Snuggable: Good Books about Making Stuffies and Soft Dolls

stuffies

The best thing about making stuffies and soft dolls is how eco-friendly the craft can be. You can make stuffed toys and animals and dolls from recycled materials, such as felted wool or the fleece that is made from plastic bottles; from natural materials, such as hemp or organic cotton or peace silk; from any [...]

Eco-Artware Upcycled Treasures and Gifts

Chopstick Basket

I love Eco-Artware’s wonderful selection of handcrafted goods from many crafty green artists. They have a wide variety of items to choose from including kids stuffed animals made from upcycled sweaters, jewelry made from old pennies, typewriter keys, and watch faces, bowls made from old records and signs, coasters made from old unplayable vinyl records, [...]

Eco Packaging: Etsy Shopping Ephemera

Etsy Ephemera

Over the past week or so I have been sharing sources for Eco Packaging Handmade For You, because a popular tip for all crafters is to make your packaging creative. But we don’t all have time or our creativity is reserved for our fabulous products. There are however some sellers that truly excel at the [...]

Yearn Worthy Yarn: Cigarettes

Dress made from cigarette butts

We’re a little slow sometimes around this blog, as news of this yarn and clothing hit the internet in early January, but it is still worth a mention here as a yearn worthy yarn. Alexandra Guerrero, a Chilean designer discovered that by using found cigarette butts, she could clean them and then spin them with [...]

Eco Packaging Handmade For You: Bags and Boxes

Handmade Boxes

I hope you are enjoying the Eco Packaging Handmade For You series. In today’s post we will be taking a look at some great handmade bags and boxes perfect for product packaging or even gift wrapping. In all things I believe in the KISS motto – Keep It Simple Silly, and packaging is no exception. [...]