Ask Mum Now - hints and tips and solutions » eco-living http://www.askmumnow.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Eco friendly cork mud matt http://www.askmumnow.com/around-the-house/eco-living/cork-mud-matt/ http://www.askmumnow.com/around-the-house/eco-living/cork-mud-matt/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 09:23:13 +0000 admin http://www.askmumnow.com/?p=1089 Corks from wine bottles have long been used for home decorating. Pin boards made from bottle corks has hung on many a wall.  To build up a collection of corks you may have to drink a lot of wine, or you can ask restaurants to keep them for you.  If you live near a winery then you may have a good source, even in these days of screw capped wine.

This video from Michelle Kaufmann of Green it Yourself shows how to use corks to make an eco-friendly mud mat for your entranceway to store dirty or wet footwear.

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