How to Shorten a Chain
It’s pretty common to need to shorten a chain, and especially common to need to shorten a chain on a lovely piece of delicate jewelry, when you’re the most afraid of messing up.
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Build a Treehouse This Summer
Learn the proper methods to build a treehouse that is safe and sound for you and the tree, plus actual, doable treehouses you can build!
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DIY Garden Sign from Old Fence Stakes
I made this DIY garden sign for a friend, and it was so much fun that I made another one. And another!
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Make a Crayon Ring Pop
Yes, it sits on your hand just like a ring. Yes, it really colors!
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16 DIY Hanging Planters
Unlike container gardens, these DIY hanging planters will convert a regular potted plant, just sitting there and taking up shelf space, into a hanging plant that will perch nicely up out of the way and still freshen the air and brighten your living space
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15 Handmade Father’s Day Gifts
Get Father’s Day on lock this year with one of these handmade Father’s Day gifts.
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15 Summer Crafts for Toddlers
Summer crafts for toddlers, to help your little ones stay busy all summer long!
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Make an Upcycled Window Bird Feeder from a Milk Carton
With this window bird feeder, you can do that without leaving the comfort of your couch!
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How to Make a Hanging Mason Bee House
Help a bee out, why don’t you, by building your very own mason bee house?
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Q&A with Cambodia Knits Founder Monika Nowaczyk
Cambodia Knits empowers women to support their families through craft. We are thrilled to share this Q&A with founder Monika Nowaczyk!
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20 Handmade Stationery Projects
Got thank-you notes or birthday invites to write? Here are 20 ways to create your own, recycled handmade stationery!
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How to Make Custom Homemade Envelopes
Here’s how to draft a template that is exactly right for every card, and how to assemble it so that it keeps your card safe in the mail.
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How to Make a DIY Photo Card
I promise that these DIY photo cards are even quicker and easier than driving to the store, looking at every single Hallmark greeting card on the rack, choosing one, paying for it, and driving home.
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Get Your Kid a Giant Box
I think that giant boxes are one of the most important things for a kid to have as a plaything.
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14 Amazing DIY Scrub Recipes for EVERYTHING
We’ve got DIY scrub recipes to exfoliate and moisturize you from your head to your toes. Let’s get scrubbing!
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It’s a Giveaway! Win a Pair of 18″ Doll Shoes from Doll Shoe Lane
Doll Shoe Lane wants to give one of you a free pair of 18″ doll shoes!
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Craft Book Review: Graffiti Jeans from This Belongs to Me
Because who cares if it came from Goodwill if it’s got your own personal dragon logo painted on the pocket?
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Two Dozen DIY Scrabble Tile Crafts that You Must Try!
Go out right now and thrift yourself some old Scrabble games, because you have GOT to try these DIY Scrabble tile crafts!
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2-Ingredient Magical Foot Scrub
If you’re feeling a little bit sandals-shy this year, treat your feet with this magical 2-ingredient foot scrub.
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How-to: Easy Scrabble Tile Magnets
These DIY Scrabble tile magnets look cute AND hold things, and you can make them in under an hour, drying time included!
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Minecraft Party Games: Spawn Egg Hunt (with Spawn Egg Cascarones!)
The kids and I made this Spawn egg hunt game entirely with the supplies that we had on hand, using not only mostly natural or recycled materials but also materials that would easily compost back into our yard (no clean-up necessary!!!).
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Minecraft Crafting: DIY Creeper Pinata
The kiddo loved it, her friends loved it, and they had a fabulous time beating it to bits with a baseball bat.
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13 Fun Ways to Reuse Spools of Thread
Seamsters, don’t toss your empties in the trash! There are plenty of cute and even some practical ways to reuse spools of thread.
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15 DIY Puzzles to Make and Play
DIY puzzles are extra fun, since not only do you get the pleasure of solving them, but you also get the pleasure of making them!
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DIY Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
These DIY teacher appreciation gift ideas are things that teachers actually want. Really. My mom has been teaching for more than 30 years, and I asked her.
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Make DIY Puzzle Blocks from Ordinary Building Blocks
If you want to do something a little special with some of your building blocks, check out how I made these puzzle blocks, and try it for yourself.
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May the 4th be with You! 20 Star Wars Crafts to Celebrate
At CAGW, we’ve got you covered for your own May the 4th festivities; here are my favorite eco-friendly Star Wars crafts.
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Create Sand Art in Vintage Bottles
One of my children’s favorite projects to do with these vintage bottles is the age-old craft of sand art.
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Old Spool of Thread to Picture Holder
Make a DIY picture holder from a spent spool of thread!
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15 Awesome Sea Glass Crafts for Your Beach Vacation
Sea glass is especially intriguing because it’s a product of both nature and recycling, a rare, almost impossible scenario in which nature turns litter into something beautiful.
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25 DIY Pom Pom Crafts
Do you have any DIY pom pom crafts to add to my list?
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Make a Giant Upcycled Cardboard Minecraft Grass Block Party Invitation
Why, yes, this IS an oddly specific tutorial that I’m writing here.
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7 Cool Ways to Reuse Styrofoam Coolers
Did you somehow end up with one of those disposable coolers in your house? Here are seven great ways to reuse Styrofoam coolers.
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15 Creative, Kid-Friendly Garden Ideas
There are ways to get kids into the garden without destroying your entire strawberry harvest.
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A Refashioned Dress from a Graduation Gown and Formal Dresses
Every year since she was four, my younger daughter designs an outfit, I create it from thrifted and discarded clothing and other fabrics, and then she models it on the runway at our town’s annual Trashion/Refashion Show.
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