Handmade Reviews: DIY Disinfecting Wipes from Homemade Cleaners
It’s not right that I have to drench my house in toxic chemicals just to keep the puke bug away.
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DIY Home + Garden
Make Infused Vinegar for Good-Smelling Green Cleaning
This DIY infused vinegar isn’t for pouring onto your salads. It’s for making DIY cleaning supplies that actually smell good for once!
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40 Craft Room Ideas for the New Year
Is organizing your life on the list for this year? We’ve got an epic list of craft room ideas to keep your supplies in order all year long!
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Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate: How To Recycle a Camping Stool into a Side Table
Do you have a New Year’s resolution to be more eco-friendly? Your decor counts, too! Reduce, reuse, redecorate — recycle a camping stool into an unique side table!
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DIY Home + Garden: DIY Prepper Projects that You Can Use Now
I’ll be honest: for years, I never considered the survivalist/prepper crowds as target audiences. I mean, we’re on totally different ideological wavelengths, right? I’m not into shooting things, and they likely think I’m a touchy-feely hippie…
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Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate: Upcycle an Old Mirror into a Magnetic Board
Reduce, reuse, redecorate– upcycle an old mirror into an awesome magnetic board!
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Holiday Crafts: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Crafts
There are TONS of fun Thanksgiving pumpkin crafts that will pacify a carve-happy kid and work for Thanksgiving decorating, helping you avoid Halloween waste.
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Thanksgiving Crafts: Create a “Give Thanks” Decor Piece
Do you like to make your own Thanksgiving crafts and decor? Here’s another project to add to your list– a “give thanks” decor piece!
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DIY Crafts: Button “Fall” Art
Fall is in the air! Celebrate by making your own DIY crafts like this button “fall” art!
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DIY Home: Make a Burlap Silverware Holder
Want to impress your dinner guests with silverware holders? Create your own! The best part of all? There’s no sewing involved!
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DIY Home Decor: Turn a Wooden Spool into a Drawer Knob
A few weeks ago, I created an adorable pumpkin from a wooden spool. For whatever reason, the hole in the spool made me say to myself, “Self, you could turn this into a drawer knob!” I’m all about DIY home decor, so that’s exactly what I did!
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4 DIY Lighting Ideas to Green Your Decor
The right light fixtures can really change the whole mood in a room. Rather than toss your old lamps and fixtures, try these DIY lighting ideas to give them a face lift instead!
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DIY Lighting: Make a Lace-Wrapped Lamp
Make your own DIY lighting! Take a glass lamp from plain Jane to shabby chic in just a few minutes with a little bit of lace or ribbon and the right sort of glue.
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How to Mend a Torn Tablecloth
Got a tablecloth with a rip or tear in it? Here’s how to mend a torn tablecloth in just a few easy steps!
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Thrift Store Finds Before & After: An Owl Mail Holder
How do you achieve a thrift store makeover miracle? With a little bit of paint and hard work, it’s easy to update your home with thrift store finds!
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Want to make a pillow? Check out these eco-friendly tutorials!
Pillows are a good beginner craft project, and there are lots of ways to make a pillow. We’ve rounded up four beginner-level pillow tutorials to get you going!
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How to: Make a Printed Pillow Cover with Potato Stamps
I made this pillow sham using a stamp that I carved from a potato. Here how to make a printed pillow cover of your own!
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How-to: Felted Wool Mason Jar Cozy
Need a crafty green way to upcycle an old wool sweater? Here’s how to make a wool sweater Mason jar cozy, to help keep your hot drinks hot and your cold drinks cold and leave your precious hand the perfect hand temperature while you drink.
Crafty Book Review: Mason Jar Crafts, by Lauren Elise Donaldson
Mason jars aren’t just for canning!
But perhaps you knew that already? Perhaps you, too, drink frosty beverages out of your Mason jars, or fill them with water and wildflowers and plop them in the center of your table? Perhaps you decorate their lids and store buttons in them?
Perhaps you sometimes get a little crafty with them, hmm?
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How-to: Painted Stones
Stones are completely beautiful in themselves, but sometimes you just feel in your heart that you need something with a little more color.
And that’s okay! Maybe sometimes a plain old grey stone WANTS to be painted, you know?
How to Make an Eraser for Your DIY Chalkboard
Got a homemade chalkboard that needs cleaning? Here’s how to make an eraser that hangs from the board for easy wiping and storage!
6 DIY Green Cleaning Products
Is your house really clean if, when you’re done, it’s covered in toxic chemicals? Here are 6 resources for DIY green cleaning products to help you clean green on the cheap!
How-to: Homemade Dryer Sheet Replacement
Have you been wanting to ditch the dryer sheets? My husband and I came up with a homemade dryer sheet replacement to keep us static-free without harsh chemicals!
LEGOs as an Eco-Friendly Craft Supply?!?: Sustainable Projects Made from LEGOs
Not every LEGO project is a sustainable one–that LEGO TIE fighter set that you bought just to build and look at isn’t serving a purpose beyond helping you get your nerd on–but there are a few specific categories of LEGO projects that do help you avoid further consumption and disposal of new goods. Here are several great, sustainable LEGO projects to get you started.
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How-to: Upcycled Tile Mosaic Coaster
Need the perfect set of coasters? These coasters, crafted from upcycled tiles, broken glass, and grout, will keep your tables covered. They’re the perfect outdoor project for a summer day, a great project to share with a kid or two, and a useful way to use up extra wall tiles, or even to redo old store-bought coasters. Here’s how to make your own set of mosaic tile coasters.
How-to: DIY Travel Toothbrush Holder from a Washcloth or Stash Toweling
This travel toothbrush holder isn’t the kind of fancy holder with a pocket for your toothpaste and another pocket for your floss. It’s not monogrammed, it’s not sewn from cute fabric, and it doesn’t match anything.
What it is, however, is functional and quick to make. It’s the kind of travel toothbrush holder that you sew the day before your trip when you need a break from packing, the kind of travel toothbrush holder that you’ll actually use because you can just throw it in your bag, the kind of travel toothbrush holder that, if you accidentally forget it in your hotel room, won’t break your heart because you’ll know you can sew another one in about ten minutes.
Here’s how to make THAT kind of travel toothbrush holder.
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DIY Bird Feeders from Natural and Recycled Materials
What’s more charming than feeding the birds?
Not a lot!
And who wants to buy a fancy, expensive bird feeder?
Not me!
To make it feeding the birds more fun, don’t fret yourself dropping the big bucks on pricey specialty bird feeders, not when there are so many great DIY bird feeders to build. From silverware to coconuts, cracked teacups to fallen tree limbs, you’ll find that a lot of natural or recycled pieces that you already have can be utilized to make sturdy, attractive, useful bird feeders.
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Feeding the Birds: Yarn-Wrapped Suet Cake Tutorial
Got some stash yarn? Bonus points if it’s tangled!
If you’ve got yarn, and the few ingredients needed to make suet, here’s a tutorial for a yarn-wrapped suet cake–easy to make, easy to wrap, simple to hang, fun to watch when the birds find it.
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How to Jazz up Jar Lids: Upcycle Old Food Jars into New-Looking Storage Jars
Upcycling old jam jars, spaghetti sauce jars, pickle jars, etc. into storage jars to use around your house is a boon to the environment (and a cheap way to glean some extra storage!), but wouldn’t you maybe rather have something that didn’t *look* exactly like an old jam jar, spaghetti sauce jar, or pickle jar?
Whether you’re fond of fabric or paper, paint or found objects, matching or distinctive, the following list should give you all the ideas that you need to make your jar lids fresh, new, and not at all spaghetti sauce-related.
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Make a Mason Jar Lantern in 3 Steps (no drilling required)
This 3-step DIY mason jar lantern is perfect for lighting up your spring garden parties!
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How To: “Scrapbook” Coffee Table
I love giving furniture multiple purposes while giving it a unique look. This week, I transformed a coffee table into a display for some of my souvenirs and memories from Thailand. Instead of tucking your memories into a scrapbook, turn your coffee table into a “scrapbook” that is viewed daily!
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How To: DIY Scrap Fabric Pulls
Instead of the average knob, create your own one-of-a-kind scrap fabric pull!
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DIY Wire Hanger and Found Object Plant Markers, Part 2: Wire-Wrapped Found Object Plant Markers
Gather up an assortment of found and natural objects, some bendy wire and strong glue, and any broken jewelry or stash jewelry findings that you may have lying about. You’ll use them to craft these sturdy, original, and informative plant markers.
DIY Wire Hanger and Found Object Plant Markers, Part 1: Wire Hanger Shepherd’s Hook
These wire hanger and found object plant markers are sturdy enough to stand up to several seasons of use in your garden. Made from things like broken pottery, pretty rocks, and all sorts of little embellishments, they’re as cute as you want to make them. And since you can make these entirely from your stash, they are entirely free!
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