How to Turn a Door into a Dining Table in 6 Steps
Discarded front doors are such a stellar curbside score. Here’s how to turn a door into a dining table. It’s easier than you might think!
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How to Replace a Button on a Button-Down Shirt
Even if you can’t sew, you can sew this.
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13 More Wholesome Homemade Popsicle Recipes
Here are some of our favorite popsicle recipes. Most of them work well with the homemade popsicle bar that we like to put together, some are recipes that you can set aside to surprise them with, and some are just for adults!
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Host a Wholesome Homemade Popsicle Bar
If you, like I, would rather mix up your own hipster popsicles in the comfort and privacy of your own home, then have I got a treat for you!
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Magda Sayeg on the Power of the Yarn Bomb
Magda Sayeg was the founder of the yarn bombing movement, and in this fascinating talk, she dives into how her act of craftivism grew across the world.
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Artist Trading Blocks are a Thing, and I LOVE Them!
Why, oh why, has no one told me that Artist Trading Blocks are a THING?!?
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12 Beautiful Ways to Display Vintage Photographs
Don’t be afraid to display your vintage photographs!
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10 DIY Raised Beds You Can Build
Ready to get your garden growing? Here are 10 DIY raised beds that anyone can build.
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How to Display Vintage Photographs
If you truly want to display your actual vintage photographs, then I say go ahead!
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A Review of Homeward Bound: Does Domesticity Kill Political Activism?
Are there still sweatshops because the people who should be forcing companies to change are instead spending their time hitting the thrift stores, sewing their kids clothes using organic cotton, and buying boutique-style outfits off of etsy?
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The Magic Yarn Project Makes Kids with Cancer into Princesses
The Magic Yarn Project makes the lives of kids with cancer better, one yarn princess wig at a time.
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Freezer Paper Stencil an Old Shirt
I have an unwritten rule for my kids that whenever I mend something for them, I also add something new to make that thing a little cuter.
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Spring-Themed Typographic Art. From Buttons!
Decorate for spring with this cute spring-themed typographic art made out of buttons!
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3 Ways to Repair Embellished Clothing
Repairing clothes with embellishments on them sometimes requires a bit of finesse. Here are three methods to repair embellished clothing, so it looks good as new!
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Sewing for Tweens: The Chambray Dress from Handmade Style
Sewing for big kids, however? It’s a whole new pastime, and it isn’t necessarily for the beginner, nor the faint of heart.
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Make a Recycled St. Patrick’s Day Garland
Looking for a St. Patrick’s Day craft that isn’t so shamrock-y? Try this recycled green St. Patrick’s Day garland!
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Crafty Review: The Singer 2277 Sewing Machine
You know that kind of sewing machine that I’m talking about. Maybe it’s got a ton of fancy stitch settings. Maybe you just press a button and boom, it hems your skirt. Maybe it does some cute embroidery while it’s at it.
And yeah, maybe it costs a thousand bucks.
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Sew Much Better: Reducing Your Fabric Water Footprint
Cotton is a thirsty and chemical-intensive crop. Here’s how to choose fabric for your next project that reduce your fabric water footprint.
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How to Stencil a Rug
Here’s how to stencil a rug, so you can turn a thrift store find or old decor piece into something totally cute and new!
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How to Make a Brown Paper Bag Sash
Be Miss America. Be a Lookout, complete with Basilisk Slayer badge. Be the Ambassador from China.
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15 Creative Garden Recycling Ideas
Let’s take a look at the biggest contributors to home waste and how garden recycling might be appropriate for them.
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How to Make a No-Sew Puppy Ears Headband
To be a dog, all you REALLY need are puppy ears.
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The Invasive Paper Project: Papermaking with Invasive Plants
Is it kudzu that is the menace where you live, or is it honeysuckle?
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11 Upcycled Greeting Cards
Whether you’re an avid scrapbooker or a total novice, there is 100% an upcycled greeting card that you will love to make in the list below.
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The Right to Repair is Not Universal
Did you know that copyright law might stand between you and your right to repair something that you bought with your money?
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Crafty Book Review: Upcycled Collage Greeting Cards from The Complete Photo Guide to Cardmaking
When has being bad at something ever stopped me from doing that thing?
Um…. NEVER!!!
Project Show-and-Tell: The Star Wars T-Shirt Quilt that Took Four Years to Make
I can’t wait to see what I’m going to accomplish in another four years!
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Waste Not: Make Cloth Napkins and Rags from Your Stash
You might not think of sewing as a way to change the world, but when you use your skills to make cloth napkins, dish towels, and rags, your impact is huge.
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Spotted: Paper Fortune Cookies from Unsophisticook, and 4 other Stash-Busting Valentines
We have a homemade valentine rule in our house.
I mean, obviously.
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How to Make a Girl Scout Cookie Box Bunting
It’s a cute and colorful decoration for a kid, especially if she’s a Girl Scout, and it’s an excellent one for a Girl Scout cookie booth, as it shows off all the different types of cookies that are on offer.
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How to Mend a Rip in the Thigh of Your Jeans
Thigh rips in jeans are the nemesis of anyone who has thighs.
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5 Last-Minute DIY Valentines You Can Make TODAY!
Valentine’s Day is coming up in less than two weeks. Still haven’t picked up a card? We’ve got you covered with these DIY Valentines!
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How to Make an Upcycled Cross Stitch Bookmark
There are a lot of interesting, easy, and useful ways to upcycle cross stitched pieces, but one of the most interesting, easiest, and most useful is the cross stitch bookmark.
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Crafty Book Review: Upcycled Porch Star from Crafting with Wood Pallets
It’s not your fault that a tree gave its life to make that wood pallet, and by crafting with it, especially if you’re sourcing it from a store that’s just trashing them, then you’re actually diverting that wood from the waste stream.
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