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Halloween Cleanup: Bulk Up Your Craft Stash

Think of your Halloween cleanup as a salvage mission! If you do it right, you can totally bulk up your craft stash.

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Hands-on History: Make an Upcycled Cardboard Model Ship

There’s a kind of knowledge that you get only when you’re wrist-deep in the guts of a subject, not just watching it and scribbling about it from the edges.

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DIY Dry Erase Menu Board from an Old Picture Frame

Upcycle a Picture Frame into a DIY Dry Erase Menu Board

A DIY dry erase menu board is super helpful, no matter what kind of mealtimes your family enjoys.

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Make a DIY Pet Tag from an Old Bottlecap

A one-of-a-kind, super-glam DIY pet tag is the perfect way to get your kitty or pooch into a DIY groove.

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Upcycle Crayons into a Good Cause with the Crayon Initiative

Did you ever wonder what happens to those restaurant crayons when your meal is done?

One guy did, and the answer that he got is changing lives.

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Watercolor Stained Building Blocks with PlanToys

I’m going to show you how to make stained building blocks using one super simple and readily-available art supply: liquid watercolors.

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Make Outdoor Building Blocks from Upcycled Wooden Pallets

Make your kiddos a set of outdoor building blocks, using nothing more than the ubiquitous wooden pallet.

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13 Plastic Bottle Reuses (+ how NOT to reuse them)

The best way to reduce the number of plastic bottles in landfills is to avoid buying them in the first place. Reuse is second best, but when you can’t avoid them, try one of these clever plastic bottle reuses to give them a new life!

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Kid Mosaic: Dyed Beans in an Upcycled CD Case

If you’ve got a kid who loves art projects, then this dyed bean kid mosaic is going to be a rainy day hit!

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Sole Hope: Your Old Jeans Can Save Kids’ Lives

Sole Hope heals kids, and they use old jeans to do it.

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Totally Rad Retro Crafts! An interview with Larisa Paz from Craftivity Plus

Heck yeah! We found purses made of vinyl records. Think that’s cool? Wait until you meet the designer behind these totally rad retro crafts.

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DIY Plastic Jug Watering Can

Not only does this project take about one minute to complete, but it also works better and holds more water than a lot of those cheap-o watering cans that look cute but cost real money.

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Meet Jen Gale from Make Do and Mend-able!

Make Do and Mend: Meet Reuse Superstar Jen Gale

I’ve been a fan of Jen Gale since learning about her make Do and Mend Year. Check out her TED Talk and a Q&A with Jen!

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Keurig K-Cups are Killing our Planet

An ounce of waste for every cup of coffee–that’s what Keurig is doing to our planet. And I’m pretty sure that all the glue guns in the world can’t fix this problem.

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Reuse Office Supplies in your Craft Stash!

From used folders to K-Cups, it’s easy (and cheap) to reuse office supplies in your craft stash.

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Fun Crafts for Kids: 24 Ways to Reuse an Oatmeal Container

Here are 24 fun crafts for kids that will get you upcycling that old oatmeal canister into something new and fun and useful again.

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9 DIY Gift Wrapping Ideas for Less Holiday Waste

9 Gift Wrapping Ideas for a Waste-Free Holiday

Whether you’re lovingly creating handmade gifts for your whole list or decided to shop for most of your gifts this year, a little handmade gift wrapping adds some extra heart. Here are some DIY gift wrapping ideas that cost less and waste less.

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30 Glass Bottle Crafts

Glass bottles, whether they held your spaghetti sauce yesterday (here’s how to get the label off) or a Coca-Cola fifty years ago (here’s how to make it look shiny and new!), make excellent craft supplies

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15 Ways to Reuse Tea Bags

Are you a tea-drinker like I am? Next time you finish off a mug, save that spent tea bag! Here are 15 fun ways to reuse tea bags instead of throwing them in the trash.

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Green Your Halloween Cleanup

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Make a Fall Wreath from an Ugly Old Wreath

Transform an old, hoaky wreath into a sweet upcycled fall wreath using materials from your stash and your recycle bin!

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9 Jack-o-Lantern Carving Tutorials That YOU Can Do!

You should not have to break your heart trying to carve a gorgeous pumpkin this year!

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Tooth Fairy Ideas: Make an Upcycled Tooth Fairy Tin

Tooth Fairy Ideas: How to Make a Tooth Fairy Tin

Looking for some tooth fairy ideas? Turn your Halloween candy wrappers into this cute, upcycled Tooth Fairy Tin.

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7 Kids Room Ideas: DIY Decor for Kids

Decorating a child’s room doesn’t have to use a lot of money and create a lot of waste. Try some of these kids room ideas instead!

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Spotted: DIY Chair Cushions from Old Coffee Sacks

How cute are these DIY chair cushions that I spotted while teleworking at a coffee shop?

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12 Beer Can Crafts for After Labor Day

Feeling a little guilty as you gaze at that post-Labor Day recycle bin? Try some of these beer can crafts to use them up!

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Bus Conversions: 8 Ways to Turn an Old Bus Into a Home

Could you live in an old school bus? Check out these awesome bus conversions for upcycling a junked vehicle into a living space.

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DIY Organization: Make an Organizer from a Planter

DIY organization doesn’t have to include plastic bins! Repurpose items you already have like a planter!

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Card Catalogue into Studio Storage

I LOVED my antique card catalogue from the second that I saw it in my local university’s surplus store, but I have to admit that it did look pretty janky.

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