How-to: No-Sew American Girl Doll T-Shirt
You might think that you have to sew to be able to make cute American Girl doll clothes, but you don’t!
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Balloon Releases are Bad, No Matter What Balloon Makers Say
I thought, “Hmm, is it possible that the negative effects of balloon releases are exaggerated? I took the two main claims from these seller and manufacturer sites–that latex balloons biodegrade, and that they do not harm wildlife–and I did my own research.
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13 Plastic Bottle Reuses (+ how NOT to reuse them)
The best way to reduce the number of plastic bottles in landfills is to avoid buying them in the first place. Reuse is second best, but when you can’t avoid them, try one of these clever plastic bottle reuses to give them a new life!
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How to Take Apart a Pallet: Demolition Blade Pros and Cons
Before you do pallet crafts, you often have to figure out how to take apart a pallet. If you’re considering a demolition blade, here are the pros and cons.
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Rock Painting Ideas and Beyond: Summer Kid Craft Fun!
Rock painting is just the beginning when it comes to choosing natural materials for your summer painting fun. Nuts, sticks – you name it – are all inspiration for some awesomely-creative summer crafts for kids!
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How-to: Postage Stamp Doll Skirt Tutorial
Doll clothes are great for busting those teeny-tiny fabric pieces in your stash, and this postage stamp doll skirt is an especially good stash-buster.
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Kid Mosaic: Dyed Beans in an Upcycled CD Case
If you’ve got a kid who loves art projects, then this dyed bean kid mosaic is going to be a rainy day hit!
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20 DIY Backpack Tutorials for Back to School
School will be in session before we know it! Create your own (or your child’s) backpack this year with these amazing DIY backpack tutorials.
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15 DIY School Supplies from Recycled Materials
If you’re sending a kid to school this year, you’re probably spending over $100 on school supplies for that kid.
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Homemade Kool-Aid Watercolor Paints
Gen-Xers, remember that jug of Kool-aid in the fridge? Well, we’re remixing those powdered drinks into homemade watercolor paints! Oh yeah!
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How to Refinish a Picture Frame with Paint and Fabric
Lovely pictures deserve lovely frames.
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Tutorial: Image Transfer to Furniture using Acrylic Gel Medium
I use a magical material called acrylic gel medium to transfer any image that I want to anything else that I want.
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DIY Wall Shelves from an Old Medicine Cabinet
Do you love unique DIY home decor? Don’t throw away that old medicine cabinet– upcycle it into awesome DIY wall shelves!
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Crafty Review: HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer
Why I use the HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer instead of canned spray paints, and so should you.
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Homemade Vanilla Sugar: A Christmas in July Project!
Homemade vanilla sugar is the easiest make-ahead present you’ll ever whip up. It’s the perfect Christmas in July project!
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Upcycle Your Cargo Pants: Here are 13 projects!
Here are my favorite ways to upcycle your cargo pants.
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Sole Hope: Your Old Jeans Can Save Kids’ Lives
Sole Hope heals kids, and they use old jeans to do it.
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15 Fairy Garden Decorations that You Can Make
While the fairies could make all the following projects themselves, why don’t you help them out and add a couple to your own fairy garden?
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Firefly Craft: Build A Recycled Firefly Hotel
Catching fireflies is something we all do as kids. But we can both admire and respect these creatures without harming them. So let’s make a firefly craft!
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Craft Book Review: Fairy Gardening and Fairy Gardening 101
Fairy gardening is a great kid craft, but fairy gardens aren’t just for kids; they’re for anyone who has an imagination and a desire to grow something green.
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Craft Book Review: The Shirtmaking Workbook
Altering a pattern is a learned skill, and even if you’re new to sewing, you can absolutely learn this skill.
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DIY Accent Table from an Old Serving Cart
Turn a dated metal serving cart into a DIY accent table with a fresh, modern vibe.
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12 Upcycled Art Journals
Here are art journal tutorials that look like they will absolutely work, and that 100% use upcycled materials, and that seem, you know… really good!
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Prepare for Pluto: Telescope Craft for Kids
It’s time to prepare for Pluto by making a DIY telescope for the kids. And here’s something awesome, we’re using an old craft project to whip this thing up.
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Upcycle an Empty Picture Frame for Fabric Art
You know you’ve got some empty picture frames cluttering up a shelf somewhere. And even if you don’t, the thrift store definitely does!
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Selfie Saturday: Craft Knife
I’m the one who does all the comic book and record album craft tutorials, and the one with the photos of my two kids doing all kinds of crazy stuff like wielding power tools and pipe swords, which some of you super like to yell at me about!
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Make DIY Drawer Liners from Reclaimed Paper
Not all DIY furniture projects require paint! Make DIY drawer liners from reclaimed paper of your choice!
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10 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Rainbow Loom
I can’t completely dislike anything that gets my kids creating, but there are SO many eco-friendly Rainbow Loom alternatives.
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Easy Popsicle Recipe: Bug Juice Pops
Bug juice is boring all by itself. And traditional recipes are full of sugar and food coloring. Good thing our version is vegan, easy and insanely yummy!
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How to Make Wood Candle Holders from Old Building Blocks
Even after the kids have outgrown their building blocks, there’s still a place for them in your home.
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DIY Fabric Storage Bins + Review of Stencil Craft
I monogrammed the fronts of the children’s fabric bins. I’m VERY pleased with how they look now, and they’re much more organized now that they’re labeled.
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10 DIY Lampshades, Craftily Updated
DIY decor doesn’t have to mean creating a new decor piece from scratch! Take the pieces you already have and give them a makeover instead. There are so many ways to create DIY lampshades by updating an existing one rather than buying new.
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16 Quick and Easy 4th of July Crafts
Independence Day is this weekend! If you need some last-minute decorations or activities, we’ve got 16 easy 4th of July crafts for you and the kids.
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4th of July Craft for Kids: Popsicle Flags
There’s lots to celebrate this week! So grab some Popsicle sticks and create a 4th of July craft for kids – and one for the history books.
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