15 Ways to Reuse Tea Bags
Are you a tea-drinker like I am? Next time you finish off a mug, save that spent tea bag! Here are 15 fun ways to reuse tea bags instead of throwing them in the trash.
15 Ways to Reuse Tea Bags Read More 👉
Are you a tea-drinker like I am? Next time you finish off a mug, save that spent tea bag! Here are 15 fun ways to reuse tea bags instead of throwing them in the trash.
15 Ways to Reuse Tea Bags Read More 👉
You don’t need a sewing machine to turn your kid into a vampire, assassin, young Jedi, ranger, or any other hooded creatures this Halloween. All you need is a wrap used for babywearing, and you’ll have this no-sew hood configured in no time.
Make a No-Sew Hood from a Babywearing Wrap Read More 👉
Want a totally eco-friendly way to modify wood, or cork, or leather without paint, without dye, without glue?
Dude, get yourself a wood burner!
Tools to Use: Wood Burner (Plus Six Projects to Use it on!) Read More 👉
Have you been wanting to make some homemade chalk paint but weren’t sure which recipe is the best? Denise at Salvaged Inspirations tried a bunch of recipes, so you don’t have to.
Spotted: Homemade Chalk Paint Showdown Read More 👉
We love green craft supplies around here, and we talk about how to find green craft supplies quite a bit. What we don’t often dive into are the toxic chemicals you’re avoiding when you choose natural craft supplies. Here are seven common toxic chemicals that might be lurking in your crafty stash.
Are there toxic chemicals in your craft supplies? Read More 👉
Sometimes you want to make a button but you only have, say, a toy dinosaur. Here’s how to make buttons out of basically anything you want.
How to Make Buttons out of Anything with Sugru Read More 👉
Decorating a child’s room doesn’t have to use a lot of money and create a lot of waste. Try some of these kids room ideas instead!
7 Kids Room Ideas: DIY Decor for Kids Read More 👉
Need some puffy paint for your paper crafting but don’t want to spring for the possibly toxic store-bought stuff? Make your own at home!
Homemade Puffy Paint Takes Only 3 Ingredients Read More 👉
Feeling a little guilty as you gaze at that post-Labor Day recycle bin? Try some of these beer can crafts to use them up!
12 Beer Can Crafts for After Labor Day Read More 👉
Looking for lanolin substitutes? Me too! I did a little bit of digging and found few different options. Let’s look at their merits and see what’s the best lanolin alternative.
Lanolin Substitutes for Vegan Crafters Read More 👉
Check out these tutorials for tons of DIY art supplies that your kids are going to enjoy creating with.
20 DIY Kids’ Art Supplies Read More 👉
Step away from the scrapbooking aisle!
You don’t need those over-priced, store-bought supplies, not when you can make your own so easily, and from eco-friendly materials, too.
25 DIY Scrapbook Supplies Read More 👉
Who needs washi tape when it’s this easy to make your own decorative tape?
How to Make Decorative Tape Read More 👉
Even when I watch reruns of Sherlock and mentally compose Wholock fanction while sanding, I still hate sanding.
You Need a Palm Sander Read More 👉
How awesome is this dramatic before and after? Here’s how to turn a vintage cabinet from shabby chic to mid-century modern cool.
Spotted: Vintage Cabinet Makeover Read More 👉
We craft with mason jars all the time, but what about those lonely lids? Use them up with these fun mason jar lid crafts!
15 Mason Jar Lid Crafts Read More 👉
Check out the brilliant project that Bare Branch Blooming creates using old playing cards: she turns them into re-usable stencils.
Spotted: Playing Card Stencils from Bare Branch Blooming Read More 👉
It feels AWESOME to buy something that’s eco-friendly AND that performs perfectly while looking even better than the conventional stuff.
Product Review: Zinsser Bulls Eye Zero Primer Read More 👉
I LOVED my antique card catalogue from the second that I saw it in my local university’s surplus store, but I have to admit that it did look pretty janky.
Card Catalogue into Studio Storage Read More 👉
Is 3D printing really green? What if the plastic you used was recycled?
3D Printing: How green is it? Read More 👉
Got a stash of wine corks in a kitchen drawer? Whether you’ve got a few corks or a huge bag of them, we’ve got wine cork projects for everyone.
25 Wine Cork Projects to Bust Your Stash Read More 👉
Paint chip crafts are SO cute that it’s hard to remember that crafting with paint chips is not actually “upcycling.”
Crafts that Use Paint Chips? Choose Something Else! Read More 👉
Wood stains are expensive and pretty toxic Check out how to stain wood using Kool-Aid instead!
Spotted: How to Stain Wood with Kool-Aid Read More 👉
Big kids can be harder to sew for.
30 Free Clothing Patterns and Tutorials for Big Kids Read More 👉
Olympic Paint makes a zero-VOC self-priming paint, but how does it stack up? Check out our review!
Olympic Paint Review: Zero VOC Paint + Primer Read More 👉
We got a great reader question about cassette tape knitting that I’ve been researching. Let’s take a look at how safe it is to craft with the tape part of old cassettes.
Is Cassette Tape Knitting Safe? Read More 👉
There are a lot of uses for old blue jeans, but rarely for every single part of the jean. If you know what you like to make (quilts for me, purses and skirts for you, perhaps?), then you’ll find that you can make your old blue jean storage much more neat and efficient, as well as space saving, by cutting the jeans up very carefully, just so, and storing them in their parts.
How to Break Down Jeans for Crafting and Storage Read More 👉
Store-bought plastic plant pots offend me for some reason.
Broken Coffee Mug Planters (and How to Propagate Rosemary) Read More 👉
Need to find green craft supplies? This is a list of eco-alternatives to many common conventional craft supplies.
Finding Green Craft Supplies When You Need to Buy New Read More 👉
We all get misled or confused sometimes when we’re buying craft supplies. When that happens, it’s easy to give in to green guilt and kick yourself. This is the story of the time that I tried to buy some Krylon H2O to review and accidentally bought plain old stinky spray paint.
Green Guilt: That time I got confused and didn’t buy water-based spray paint. Read More 👉
Got a stash of corrugated cardboard boxes? We’ve got your crafty inspiration right here! Check out these 15 cool cardboard crafts.
15 Amazing Cardboard Crafts Read More 👉
Is your stash of fabric scraps getting a little bit out of control? Turn them into beautiful homemade fabric scrap twine!
Spotted: Make Fabric Scrap Twine Read More 👉
The Decorative Egg Cozies project uses scrap fabric and simple applique techniques to create a portable little warmer for the soft-boiled egg, a popular Victorian-era breakfast.
Decorative Egg Cozies from So Jane Read More 👉
Do you want to try natural dyes for fabric but aren’t sure how to get the colors that you want? Here’s a list of natural dyes by color for easy reference.
Natural Dyes for Fabric: Create a Natural Rainbow of Color! Read More 👉
Got some plain fabric handy? Check out how to dye fabric with tea for a natural, earthy look.
Spotted: How to Dye Fabric with Tea Read More 👉