20 Ways to Upcycle Broken Dishes
Instead of tossing it into the waste stream and feeling bad about yourself because of it, give that broken dish a second life by upcycling it into something fun, beautiful, and useful.
DIY Home + Garden
18 DIY Sewing Table Plans
Whether you make your sewing table from scratch, or modify it from an existing piece of furniture, DIYing it is a great way not only to avoid buying something else new that will one day end up in the waste stream, but also to make yourself the exact custom sewing table that you need, exactly the way you want it.
30+ Quilted Table Runner Ideas to Sew
A new table runner is an easy way to transform the look of your table setting.
How To Make A Wood Burned Stick Plant Marker
My favorite plant markers are the simplest ones you could make–they’re just wood burned sticks!
How To Frost Glass
Frosted glass is easy to DIY, and there are a ton of different methods to do it.
20 DIY Reusable Products to Replace Single-Use Disposables
For every single-use disposable, there’s a DIY reusable option, and often one that you can make from supplies that you already own.
A DIY Bunting For Every Occasion: 30 Projects
No matter the special occasion (or even no occasion at all!), I guarantee that there is a perfect bunting for you to make for that event.
How To Make A Boutonniere: One Dozen Projects
There’s not a lot that’s more charming than a sprig of flowers and greenery and ribbon worn on one’s lapel.
50 Eco-Friendly Christmas Crafts
Christmas can be fun and festive without using precious resources or adding to the waste stream.
30 Eco-Friendly DIY Thanksgiving Decorations
Thanksgiving tends to get lost in the build-up to Christmas, but even though there’s snow on the ground outside my window right now, I personally still want to pretend like it’s autumn.
Three Dozen DIY Wind Chimes
It’s easy to have beautiful music outside your house on any windy day.
Make an Upcycled Aluminum Can and Silverware Wind Chime
One of my favorite parts of windy weather is enjoying the sound of the wind chimes singing from my front porch and back deck.
20 DIY Wedding Welcome Signs
A handmade welcome sign is a terrific way to incorporate a DIY element into your wedding decor.
36 Dried Flower Crafts
Whether you pick a project right from this list or use it to inspire you to create your very own project, you’ll find lots of wonderful ways to use dried flowers right here!
How to Dry Flowers in the Microwave
You likely have everything that you need to dry flowers already in your house.
20 Upcycled Clipboard Crafts
If you’ve got an unloved clipboard that you wish you didn’t, check out this list of my favorite upcycled clipboard crafts.
30 Spring Wreaths to DIY
Keep your front door in tune with the season by DIYing a beautiful, eco-friendly spring wreath!
How To Refinish a Picnic Table with Paint
You’ve got to paint a few coats of sealant on your picnic table, anyway, if you want it to last outdoors–you might as well paint something interesting onto it first!
30 Handmade Plant Markers
If you do not use plant markers, you will regret it.
Turn An Old Blender Into A Planter
I did what I do with every single even vaguely container-shaped piece of junk that needs a second life around here–I turned it into a planter!
Three Dozen Upcycled Hanger Projects
Regardless of whatever you hate about the hangers you have, the answer is rarely to throw them away.
How To Make Stamped Clay Seed Bombs
Done properly, and distributed carefully, seed bombs CAN work
28 Eco-Friendly DIY Fall Wreaths To Make
A fall wreath is a festive way to transition your home out of beachy, sunglasses mode and into warmth and coziness, sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes.
How to Make a Fairy Garden
A fairy garden is easy to make, and nope, it actually doesn’t require any of those porcelain or plastic store-bought fairy garden accessories.
25 Ways to Upcycle Doilies
Fortunately, there are a lot of beautiful ways to upcycle paper and yarn doilies.
25 Handmade Gifts for Teens
I think handmade gifts for teens are WAY more likely to be a hit.
How to Make a Butter Knife and Scrabble Tile Plant Marker
The best plant markers are easy to make, easy to place, and impossible to move!
Crafty Book Review: Bird House Apartments from Wood Pallet Wonders
Perfectionists might loathe looking at a not-perfect board and having to think how to make it work in a project, but that kind of puzzle solving and on-the-fly figuring out is what I like best!
How to Upcycle a Valentine Candy Box into a Concrete Mosaic
Whether your Valentine’s Day consisted of a romantic evening with your loved one or an evening alone with your pain, it very likely involved a box of chocolates.
12 Christmas Table Runners That You Can Sew This Season
A Christmas table runner is an easy way to make your holiday table look a lot more festive, and if you stick to natural fabrics, especially stash or upcycled ones, it’s an eco-friendly way, too!
Review of Modern Macrame: 10 Simple Projects to Enhance Your Home
Could Modern Macrame: 10 Simple Projects to Enhance Your Home teach me how to make a macrame plant hanger?
How to Make an Olive Oil Lamp
Want to make your own beautiful, wholesome olive oil lamp out of everyday materials?
3 DIY Vodka Cleaning Recipes
A little for the counters, a little for the person cleaning the counters. Vodka combines some of the best properties from many other green cleaning pantry staples. Try these simple vodka cleaning recipes.
How to Clean with Baking Soda and Vinegar
Cleaning with baking soda and vinegar is nothing new, but there are just so many ways to use these two kitchen ingredients. Here are a ton of ideas for how to clean with baking soda and vinegar.
How to Refinish a Clock with a Coloring Page
If you can get a clock with a dragon on it, always choose the dragon clock.