How-to: Make a Kid Crown from Recycled Felt
Dress up your little prince or princess in a handmade kid crown!
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How-to: Replace the Straps on a Tank Top
There’s not an easier clothing modification to make than swapping out the shoulder straps on a strappy tank top. It takes just a few minutes to do, and it completely changes both the look and the fit of the top.
How-to: Upcycled Paper Swatch Cards
Do you have art or craft supplies that you collect? If you’re out shopping the sales, however, it can be hard to remember if you have that exact color of something already, or if you should snap it up while it’s cheap. Especially for things like markers, paint, and fabrics, which come in more colors than it’s possible to own, these little swatch cards, made from upcycled paper, come in really handy.
The swatch cards are small enough to put in your pocket if you know you’re on your way to the art supplies store, handy to reference when you’re there, and quick to duplicate when you’re back home with your new supplies. Here’s how to make them
Painting Furniture: The White Washed Cabinet
You don’t have to redo an entire piece of furniture to give it a new look! With a few simple steps, I took a boring piece of furniture and gave it new life!
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How To: Spruce Up an Old Jewelry Box
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been doing some spring cleaning. I went through my thrift stash this week and found this adorable jewelry box. I liked it to begin with, but I wanted to spruce it up a bit. Here’s how you can spruce up your own jewelry box!
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DIY Wire Hanger and Found Object Plant Markers, Part 2: Wire-Wrapped Found Object Plant Markers
Gather up an assortment of found and natural objects, some bendy wire and strong glue, and any broken jewelry or stash jewelry findings that you may have lying about. You’ll use them to craft these sturdy, original, and informative plant markers.
DIY Wire Hanger and Found Object Plant Markers, Part 1: Wire Hanger Shepherd’s Hook
These wire hanger and found object plant markers are sturdy enough to stand up to several seasons of use in your garden. Made from things like broken pottery, pretty rocks, and all sorts of little embellishments, they’re as cute as you want to make them. And since you can make these entirely from your stash, they are entirely free!
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Top 5 Projects from the March Green Crafts Showcase
Are you guys ready to see this month’s amazing features? Without further adieu, here are the incredible projects from March!
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Upcycle a Metal Tin into a Chalkboard Planter!
If you’re looking for a colorful planter that will spruce up your porch or patio, I have an awesome project for you!
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How-to: Upcycled Cardboard Embroidery Floss Spools
DIY cardboard embroidery floss spools are quick to make, at least as sturdy as store-bought floss spools, and they’re free!
Here’s how to make your own.
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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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Recycle Your Old Sunglasses into Art!
Do you have an old pair of sunglasses that you don’t want to throw away? Transform them into a unique art piece for your home!
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How To: Painted Button Jar
Looking for a unique way to store your button collection? What about a jar that actually looks like a button? I saw this button storage idea from S.C.R.A.P using a peanut butter jar, and it inspired me to make my own button jar!
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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.
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How To: Recycled Easter Bunny Candy Holder
Rather than putting your child’s Easter candy in a wasteful plastic egg, consider making a recycled Easter bunny candy holder instead!
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How To: Eco-Friendly Wreath for Easter!
Looking for a fun and eco-friendly wreath for Easter? Look no further! I have an adorable wreath for you that’s made entirely of recycled materials!
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Cardboard Constructions for Kids: Bigger Projects to Make Using More Upcycled Cardboard
Thrill a kid in your life by building them something huge out of cardboard. All you need is a collection of cardboard boxes and a lot of imagination!
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How To: Recycled Shamrock Brooch!
Don’t have anything green to wear for St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday? Whip up this quick and easy shamrock brooch so you don’t get pinched!
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How To: Upcycle an Old Chair into a Planter
Need a unique planter for spring? Transform an old chair into the perfect planter!
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How-to: Make a DIY Restaurant Review Log Using the Eco-Friendly Materials from Full Circle Crafts (and a Giveaway!)
I’ll show you how we made our restaurant book using the eco-friendly supplies given to us by Full Circle Crafts, and–best yet–tell you how you can enter a giveaway to win even more Full Circle Crafts supplies.
The DIY Dog: 4 Craft Projects for Your Pup!
Check out these DIY projects to make your own dog toys and treats, so you can spoil your pup guilt-free!
Top 5 Projects from the February Green Crafts Showcase
You guys came up with some incredible projects this month! Here are the top 5 projects from this month’s showcase!
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How To: DIY Dog Treat Canister
This week I was tempted to buy a cute dog treat canister from a big box store for my dog. Instead, I remembered the 10 Recycled Crafts for Your Dogs post, and thought, “I could make this myself!”
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How-to: Reclaimed Dog Toy That’s Semi-Indestructible
I love spoiling my dog, Jenna, and this semi-indestructible dog toy will be able to endure months or chewing, shaking, and playing catch!
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How-to: Sew a Postage Stamp Quilt from Small Fabric Scraps
Would you like to sew a quilt using only your fabric scraps that are so small that any normal crafter would toss them in the trash?
You bet you would!
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Handmade Memory Games Crafted from Sustainable Supplies
Kids love to play Memory! Here are a ton of handmade memory games that you can craft using sustainable supplies.
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How To: Upcycled Watch into Unique Bracelet
Do you have an old or broken watch at home? Perhaps you’ve come across one (or several) at a garage sale or thrift store. I found this DIY video on how to transform a watch into a picture locket. I wanted to take this idea even further, though, and make it into more of a piece of art! Here’s how you can turn your old watch into a bracelet that is as awesome as you are!
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How To: Twine Memo Board
I had an empty picture frame for my craft booth, but I wanted to take it to the next level. To make it pretty and useful, I made it into a twine memo board!
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Cold & Flu Season is Here: Let’s Talk Hankies!
I spent basically all of last week battling a horrendous ick: fever chills, watery eyes, and (of course) an endlessly runny nose. From what I’ve been hearing, this has been one of the worst cold and flu seasons on record, and that means a lot of paper tissues headed straight to the landfill. I know, handkerchiefs aren’t a sexy topic, but when you’re blowing your nose approximately every 45 seconds, I think it’s an important one to talk about.
How to Sew a Circle Skirt from a Kid’s Bed Sheet (or other Directional Fabric)
Directional fabrics, including children’s novelty sheets, require a slightly different, and only a little more complicated, method to sew a circle skirt with nothing upside-down.
Here’s how to make your kid a circle skirt where Charlie Brown ALWAYS faces the right way.
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A Child’s Formal Dress Sewn from an Upcycled Silk Sheet
Need something sustainably fashionable for that next big event, formal occasion, or fashion show fundraiser? Here’s how I sewed a formal dress for my daughter to model in our town’s Trashion/Refashion Show–from bloomers to bodice, it was created entirely from one silk sheet.
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Creatively Store Your Collections in Upcycled Shadow Boxes!
My friend recently sent me three of his collections in hopes that I could come up with a way to creatively display them. I remembered an idea from Pinterest where you can display movie tickets in a shadow box. I thought the idea was perfect, so I started scouring thrift stores to find shadow boxes that I could upcycle!
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Painting Furniture: A Shabby Chic Coffee Table
Do you have a piece of furniture at home that needs some love? Perhaps you’ve seen furniture at garage sales or thrift stores that are a little rough around the edges. Don’t be afraid to grab those “ugly” pieces! You can easily turn them into beauties!
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Upcycle an Embroidery Hoop into Colorful Wall Art!
I have quite a collection of embroidery hoops, and I’ve done projects like Embroidery Hoop Easter Eggs and Embroidery Hoop Pumpkins. Even so, I bought more embroidery hoops at a garage sale in order to make colorful wall art pieces for my craft booth. Here’s the first one that I came up with!
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“I Love You” Wall Art
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share one of the pieces I just put together for my craft booth— “I Love You” wall art!
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How-to: Remake Scrapbooking Chipboard
Scrapbooking chipboard is really easy to repaint and embellish. Here’s how I did it.
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