Tutorial + How-to: Make Origami Waterproof with Beeswax
‘Tis the season for making origami Mayflowers!
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School Lunch Ideas: Make a Simple Utensil Wrap that Doubles as a Cloth Napkin
I know, when you think “school lunch ideas,” you probably think food, but how you pack that food is just as important. This simple utensil wrap doubles as a cloth napkin, and it takes maybe 5 minutes to make.
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How to Make a Pillowcase Tote Bag with Hemp Webbing (and giveaway reminder!)
Learn how to make a simple tote bag from an old pillowcase and sustainable hemp webbing.
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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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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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Crafts for Kids: Fruit and Vegetable Stamping
The folks at Atlanta Veg Fest asked for volunteers to run some crafts for kids. This fruit and vegetable stamping project is a test run for my table at the show.
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DIY Dog Clothes: Make a No Sew Dog Scarf!
Rather than buying your pup clothes from big box stores, make your own DIY dog clothes like this no sew dog scarf!
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Fall Crafts: Recycled Cardboard Letters
This week I worked on my fall mantle decor! I needed a fun, pop of color, so I created these bright recycled cardboard letters!
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Make a Toy: DIY Crinkle Toy Bunny
I don’t know what it is, but babies love a crinkle toy! Here’s how to make a toy that your little babe will love.
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Tutorial + How-to: Make Scrabble Tile Pendants
Scrabble tile pendants are easy to make. All you need are a couple of kinds of strong glue, a little paint, some wonderful vintage papers, and a jewelry bail. Here’s how to whip them out in a day.
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Back to School Ideas: Make Cardboard Number Tiles for Kids’ Math Games
Want to get a kid excited about math?
Play math games! Kids LOVE games and puzzles, and they’re great for cementing sophisticated concepts in growing little brains.
You can buy some pretty cool math games, sure, but as with nearly anything else, some of the best and simplest games are handmade. Here I’m going to show you how to build the upcycled cardboard number tiles that my kiddos and I use in tons of fun math games.
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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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Running Your Crafts Business: How to Make Business Cards from Paper Scraps
With upcycling, it’s easy to make perfectly unique, eco-friendly business cards that advertise the style of your business while costing absolutely nothing.
These particular business cards are made from paper scraps, waste cardboard, and a DIY business card stamp set. They reduce the footprint of your business by removing scrap paper from the waste stream, cost nothing beyond a few minutes of your time, and are eminently customizable.
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DIY Crafts: How to Make Greeting Cards from Record Album Covers
If you’ve got any source of recycled cardboard that has a natural crease–think food packaging, USPS flat rate envelopes or other mailers, or the old record album covers that I’m using here–then you’ve got a natural greeting card just waiting for you to cut it to size, write in it, and mail it off!
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How do I Re-use T-shirts: T-shirt Crafts that You Can Wear
Before you take the scissors to that pile of screen-printed jersey knit, check out this master list of T-shirt crafts that you can wear–there are T-shirt mods for your top, T-shirt mods for your bottom (ahem…), T-shirt mods for kids, but all of it is just the way that T-shirts are meant to be.
Wearable.
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Fall Crafts: Make a Recycled Paper Acorn Banner
Make an easy and adorable acorn banner out of recycled paper!
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Holiday Crafts: Repurpose a Wooden Spool into a Pumpkin
Looking for quick and easy holiday crafts for Halloween? Repurpose a wooden spool into a mini pumpkin!
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Baby Shower Craft: Make No-Sew Bib Onesies!
Planning a baby shower? Take onesie decorating to the next level with this cute baby shower craft idea!
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How-to: Change the Neckline on a T-shirt
Tired of always having the same old neckline on every single T-shirt?
Fortunately, the neckline of a T-shirt is the easiest thing to alter. You can create tons of different looks, it’s super quick and easy to do, and it doesn’t require any sewing skills!
All you really need, in fact, is a pair of great scissors, a T-shirt to play victim, and a brave heart and bold hand.
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How-to: Take in a Too-Large T-Shirt Tutorial
Tired of being swamped by a too-large T-shirt?
My Mammaw would tell you that you look slouchy when your clothes are too big.
Gain my Mammaw’s approval, and a T-shirt that is cuter and comfier to wear, by taking it in.
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Board Game Storage: Build a Board Game Box
Did your favorite board game box crash and burn? Yeah, mine, too. Here’s how to make your own board game storage to replace it.
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Book Page Projects: Reuse Your Old Books
Just because you love books doesn’t mean that you can’t subject them to the (craft) knife. Check out these book page craft projects to give old books a new life.
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How To: Upcycle a Teacup into a Chalkboard Business Card Holder
We’ve shared an Altoids Tin Business Card Holder, which is great for taking your business cards on the go, but what about displaying your business cards on a desk or table? I was looking for a unique way to display my business cards at my craft booth and here’s what I came up with– upcycle a teacup into a chalkboard business card holder!
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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: Make Re-usable Chalkboard Signs instead of Posters
If your kid wants to set up a lemonade stand or hold a car wash, your first impulse is to buy some poster board and fat Sharpies and let them make themselves some signs.
If you spend a little more time, however, and make a good-sized chalkboard sign, then not only will you save some trees, but you won’t have to scrounge for poster board ever again!
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Book Page Prints into Greeting Cards from Spooky and Bright
How to make your own greeting cards that aren’t super cutesy and twee?
Include something vintage!
I made these DIY greeting cards not with rubber stamps of teddy bears or foam stickers of ducks in bonnets, but with vintage book pages. Pages trimmed from a ratty, torn copy of The Turn of the Screw and an old dictionary, embellished with paint, compose the front images of a set of all-purpose blank cards, suitable for either the kids or the adults in the family to use.
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How To: Upcycle an Old Window Frame into a Memo Board
Turn an old window frame into a unique memo board for your home!
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How To: Create Upcycled Splatter Paint Art
While working on the Upcycle a Guitar into Art post, I used an old cardboard box underneath it while painting. When I posted a sneak peek of the project on Instagram, my friend suggested turning the cardboard box into upcycled splatter paint art. So, I did!
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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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How To: Cover a Ruined Table Top with Recycled Paper
Have you ever come across a really cute table at a thrift store or garage sale, but the top needs way too much work? Have no fear– you can make it look pretty again with recycled paper!
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Infused Vodka: Lemon-Basil Vodka
Infused vodkas can add a special twist to an average cocktail, but conventional booze isn’t the best choice for the planet. Instead of buying infused booze at the store, choose a good organic vodka and make your own infusion!
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Repair a Tear and Leak-Proof a Bean Bag
We are super excited to share this tutorial from Scott Cooney, the head of Important Media, the network that we are a part of. He came up with a crafty way not just repair a tear on his busted bean bag but make it sturdier than before it broke!
Back to School Gift for Teachers: An Upcycled Apple Canister
Show your child’s new teacher that she is loved and appreciated with an upcycled apple back to school gift!
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