Holiday Crafts: An Embroidery Hoop Ornament
I can’t stop creating holiday crafts like this easy DIY embroidery hoop ornament!
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Holiday Crafts
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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Holiday Crafts: Make a Christmas Sign with Vintage Buttons!
It might be a little early for holiday crafts, but who can resist a Christmas sign made with vintage buttons?
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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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Holiday Crafts: Make a Harry Potter Wizard Hat
Your favorite wizard in training needs a hat, and it’s up to you, their favorite Muggle, to help them make one!
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Crafts for Kids: A Toilet Paper Roll Bat!
If you’re looking for a fun Halloween craft for kids, or even a craft for a school lesson on bats, we have you covered!
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Handmade Reviews: Boo Bottles from InstaCraft
Looking for a quick craft? A cute craft? A kid-friendly craft?
InstaCraft, given to me by Ulysses Press, has become my kiddos’ and my go-to reference when we’re looking for something fast and easy to fill up a Sunday morning or a rainy afternoon with a little color.
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Halloween Crafts: DIY Chalkboard Halloween Mask
Do you or your children want a cool Halloween mask, but don’t want to buy a far-from-eco-friendly plastic one at a big box store? Create your own with recycled cardboard and chalkboard paint!
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Holiday Crafts: Halloween Crafts Made from Recycled Materials
Want an eco-friendly Halloween? This is the place to be, and now is the time to start!
Check out these green Halloween projects, all of which are made using recycled materials. Whether you’re looking for costumes or decorations, we’ve got you covered.
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Hobby Lobby to Jewish Crafters: “We don’t cater to you people.” [updated]
Looking to get crafty for Hanukkah this year? Don’t look to Hobby Lobby.
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Fall Crafts: Revamp Faux Pumpkins with Recycled Paper!
Searching for simple fall crafts to spruce up your decor? Revamp faux pumpkins with recycled paper!
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Halloween Crafts: Upcycle a Bottle into Frankenstein
Searching for Halloween crafts that are easy to make and use materials that you have on hand? Look no further!
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Fall Crafts: 4 Eco-Friendly Pumpkin Projects
Call me crazy, but I’m already dreaming of fall! I’m ready for the cool weather, lots of gorgeous scarves, yummy pumpkin recipes, and most importantly, fall crafts!
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10 Infused Drinks You Can Make From Scratch
I have been kind of crazy for cocktails lately, and I love the way an infused drink adds an extra bit of oomph to any regular drink recipe. Check out these 10 recipes for infused drinks that you can make at home!
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How-to: DIY Cardboard Shield from Recycled Cardboard
Have a little knight in training at home?
It takes just a few minutes to make your favorite knight her very own shield out of recycled cardboard. A cardboard shield is cheaper than even a cheap-o plastic toy shield, doesn’t junk up the environment, and best of all–your kiddo can decorate it herself!
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4th of July Craft: DIY Rockets
Independence day is next week. Get crafty with the kiddos and make these fun DIY rockets – the perfect upcycled 4th of July craft!
How-to: DIY Dragon Gold or Pirate Treasure
Want to host an EPIC treasure hunt at your kiddo’s next birthday party? Do not waste your money on cheap plastic or nasty chocolate-filled gold coins; you’re just spending money on trash–literally, in fact, because you know the party kids’ parents are going to throw that junk out the second their kid goes to bed that night.
Instead, wow your kid’s friends with giant hunks of real gold treasure to hunt. The kids will love them, because they look way more awesome and like real loot than anything you can find in a big box party store. And if the kids do eventually get tired of playing with their gold nuggets, their parents can simply add them to their flower garden as decoration.
Because this gold treasure? It’s river rocks, y’all, painted gold.
How-to: Healthy Fruit and Cheese Dinosaurs
Want to throw a party for a kid and NOT serve a bunch of crap to eat?
That was my challenge for my kiddo’s recent dinosaur-themed seventh birthday party. No potato chip “dinosaur scales,” no jelly bean “dinosaur eggs,” no dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets or snack crackers or grocery store cookies.
It may take a little imagination to see the dinosaur in these healthy fruit and cheese dinosaurs, but kids have a ton of imagination. They also have a love of fun food, and, yep, a love of wholesome apples, grapes, and cheese.
How-to: Scrap Fabric Cupcake Flags from Cut up This Book! Special Occasions
Cupcake flags don’t have to be store-bought and disposable. Using the food flag templates from Cut up This Book! Special Occasions, you can craft little party flags from vintage or stash papers, or, as I did here, from the very tiniest pieces of scrap fabric.
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Last-Minute, No-Prep, Stash-Only Earth Day Crafts for Kids
Did you get caught with your eco-friendly pants down and nothing planned to celebrate Earth Day with your kiddos today? No problem! Every day is Earth Day, and just to prove it, here’s a list of kid-friendly Earth Day projects that require no prep work and use only materials that you probably have around your house.
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How-to: Make Monsanto Seed Bombs to Genetically Modify Your Entire Neighborhood!
With just a few minutes of work, you can make dozens of Monsanto seed-filled seed bombs that will allow you to surreptitiously seed your entire neighborhood, street medians, and city parks with the Monsanto seeds that will lead to fewer weeds, fewer bugs, and a greener, happier future for our children.
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How-to: Papier Mache Easter Eggs
Ditch plastic Easter eggs entirely! These papier mache Easter eggs are just as fun to hide and find, and they have just as much room for treats inside.
The Eco-Friendly Easter Basket: Tips for a Sustainable Easter Morning
It’s so easy to have a junky Easter. Everything in the big-box stores is cheap, everything is made in China, and EVERYTHING is plastic.
Want to do better?
Whether you want to incorporate just a few eco-friendly ideas or go whole-hog sustainable, check out the following plans to green every part of your Easter basket.
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10 DIY Valentine’s Day Ideas
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re planning to make any gifts or decorations yourself, this weekend is the time to get crafty. Here are some DIY Valentine’s Day ideas to get you started!
How-to: Kid-Made Puzzle Piece Valentine
Your kiddos can create one handmade Valentine from just two perfectly fitting jigsaw pieces. Give them most of a box, and they can make all the Valentines for their class party. It’s a fun upcycling project that won’t cost you a cent.
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Top 37 Crafty Posts of 2012!
Happy almost new year, you guys! It’s been an awesome crafty year, and we are all so glad that you guys could share it with us! We love reading your emails and comments, and we can’t wait to make 2013 just as fantastical.
Yes, I DID Wrap All of My Christmas Presents in Newspaper and Brown Paper Bags
Store-bought wrapping paper offends me for a lot of reasons–the wasted money, the wasted resources, the energy misspent on buying ephemeral window dressing instead of focusing on family time.
And yet brown paper bags and sheets of newspaper, the go-to gift wrap for the thrifty and eco-minded, aren’t so much…well…cute.
To solve the cuteness dilemma, I spent a lot of effort decorating my first several packages with various upcycled materials and stash components. And then…
…I did something different.
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Treat Yourself: DIY Scented Bath Salts to Bust Your Stress
Is holiday stress getting you down? Indulge in a little self care and whip up some soothing bath salts to relax your muscles and help quiet your mind.
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Handmade Holidays: 25 Last-Minute Gift Ideas
Uh oh! Did you realize that there are some folks that slipped through the cracks on your Christmas list? Don’t despair! We’ve got some simple handmade last-minute gift ideas that you can whip up for anyone on your list.
How-to: Recycled CD Wish List Ornament
Worried that in twenty years you’ll have trouble remembering what it was that your little kid wanted more than anything else for Christmas this year?
Record their wish lists for posterity with an ornament!
How-to: Cinnamon Dough Ornaments that Smell Delicious and Last Forever
Cinnamon dough is as easy to make (and as fun play with!) as play dough, and the ornaments that you can make with cinnamon dough are both sturdy and sweet-smelling.
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Handmade Holidays: Cranberry Almond Granola
Got a foodie friend on your shopping list? Give the gift of homemade granola!g
Spotted: Beer Can “Ornaments” in Hawaii (+ 10 soda can ornament ideas!)
A friend of mine in Hawaii sent me a photo of these DIY beer can “ornaments,” and they were too hilarious not to share with you guys! Obviously, these are meant to be a joke decoration, but there are lots of fun ornaments that you actually can make from empty soda cans. Check out our 10 ideas.
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Handamde Holidays: Plush Cactus from Recycled Felt
Got someone on your list who has sort of a black thumb? Gift them with a plush cactus that is impossible to kill!
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7 Holiday Decorations from Upcycled Sweaters
Wool sweaters, cotton sweaters, and even acrylic sweaters–there’s a place for all of these in a crafty Christmas!
How-to: Snowman Mason Jar!
I have an over abundance of mason jars, so I’m always looking for different ways to repurpose them. From canning to crafts, they have so many uses. Here’s just one of the many ideas I came up with for this season– a snowman mason jar!