to put a braid in part of my hair & hang the good earring from in the hair tie. Although I was then an older lady attending college, that became a rapidly incresing fad. Since, then I’ve found way to attach a broken one to a braid, while also wearing the good one in an ear….Like I’ll have the braid on the left side with its’ “dangle” & the earring in my right ear. It makes a neat looking balanced style~~~

By: Starre

Starre — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:02:44 +0000

I’m a big fan of fixing stuff…..I take my better jewelry (stuff my grandma left me) to a good jewelry store for repair all the time. I’ve had two bracelets, three pair of earrings, and a freshwater pearl necklace (restrung) fixed over the last five years. Old jewelry is prettier than new stuff anyway!

By: Brian Howard

Brian Howard — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:39:01 +0000

This shows how simple reuse and repair really can be! The author only had to go a few blocks and ask a family member for a few moments, and she ended up with a nice pair of earrings, a story, and a clean eco conscience!