DIY for Environmentalists: Crafting, Making, Project How-to's, and more!
I would love a good database of eco-art and craft supplies, wouldn’t you? In our blogroll we have links to companies that offer eco-goods, but it is not an exhaustive list. So, I have been adding to this start, a list of sites and companies that offer great eco-craft goods. Feel free to leave comments [...]
It’s wedding season. (Groans in the background) Yes, I know, I know. Those of us who are married and have been married for awhile are so done with weddings. We’ve made the rounds, been to lots of them (and probably been in a few), planned our own and pray to never have to go through [...]
As news about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to darken, citizen clean up efforts are on the move. Founded in 1998, Matter of Trust has been collecting and making hair mats and booms to help in oil spill clean up. Their method is simple genius; donated hair is collected, stuffed [...]
London-based composer and producer Gabriel Prokofiev is making music out of packaging materials that would normally head straight to the landfill. Prokofiev composed Import/Export (Suite for Global Junk) for percussionist Joby Burgess’s group PowerPlant. PowerPlant performs the music in this multimedia piece on instruments they’ve constructed from trash. Items like glass bottles, plastic bags, oil [...]
Whether you use a vintage feed bag or find it new by the yard, burlap is an excellent eco-friendly fabric option! Burlap fabric is often made from jute, an exceptional plant. Here’s some information about jute and a few burlap project ideas!
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Hi there! I'm Becky Striepe, a green crafter and vegan foodie living in Atlanta, Georgia with my husband and two cats. My mission is to make eco-friendly crafts and vegan food accessible to anyone who wants to give them a go.
Hello! My name is Bonnie Getchell and overall, I'm a craft nerd! I love making crafts, re-doing furniture, and anything along those lines. I especially love creating items that are from recycled materials like toilet paper rolls, bottles, etc. There are so many items that can be transformed and repurposed into something beautiful!
If you would like to see more of my work, I also have my own craft blog called Revolutionaries (http://bonniegetchell.blogspot.com).
I'm the lucky momma of two little blonde daddy-clones--we spend our days doing elaborate art projects, trashing the house, eating cheese cubes and oranges, and waiting for my partner to get home from his day job so we can pester him. When I'm off-duty, I drink coffee and make junk out of other junk. Why buy my kid a pair of panties for $3 when I can spend four hours figuring out how to make it out of an old T-shirt I got for free? Trust me, it really is fun. Visit my blog at www.craftknife.blogspot.com or my etsy shop at www.pumpkinbear.etsy.com for more of my awesomeness.
Kelly covers visual arts in and around Washington, DC for DCist and is editor of Crafting a Green World. Kelly has also been published by Bust Magazine and you can find her byline at Indie Fixx and Etsy’s Storque and has taught in Etsy’s virtual lab on the topic of green crafting.
Kelly helps organize Crafty Bastards: Arts and Crafts Fair, one of the largest indie craft fairs on the east coast and has served on the Craft Bastard’s jury since 2007. Kelly is also co-founder of Hello Craft a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the advancement of independent crafters and the handmade movement. Kelly resides in Washington, D.C. and believes that handmade will save the world.
