17 Ways to Reuse a Burlap Sack
There are so many fun ways to reuse a burlap sack! Try out some of these creative burlap craft ideas.
Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate
Make DIY Wall Art from Old Potato Sacks
Old potato sacks or coffee sacks make lovely, simple, DIY wall art! Here’s how I transformed some salvaged burlap sacks into display-worthy pieces.
8 Cool Ways to Reuse Girl Scout Cookie Cases
There is yet another wasteful enemy of Girl Scout Cookie Season: the Girl Scout cookie cases.
How to Make a Display Board from Upcycled Girl Scout Cookie Cases
Kids and their display boards, amiright?
Two Dozen Recycled Crafts for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be a time to spend money or buy a bunch of new junk–not when you can use your own junk to make all of these awesome things!
18 Feed Sack Crafts
Check out this list below, and see how easy it is to upcycle that empty sack into something super awesome.
Make a Lightbulb Terrarium
Are you ditching incandescents this year? Save those old bulbs and make yourself a cute lightbulb terrarium!
20 Eco-Friendly J.R.R. Tolkien Crafts, Because You’re a Nerd
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.
DIY: Mason Jar Hanging Light Fixture
Mason jar lights? They found me.
Crafting a Green World’s Best of 2016
We did a lot of crafting here on Crafting a Green World in 2016.
16 Hanukkah Crafts from Recycled Materials
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.
21 Eco-Friendly Ways to Fill Clear Ornaments
With all of the cute ideas for decorating clear ornaments out there, though, it can sometimes be tricky to choose only the ones that are eco-friendly.
11 Disposable Coffee Cup Crafts
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.
12 DIY Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Thanksgiving is in just a few weeks. Are you making DIY Thanksgiving decorations? We’ve got ideas for DIY Thanksgiving centerpieces to fit any tablescape.
15 Thanksgiving Crafts from Recycled Materials
Save some cash and reduce your impact this Thanksgiving with these recycled Thanksgiving crafts!
30+ Halloween Crafts from Recycled Materials
Keep your Halloween green, Friends, with these 32 Halloween crafts from recycled materials!
20 Recycled Autumn Craft Ideas
Celebrate the change in seasons AND divert some trash from the waste stream with these great recycled crafts for autumn.
Halloween Recycling Tips – What to Recycle, What to Reuse
Halloween can be a pretty wasteful holiday. These Halloween recycling tips are all about what you can recycle, what you can’t, and some ideas to reuse non-recyclable Halloween leftovers.
25 DIY Magnets to Make
You can make just about anything into a magnet, and I’m going to prove it to you!
Make a DIY Bird Feeder from a Fallen Branch
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!
30 Ways to Refinish Picture Frames
I love having art on my walls.
How to Paint Carved Wood to Remake Your Kitchen Kitsch
My grandparents, who raised me, were the king and queen of kitchen kitsch.
How to Upcycle CDs: 25 Projects
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.
23 Things to Do with an Empty Peanut Butter Jar
Peanut Butter on a Spoon is a completely legitimate snack in my family.
10 Recycled Kid Art Supply Storage Ideas
Are your kid’s crayons and paint brushes getting out of control? These are the upcycled kid art storage ideas I’m looking at for my own kid’s messy art stash.
10 Awesome Ways to Use Wooden Letters
There are so many fun, creative ways to use wooden letters. Whether you’ve got lots of tiny letters or one large one, there are project ideas here for you!
20 Eco-Friendly 4th of July Crafts
Bring out all of your red, white, and blue craft supplies–it’s time to make some 4th of July crafts!
DIY Garden Sign from Old Fence Stakes
I made this DIY garden sign for a friend, and it was so much fun that I made another one. And another!
16 DIY Hanging Planters
Unlike container gardens, these DIY hanging planters will convert a regular potted plant, just sitting there and taking up shelf space, into a hanging plant that will perch nicely up out of the way and still freshen the air and brighten your living space
Old Spool of Thread to Picture Holder
Make a DIY picture holder from a spent spool of thread!
15 Creative, Kid-Friendly Garden Ideas
There are ways to get kids into the garden without destroying your entire strawberry harvest.
11 Upcycled Garden Decorations
Bling your garden without breaking your budget or adding anything new to the waste stream with these upcycled garden decorations. Weekend project, anyone?
I Put Hamilton Lyrics on a Pallet Board Garden Sign.
I win at life.
How to Turn a Door into a Dining Table in 6 Steps
Discarded front doors are such a stellar curbside score. Here’s how to turn a door into a dining table. It’s easier than you might think!
Make a Recycled St. Patrick’s Day Garland
Looking for a St. Patrick’s Day craft that isn’t so shamrock-y? Try this recycled green St. Patrick’s Day garland!
15 Creative Garden Recycling Ideas
Let’s take a look at the biggest contributors to home waste and how garden recycling might be appropriate for them.