Earth Day is coming up soon, and while it’s not obvious, I feel like crafters can be a force for good in the world in lots of ways, including for the environment. When we make things we tend to take better care of them and make them last longer through mending, and we can also bring awareness to the environment or other causes through the work we do.
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events. Earth Day helps to raise awareness of environmental issues and led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States.
There are lots of ways you can honor Earth Day on the day and every other day, such as:
- Attending a rally or protest
- Planting a tree
- Cleaning up a park or beach
- Reducing your energy consumption
- Recycling and composting
- Driving less and walking or biking more
- Eating less meat
- Crafting mindfully: use what you have, pay attention to where supplies come from, upcycle and creatively reuse things when you can
If you want to stitch something for Earth Day, check out these patterns from Etsy.
Purple Leaf Designs has a pretty planet cross stitch pattern that’s made to fit perfectly in a 5-inch hoop. To make it a little easier you could choose to stitch on blue fabric so you would only have to stitch the green and not fill all the background.
Show your love for the planet with this detailed love cross stitch pattern from Stitches Lovers Shop. Each letter is full of different habitats and colorful creatures. It’s 116 by 131 stitches and uses 18 colors.
This planet Earth cross stitch pattern from DMCross Stitch takes the idea of an old-fashioned globe and puts the planet in a holder surrounded by flowers. This one is 126 by 126 stitches and uses 10 colors. You could change the colors of the floweers if you like.
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