How-To: Make a Pillow Without Polyfill
Who says you need petroleum-based polyfill to stuff a pillow? Not me!
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How-to: Scrabble Drink Coaster
Did your P go under the sofa? Lose your S over a heated word debate? Do you have a Scrabble game sitting around that’s missing more than one letter tile? Well I have the perfect tutorial for you!
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How-to: Make Reusable Items From a Broken Tote Bag
A broken bag is upcycled to a fabulous fabric basket, lid handle holders, and coasters. Here’s how.
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DIY for Dad: Father’s Day Crafts
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and I’ve always found it hardest to create handmade gifts for the men in my life. Here are some projects to jumpstart your creativity this Father’s Day!
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How-to: Shorten a Pair of Pants
Not too long ago, I showed you a quick and dirty way to take in a too big tank top, but that’s not the only way you can use your sewing skills to alter thrifted treasures! Here’s how you can shorten a pair of thrifted pants in just a few simple steps.
How-to: Build a Bat House in Your Backyard
Bothered by mosquitoes? Build a bat house for your backyard, and solve your mosquito problem and a bat’s housing problem all at the same time.
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How-to: Fancy Up a Necktie with Applique
With Father’s Day and graduations coming up, a modded-out necktie is a perfect gift to have handy, and it’s easy as pie to dress up a thrifted necktie with a custom applique made from recycled felt! Since ties are pretty narrow, this is also a great project for felt scraps that you might have saved up.
Five Upcycled Piñatas that You Can Make
Be the party hero with any one of these five piñata projects.
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How-to: Take in a Tank Top
One of the things that intimidates people about sewing is it seems like a very precise art. Of course, sewing can be that way, but not every project requires complete precision and control. In fact, there are lots of beginner sewing and mending projects that require a lot less skill than you might think! Taking in a too-big tank top is one of these.
Clay, Dough, and Wax: Five Natural Modeling Materials You Can Make Yourself
For a fun craft time without a lot of expense, check out these five kinds of natural modeling materials that you can make for yourself.
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How to Make Modeling Beeswax
If you love natural playthings, then you’ll love how easy it is to make your own modeling beeswax.
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Bike Crafts for National Bike Month
There’s just a week left in National Bike Month, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to get your bike-friendly craft on. Let’s make it bike month every month!
How to Make a Fabulous Piñata with Upcycled Newspapers and Natural Glue
Let the birthday kid help you create an absolutely perfect piñata with nothing more than a balloon, white flour, and plenty of newspapers. Your piñata will be free, which means that you can spend all your money on candy!
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Green Kid Crafts: Eco-Friendly Craft Kits Mailed to Your Green Kid
Green Kid Crafts mails eco-friendly children’s craft kits to your child every month. And they’re going to have a giveaway!
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Make It Ruby: A Crafty Site Just for Girls
Check out MakeItRuby.com an eco craft site made just for girls.
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How-to: Make Handmade Paper
How to make your own handmade paper.
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Pill Bottle Craft Projects
Once you’ve finished taking or safely disposed of the contents, those empty plastic pill bottles are actually useful for all sorts of fun crafty projects! Here are a few ideas to get you going.
5 Ways to Make Custom Stamps Natural or Recycled Items
You don’t have to buy stamp carving blocks to create hand-carved stamps. Check out these five natural or upcycled alternatives!
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How-to: Carve Your Own Custom Rubber Stamps
Need a perfect image for a business card or wedding invitation? Anyone can create hand-drawn, hand-carved custom rubber stamps with a few tools and a little time.
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Five Natural Crafts to Make Using Seashells
Have fun on your beach vacation? Put your sandy seashell souvenirs to use, and create a handmade object that will forever remind you of your special trip.
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April Stash Bust is Over But not Out
How have you been faring this April Stash Bust? The month is almost over and I’m happy to say that I can claim victory over my quest to not purchase any new craft supplies, though my stash is only a little bit lighter.
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Suitcase DIY: 3 Craft Projects for Vintage Suitcases
What is it about vintage suitcases? I think they carry so much history. Those sturdy, beautiful, old-timey pieces of luggage are packed full of trips and stories. Vintage suitcases are not so ideal for modern travel: they’re heavier than modern suitcases and they often don’t have those handy wheels on the bottom, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still worth salvaging! Here are a few suitcase DIY projects that rethink those suitcases.
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Five Upcycled May Day Baskets to Make with Recycled Materials
Surprise your friends and neighbors on May Day by leaving one of these upcycled baskets filled with flowers on their doorknobs for them to find. Shhh, it’s a secret!
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Five Crafty Projects to Upcycle Your Potato Chip Bags
Keep potato chip bags out of the waste stream by upcycling them into one of these five crafty projects.
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Five DIY Travel Toys Guaranteed to Make Your Trip More Bearable
Make traveling with kids more fun and less expensive with these five D.I.Y. travel toys made with recycled and/or natural materials.
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Make Tie Dyed Easter Eggs!
If you’re tired of regular old Easter egg dyeing, then try making tie-dyed Easter eggs for a change. It’s a stash-busting project!
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April Stash Bust: Five Projects to Bust That Fabric Stash
Kelly talked last week about the April Stash Bust, and we’re pretty excited about busting our stashes around here! That “use what you have” mentality is part of the heart of green crafting, and there are so many fun, creative ways to take supplies you have on hand and turn them into something wonderful. Here are a few stash busting projects for those fabric scraps!
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Five Easter Egg Projects Using Recycled Materials
Say no to store-bought Easter egg kits, and keep some trash out of the waste stream by trying out these five Easter egg projects that feature recycled materials.
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How-to: Make a Washer Necklace Out of Leftover Furniture Parts
Use your leftover furniture parts to create this simple necklace.
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Five Trashion Fashions that You Can Recreate
From a fused plastic bag raincoat to truck tire sandals, you can create the season’s hottest trashon fashions for your own wear.
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5 Upcycled Bunny Crafts for Easter
Easter is just a few weeks away, so there’s plenty of time to create bunny-themed crafts with those kiddies! When you’re looking for Easter decorations and basket stuffers, it’s easy to go for plastic, disposable, and generally eco-unfriendly options. Instead, why not use your crafty skills to make some cute, Easter crafts without the waste!
In case you’re not feeling super inspired, here’s a roundup of upcycled bunnies to get you going
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5 Crafty Ways to Upcycle Mesh Produce Bags
Those mesh produce bags that your onions and oranges come in are too useful to be thrown away! Check out these five crafty projects that help you upcycle your mesh produce bags.
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How-to: Upcycle a Mesh Produce Bag into a Nesting Materials Buffet for Birds
Treat your neighborhood birds to a buffet of nesting materials with just a plastic mesh produce bag and some natural or recycled supplies.
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How to Make Crockpot Hot-Process Soap
If you have an old crockpot ready to dedicate to the crafts-only cause, then there’s no reason not to try your hand at making homemade, natural, crockpot hot-process soap.
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Five Natural Craft Projects to Create with Beeswax
If you like honey, then you’ll love to try out these five projects that you can make with sweet, honey-scented beeswax.
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