Now here’s an interesting concept — environmental fonts. The idea is to save costs and resources by leaving tiny little holes during printing, thereby saving on ink or toner.

Here is a downloadable pdf document I put together to give you an idea of what this looks like. You can see that at the larger point sizes, the holes become more apparent. But at the smaller sizes, the holes are barely if at all noticeable, while still retaining legibility. Sound like a good idea?

See it in action for yourself. You can get the Ecofont Vera Sans font here for free. This is a version of the Vera Sans font to which the  Ecofont technology has been applied.

Although I try to minimize the amount of printing I do of draft documents, emails, etc., it is still a fact of life that I cannot (yet) go completely paperless. The jury is still out, though, on whether Ecofont would help in the interim to save money and help the environment. Nevertheless, I do find the idea to be quite fun and interesting.

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I didn’t even realize that I wanted this plastic grocery bag holder until I happened to be surfing around the web (has that happened to you?).

This slim holder has given me the satisfaction of de-cluttering, and it is good looking, too, I mounted mine on the wall behind my back entry-way door.

I was able to instantly free up a shelf that had been cluttered with bags. The slim design fits behind my back door in space that would otherwise not be used.

I used the suggestion of a commenter on Amazon to roll the bags like a sock before stuffing them into the top of the holder. That way, it’s easy, peasy to grab an individual bag from the front slot on the way out to the garden, or the garbage, or whatever.

The handsome sleek design is an extra bonus to feeling good about recycling and organizing in style.

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Just for fun – take this easy survey. There’s just one question, but I promise it will get you thinking about how you usually approach your knitting projects. Click here to cast your vote on “what kind of project are you?”.

The Day Dreamer – The joy for you is the anticipation and the search. You dream of the ideal project as you surf books, magazines and the internet in search of that illusive project that will match the vision in your inner soul.

The Collector – The joy for you is in the yarn shopping for the phantom project that may or may never come to pass. Even putting a gorgeous skein of yarn on display as a centerpiece on your table, or a basket arranged with pretty balls of yarn,  would be enough to give you satisfaction as a project well done.

The Dabbler – The joy for you is getting underway with needles and yarn in hand to become friends with your yarn. As you sample and swatch, the feel of fiber through your hands as it transforms into even the simplest of fabrics is enough to satisfy your longing to find another best friend.

The Starter – The joy for you is seeing those first few inches of your yarn being transformed into the beginnings of the final knitted item you envision. It’s oftentimes a struggle to keep interest going beyond that, and your project was really destined all along as an UFO (unfinished object) rather than the completed sweater, or sock, or whatever that had originally been your intent.

The Long Distance Runner – The joy for you is in the process; the miles and miles of yarn that run through fingers as the project grows keep you in that continual feeling of euphoria. You know there is a finish line, but are not necessarily looking forward to when it is time to stop.

The Finisher – The joy for you is seeing the last few stitches being released from the needles. If you are a lace knitter, there is always a magic moment at the finale when the lace is blocked out to show all of its airy beauty.

The Gifter – The joy is in the giving, whether it is to someone else or even yourself! The project was meant to be used or worn all along, and that is the whole reason  you set on the journey to make the item to begin with.

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments. I appreciate your time in completing the survey question. I will run a tally and announce the results when I close the survey later this month. Stay tuned to what’s going on at HeartStrings by any (or all) of these communications:

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Happy knitting,

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