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Craftivism in Action: The Fighter Tee

Looking for a crafty way to support a great cause?

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Keep Cold Air Inside with a Draft Blocker

You might think of a draft blocker – aka a draft dodger – as something to keep cold air out during winter months, but you can also use it to keep cold air in all summer long.

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Have a Green 4th of July with These 23 Eco-Friendly Crafts

Holidays don’t have to be yet another excuse to buy a bunch of nonsense and waste a bunch of resources.

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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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Make a Pegboard Cookie Cutter Holder, Because You Have Better Things To Put in Your Drawers

Trying to store a bunch of cookie cutters is the pits.

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How to Make a Ribbon Wand

You can make a ribbon wand!

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How to Make a Fabric Bouquet from Scraps

Make a sweet, fabric bouquet from your stash of fabric scraps. They’re a cute decoration for your house or as a gift.

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Camping Hack: Make a Handwashing Station

Wash your hands.

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20 Eco-Friendly DIY Father’s Day Gifts

It’s not a Hallmark holiday if you don’t buy Hallmark.

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DIY Swiffer Pads for Guilt-Free Sweeping

Our Swiffer has been living in the closet for quite some time now, but we recently pulled it out again, and I made some DIY Swiffer pads for it!

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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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The DIY Camping Trip: 14 Projects and Hacks for Your Next Camp-out

For something that’s supposed to get you back to nature, you can actually buy a butt-load of new crap just for camping.

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How to Make Laminate Countertops Look Like Granite

Try this cool technique to make laminate countertops look like granite, so you can have the modern look you want without ripping out your old countertops.

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How-to: Kid-Made Fire starters

You will no longer be that jerk who has to use lighter fluid to get a good blaze going.

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26 Eco-Friendly Things to DIY For Your Dog

Do you, also, have a hankering to craft for your furbaby?

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How to Make a Cork Board from Wine Corks

Start popping bottles, y’all. Here’s how to make a cork boak board from wine corks! You only need three craft supplies to make it, and one of them is free!

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Crafty Book Review: Honey Dog Treats from Beekeeper’s Lab

I never thought that we’d be people who made homemade dog treats.

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When You Don’t Want to Spend Thirty Bucks: How to DIY a Dance Skirt

Something that simple is also simple to make!

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Lori Guilderson, owner of Charlotte's Friends, gives second-hand traditional dolls (think Bratz) a feminist makeover. Goodbye, unrealistic standards of beauty; hello, dolls that look like an average person!

Charlotte’s Friends Upcycled Dolls

Lori Guilderson, owner of Charlotte’s Friends, gives traditional dolls (think Bratz) a feminist makeover. Meet Lori and learn all about what inspires her!

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One Dozen Eco-Friendly DIY Party Invitations

There’s still a place for the printed invitation, especially one that’s hand-crafted from eco-friendly materials, perhaps even hand-delivered.

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How to Make a Scroll Party Invitation

This year, my soon-to-be eleven-year-old is having a fairy tale-themed birthday party, so we made each invitee a party invitation in the shape of a royal scroll.

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Food packaging waste is one of my pet peeves. These are some DIY ways to reduce the amount of paper and plastic waste you bring home from the grocery store.

5 DIY Ways to Reduce Food Packaging Waste

Food packaging waste is one of my pet peeves. These are some DIY ways to reduce food packaging waste, like the amount of paper and plastic, that you bring home from the grocery store.

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DIY Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Best of 2015

27 Eco-Friendly, DIY Mother’s Day Gifts

Get a jump on your mother’s special day with these eco-friendly, DIY Mother’s Day gifts

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Handmade Review: Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics

I know some of y’all have chickens.

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Next time you've got an empty bottle, try getting your craft on instead with some of these craft projects for glass bottles!

8 Craft Projects for Glass Bottles

Here in the U.S. we use over 11 million tons of glass per year. Recycling that glass is definitely better than throwing it away but recycling still uses energy from trucking the waste to the recycling center to the actual recycling process. Next time you’ve got an empty bottle, try getting your craft on instead with some of these projects!

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