Make a Lightbulb Terrarium
Are you ditching incandescents this year? Save those old bulbs and make yourself a cute lightbulb terrarium!
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Are you ditching incandescents this year? Save those old bulbs and make yourself a cute lightbulb terrarium!
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The next time that a Netflix DVD comes to rescue you from your lonely life, don’t just toss that flap. Instead, check out the list below, and find your next favorite upcycling project!
5 Projects to Make with That Netflix Envelope Flap Read More 👉
Whether you’ve named your kid Samwise and your dog Frodo (and yes, I’ve met people who have done each), or you just have a hankering for second breakfast while you marathon Lord of the Rings (I’m talking about myself, here), check out the following list of super-nerdy, eco-friendly J.R.R. Tolkien crafts.
20 Eco-Friendly J.R.R. Tolkien Crafts, Because You’re a Nerd Read More 👉
It’s always fun to take a look back at the start of a new year, so I did some digging and found your favorite posts of 2016.
Our Top 10 Green Crafting Posts of 2016 Read More 👉
We did a lot of crafting here on Crafting a Green World in 2016.
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If it’s important to you to have a green Hanukkah, then check out these Hanukkah crafts that you can make from natural materials!
10 Nature Crafts for Hanukkah Read More 👉
A great way to have an eco-friendly Hanukkah is to make your decorations from stuff that you’d otherwise throw away, especially when there are so many really cool Hanukkah crafts that you can make from recycled materials.
16 Hanukkah Crafts from Recycled Materials Read More 👉
It’s giftwrap time, y’all. But you know that rolls and rolls of paper aren’t the best choice for wrapping holiday gifts. Try these eco-friendly gift wrap options instead!
Guide to Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Read More 👉
Before you toss that coffee sleeve in the bin, check out this list of awesome ways to reuse a coffee sleeve and turn that trash into something incredible.
14 Ways to Upcycle a Disposable Cardboard Coffee Sleeve Read More 👉
The holiday-themed Starbucks coffee sleeves are especially festive this year, so I slipped them off of all of our coffee cups and upcycled them into gift toppers.
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Before you head to the nearest big-box store with a shopping list in hand, check out my list of truly easy DIY gifts.
17 Easy DIY Gifts for Everyone on Your List Read More 👉
I know that this former grocery store standard is happily being phased out in many areas, but if you’ve still got a stash under your sink, then check out some of these brown paper bag crafts and get it cleared out before Christmas!
26 Brown Paper Bag Crafts Read More 👉
You have enough cups to drink tea out of–take a few teacups out of your stash and make some of these teacup crafts, instead!
17 Upcycled Teacup Crafts Read More 👉
If made correctly, a teacup candle is beautiful, useful, and endlessly refillable. You’ll love its warm light and gentle scent, and you’ll enjoy your teacup candle far more than you would a boring old store-bought container candle.
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Even if you’re careful and eco-conscious, every now and then you probably use a disposable coffee cup. Don’t throw it out! Try these disposable coffee cup crafts instead.
11 Disposable Coffee Cup Crafts Read More 👉
Y’all know we LOVE our toilet paper tube crafts here at CAGW!
Craft Book Review: Even More Toilet Paper Tube Crafts! Read More 👉
These reusable, DIY chalkboard gift tags came together in just minutes, from the scraps leftover from making my latest batch of album cover bookmarks.
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Here’s how to reuse a canvas, whether you want to completely start over or make a piece of found art your own.
How to Reuse a Canvas Read More 👉
So you’ve found a favorite project to upcycle that unplayable vinyl record. You still need ways to reuse that album cover, right? What should you do?
12 Ways to Reuse an Album Cover Read More 👉
There are tons of super cute ways to recycle a vinyl record. Read on to find your next favorite project!
30 Ways to Recycle a Vinyl Record Read More 👉
Pine cone season is here! Try some of these adorable pine cone crafts for fall and winter.
15 Pine Cone Crafts for Fall and Winter Read More 👉
You’re going to have the coolest school supplies on the planet when you make yourself an upcycled folder from a cardboard record album cover.
How to Make an Upcycled Folder from a Cardboard Record Album Cover Read More 👉
Check out all of the awesome stuff that you can make with plarn, including how to make plastic yarn in the first place.
26 Projects to Make with Plarn Read More 👉
The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic–Sleeping mats! Out of plastic bags!–but the truth is that it’s totally do-able.
Make Plarn Sleeping Mats for the Homeless Read More 👉
Celebrate the change in seasons AND divert some trash from the waste stream with these great recycled crafts for autumn.
20 Recycled Autumn Craft Ideas Read More 👉
From water bottles to 2-liters to detergent jugs, there are so many cool ways to reuse plastic bottles! Here are 25 awesome ideas.
25 Awesome Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottles Read More 👉
Want to bring your wood crafts up to the next level?
One Dozen Ways to Embellish Wood Read More 👉
Have summer storms done a number on the big trees where you live? Grab a large, fallen branch, and turn it into a cool DIY bird feeder!
Make a DIY Bird Feeder from a Fallen Branch Read More 👉
A broken zipper doesn’t have to be the end of your favorite jacket, boots, or pair of pants! Here are six video tutorials for how to fix a zipper.
6 Ways to Fix a Zipper Read More 👉
Should you craft with American flags? Let’s take a look at the Flag Code and how it applies to upcycling. Crafting becomes a tricky issue when you’re dealing with a national icon.
Should You Craft with American Flags? Read More 👉
CDs get scratched, and DVDs get left in the car to melt, so I’ve always got my eye out for new ways to upcycle CDs and DVDs.
How to Upcycle CDs: 25 Projects Read More 👉
Upcycle motor oil bottles and organize your garage at the same time! These bottles are sturdy and begging to be reused!
Upcycle Motor Oil Bottles into a Workshop Storage System Read More 👉
Don’t throw away towels that are tattered, torn, or stained. There are lots of useful ways to reuse old towels instead.
10 Ways to Reuse Old Towels Read More 👉
Have you and your kids hit a summer crafting slump? Get outside and get crafting with these great nature crafts for summer!
16 Great Nature Crafts for Summer Read More 👉