DIY for Environmentalists: Crafting, Making, Project How-to's, and more!
Sophie Uliano’s third Gorgeously Green book is directed at the DIY (or as she calls it DIG- Do It Gorgeously) crowd. Do It Gorgeously covers a little bit of everything DIY and crafty that you can make yourself. As a hands on green girl I am loving this book. I especially found the food canning advice useful [...]
This guest post is written by D Salmons of DIY Guides. So, you’ve completed your tiling project, and you’re quite pleased with the results. But what can you do with the leftover tiles? While you could haul them off to the landfill… it would be nice if you could find a better use for them. [...]
Proprietress Anka got her crafty roots growing up in Russia, where sewing and making things were part of the school curriculum. When she moved to Ireland 12 years ago and couldn’t find work as a journalist she started making and selling her jewelry. Since launching Fabula, Anka has rediscovered a love for mixed media pieces [...]
Store bought bias tape is usually not the most eco-friendly of products. Normally, it’s made of polyester, which is a petroleum product. Sometimes, though, you really need some bias tape to complete a project. Fortunately, it’s not too hard to make your own! When you’re doing it yourself, you have total control over the materials. [...]
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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.
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.
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.
