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Kia Ora, I'm Amanda! I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I write about waste minimisation, and my tiny house build. I co-founded the Auckland Library of Tools and I set up NZ's first Community Fridge, a free food fridge which redistributes surplus food in Auckland's CBD.

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I forgot to share this pic of my completed cat hai

I forgot to share this pic of my completed cat hair felted Riley!

I've been keeping Riley's fur after I groom him now. I used to compost it but there's just so much if it, and now I can use it to make cute little felted critters.

This is my first felted animal, before this I was felting holes in my woolen jumpers. I got into felting after reading Modern Mending by @erinlewisfitzgerald, and luckily for me my flatmate already had all the felting supplies so I was able to try it straight away. Erin mentioned in her book felting with cat hair, and reccomended 'Crafting with Cat Hair' by Kaori Tsutaya. I got this book out on ebook from Auckland Libraries during the first lockdown, and having been saving cat fur ever since.

P.S. This is a lot of cat hair! The black cat fur is from Louie (who is shorthaired), and the little stand the kitty is on is actually all Riley's fur with Louie's fur felted on top haha

Another Polaroid #sorrynotsorry This cat came to

Another Polaroid #sorrynotsorry
This cat came to say hi today so I took their portrait. Great model, great pats.
#sx70 #staybrokeshootfilm

Obligatory bulk food shop post. This is my versio

Obligatory bulk food shop post.
This is my version of stockpiling, because this shop will be the last @bin_inn_onehunga shop for a while and by car. I'm going car-free and no longer live walking distance to Binn Inn, so I stocked up on essentials and heavy things.
Also I was completely away with the fairies during my shop because I accidentally got popcorn kernals twice.

The Scheduled elm tree next to my tiny is providin

The Scheduled elm tree next to my tiny is providing some sweet as shade for building and post cycling cool downs.
I've been cycling between my flat and the tiny house a lot lately, and am really enjoying zipping through Cornwall Park and cutting through the paddocks full of cows/sheep, you can't do that in a car!

Polaroids from Lockdown. There's been lots of wal

Polaroids from Lockdown.
There's been lots of walking, cycling, gardening and baking these past 3 weeks.
Scroll through to the end to see my camera, a Polaroid SX-70, a gift from Tom.

Been upping my cycle game for the Aotearoa Bike Ch

Been upping my cycle game for the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, and because my car is slowly coming to the end of her life (😭). I've been cycling tools between @aucklandlibraryoftools and my tiny house, which has been interesting as my bike doesn't have a basket or panniers. Last week I borrowed the trailer from ALoT, and today I used a detachable basket. Cons of the basket: I can't easily swing my leg over my bike (especially in a dress!), and I have to put my seat up higher than I would like to... Think I might go back to towing the trailer!

I'm planning on buying an ebike with panniers/a basket once I have saved up some moolah. Let me know your ebike reccomendations please!

Made my boy a cute new collar to help birds and hu

Made my boy a cute new collar to help birds and humans see him easily. He doesn't really hunt much anymore, he just turned 13, but no harm in making sure he doesn't catch any native birds. The collar has a clasp and long elastic so if he gets caught on something it should slip off.
Riley now lives with me again in my flat (he was with my grandparents while I travelled and house sat). Riley and Louie, the flat cat, are learning to tolerate each other. But now they both look adorable with cute floral collars.

Support your local business, and take your own con

Support your local business, and take your own container!

Saves them on packaging costs too!

Staying sane by going on bush walks while keeping

Staying sane by going on bush walks while keeping a respectable distance from each other.

Ceiling and walls are done! My arms are jelly from

Ceiling and walls are done! My arms are jelly from all the lifting and screwing.
There's just a small section of the bathroom to do, where my shower and tub will be. I was keen on baby corrugate, but I'm not sure how to seal off the corners. Any other suggestions are appreciated!
#tinyearnie

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