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New Toys from Old Toys: Painted Building Blocks
Whether you’re refurbishing a kid’s hand-me-down building blocks for a new generation, or adding new interest to a current toy, painting building blocks is an excellent way to turn an old toy into something brand-new and exciting. More
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Three Dozen Felt Christmas Ornaments to DIY
Felt is excellent for children and beginners because it doesn’t fray. It can be hand-sewn or machine sewn, and while it has zero drape, it has a ton of structure that allows you to skip the starch and interfacing.
So pick your favorite ornament, your favorite felt, and start crafting! More
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Is Your DIY Envelope Mailable? Here are the USPS Guidelines for Handmade Envelopes
My personal rule of thumb these days is that the more I love my letter and want it to reach its destination, the more standard I make the envelope. If you’re just playing around with some fun, low-stakes pieces, feel free to experiment with your most creative choices. If you really want your piece to arrive safely and on time, however, make you DIY envelopes just a *little* bit creative. More
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25 Homemade Bath and Body Recipes
Below are some of my favorite homemade bath and body recipes. They’re all made from natural ingredients (of course!), and my favorite part is subbing in my favorite essential oils and dried herbs. More
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Make an Easy Drawstring Gift Bag with This Free Pattern
A drawstring bag is a terrific go-to when you’re thinking about sustainable gift packaging. It’s customizable, re-usable, and easy to put to a huge number of alternate uses. More
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16 DIY Greeting Cards Made from Upcycled Materials
I love how depending on the technique and level of detail, a DIY greeting card can be quick and easy or methodical and precise, and look super awesome either way. I love how easy it is to incorporate upcycled or natural materials or found objects. More
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Make a Homemade Scratch-Off Card for an Experience Gift
A scratch-off card is a really fun way to present all kinds of experience gifts or fun activities. Everybody loves a scratch-off, and it adds an element of surprise that makes an already great gift even better. More
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How-to: DIY Gift Bags from Any Paper
Are you Team Wrapping Paper or Team Gift Bag? Once upon a time, I was Team Wrapping Paper. I liked using unusual ephemera, or embellishing large-format blank paper. It was fun to upcycle paper, and I loved how cute and unique my presents looked. The problem, though, is that even upcycled wrapping paper generally gets […] More
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Crafty Gift Ideas: One Dozen Handmade Baby Gifts to Sew
Is it weird that making handmade baby gifts is my favorite thing about babies? I mean, yes, greeting a brand-new life is sweet and precious, and the babies, themselves, are of course adorable and wonderful, but mainly it’s the making of tiny and cute things that I get excited about. Give me a sewing machine […] More
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50 Eco-Friendly Christmas Crafts
Christmas can be fun and festive without using precious resources or adding to the waste stream. More
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25 DIY Tooth Fairy Pillow and Pocket Patterns
Help the Tooth Fairy do her job by making your kid a sweet little homemade Tooth Fairy pillow or Tooth Fairy pocket. More
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How To Sew a Nine-Patch Quilt for an American Girl Doll
A nine-patch quilt is the easiest type of quilt to sew. More
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