Three Dozen Eco-Friendly Tissue Paper Crafts
If you’re looking for an environmentally-friendly supply for paper crafting, tissue paper is a reasonable choice.
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50 Construction Paper Crafts for Crafters of All Ages
Check out the list of awesome construction paper crafts below, and find YOUR next project!
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16 Homemade Recipes for Fingerpainting
Fingerpainting is a wonderful activity for the little ones, and it’s even better when you realize that you don’t have to bother with store-bought fingerpaints for the kids to have a great time.
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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!
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Is Denatured Alcohol Eco-Friendly?
When you’re looking for an alternative to most commercial cleaning supplies, it’s important not to overlook one of the cheapest, most readily-available cleaning supply out there.
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Everything You Need To Know About Hot Glue Guns
The fact is that you could be getting a lot more use out of that hot glue gun.
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17 Crafty Things To Do with Pegboard
Pegboard is even more versatile than you thought it was!
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How to Reuse Wine Bottles and Corks in the Garden
Got a collection of empties that you haven’t recycled? Here’s how to reuse wine bottles and corks in your garden!
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Crafty Review: Ugh, I Love My Bottle Light So Much!
Lately, I have been showing off my unconscionable vintage glass bottle hoard by shining them brightly using this nifty little gizmo, the Bottle Light.
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21 Eco-Friendly Easter Crafts
Here are all the eco-friendly non-Easter egg ways to decorate your home for Easter!
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16 Recycled Crafts for Spring
Start spring off right by raiding your recycling bin and cleaning out your stash, because you’re going to love this list of spring crafts, all made from recycled materials!
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17 Nature Crafts for Spring
Don’t head to the store for a bunch of stuff to help your house look more spring-like, because nature is on your side.
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Turn a Coloring Book Page into a Postcard
Drowning in cute, completed coloring book pages? Here’s a fun way to give those pages another life while spreading some joy around.
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How to Reuse Brown Packing Paper
The paper that companies use to cushion packages is so handy! Here’s how to reuse brown packing paper, whether you need it to look fancy or just functional.
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Crafting for Good: Touching Little Lives
Do you love to knit, crochet, or sew?
Do you love babies?
If so, you should be making something small and adorable to donate to Touching Little Lives!
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11 Upcycled Mandalas from CDs, DVDs, and Vinyl Record Albums
CDs, DVDs, and old vinyl records are a great base for constructing mandalas on top of, because they’re already perfectly round, and so sturdy that you can display your finished, upcycled mandala anywhere you’d like.
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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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10 Nature Crafts for Hanukkah
If it’s important to you to have a green Hanukkah, then check out these Hanukkah crafts that you can make from natural materials!
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Handmade Review: The We are Knitters Crosby Scarf
Knitters are always on the lookout for the next pattern.
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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.
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Craft Book Review: Even More Toilet Paper Tube Crafts!
Y’all know we LOVE our toilet paper tube crafts here at CAGW!
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How to Reuse a Canvas
Here’s how to reuse a canvas, whether you want to completely start over or make a piece of found art your own.
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Crafty Call-to-Arms: Knit Finger Puppets for Kids at IWK Health Centre
Do you love to knit and have lots of little pieces of surplus yarn to show for it?
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12 Ways to Reuse an Album Cover
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?
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How to Make a Solar Lantern from an Old Chandelier
Turn an old chandelier into a modern light fixture. Here’s how to make a solar lantern out of a thrifted or found chandelier.
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Craft Knife Safety, or, How I Cut Part of My Fingertip Off
Keep your fingers BEHIND the cutting edge, my Friends. BEHIND the cutting edge.
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How to Replace a Drawstring
ell whoever pulled it out in the first place to be more careful next time, because that’s five minutes of your life that you aren’t going to get back!
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26 Projects to Make with Plarn
Check out all of the awesome stuff that you can make with plarn, including how to make plastic yarn in the first place.
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Reader Questions Answered: Can You Waterproof Liquid Watercolor Wood Stain?
You can stain or paint your children’s toys so that they’re bright and vibrant, but then you’re going to need to seal that wood stain or paint using a clear polyurethane sealant.
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One Dozen Ways to Embellish Wood
Want to bring your wood crafts up to the next level?
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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!
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36 Ways to Reuse Egg Cartons
There are LOTS of really cool ways to reuse egg cartons! Here are 36 amazing reasons to save empty egg cartons instead of throwing them away.
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Should You Craft with American Flags?
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.
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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.
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9 Upcycled Marker Crafts
Don’t know what to do with that dried-out marker or pen? Try some of these awesome upcycled marker crafts!
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