DIY for Environmentalists: Crafting, Making, Project How-to's, and more!
GLOB paints are one of the newest eco-friendly craft products to hit the market. Created by cultural anthropologist and artist Ashley Phelps, GLOB paints are currently available in six colors made from plant based ingredients. They are made with fruits, vegetables, flowers and spices that have strong natural pigments that have been used as paints, [...]
Are you looking for some unconventional material for your green crafting? Why not stop in at your local reuse center? These treasure troves are chock full of discarded, over run and unwanted supplies that might not seem like much to the lay person, but to a creative type it is like heaven.
How brilliant is this? Crafter Mandy Younce sent me some photos of these purses she and her husband designed. Each one was custom made using Formica samples and vintage fabric.
I don’t know about you guys, but ever since Julie posted her amazingly helpful tips on sewing t-shirt fabric, I’ve had jersey on the brain. Jersey is a finely knit cotton fabric, and just like with any other cotton, the conventional sort is not so great for the environment. Luckily, there are some great eco-friendly [...]
We all want to make our children’s birthdays special. That’s how consumer companies take advantage of us. From mylar birthday balloons to plastic birthday banners to theme-driven disposable birthday plates and cups and napkins, children’s birthdays can be shockingly product-driven. As a green mom, it’s often hard to for me to give my children what [...]
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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.
