If you’re looking for a totally mess-free, eco-friendly craft project, then origami may just be it–no glue, no glitter, no paint, AND you can use upcycled and vintage papers! Try these easy origami projects that anyone can do.
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Whether you’re lovingly creating handmade gifts for your whole list or decided to shop for most of your gifts this year, a little handmade gift wrapping adds some extra heart. Here are some DIY gift wrapping ideas that cost less and waste less.
9 Gift Wrapping Ideas for a Waste-Free Holiday Read More 👉
Before you can craft a project with a hollowed out incandescent light bulb, you first have to hollow the dang thing out!
How to Hollow an Incandescent Light Bulb Read More 👉
This is my new favorite night cream. It’s a homemade eye cream, and it only uses two ingredients. I bet you even have one or both of them in your house already.
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Detox baths aren’t the only place where you can gently sneak some of those healing herbs and oils into a kid’s system.
Spotted: Kids’ Detox Bath from The Paleo Mama + 7 Other Kid-Friendly Herbal Recipes Read More 👉
The Thanksgiving countdown is on! Are you planning your Thanksgiving tablescape and menu yet? Here are some Thanksgiving crafts to help you out!
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There are so many great things that you can make with old drawers!
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An organized, tidy craft storage system is the difference between a person who is uncommonly artistic and crafty and a person who is basically an extreme hoarder in need of a televised intervention.
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The Purple Buddha Project is helping artisans in war-torn Cambodia heal their hearts and feed their families.
Craftivism in Action: The Purple Buddha Project Read More 👉
Glass bottles, whether they held your spaghetti sauce yesterday (here’s how to get the label off) or a Coca-Cola fifty years ago (here’s how to make it look shiny and new!), make excellent craft supplies
30 Glass Bottle Crafts Read More 👉
Are you a tea-drinker like I am? Next time you finish off a mug, save that spent tea bag! Here are 15 fun ways to reuse tea bags instead of throwing them in the trash.
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Do you ever see old glass bottles, maybe at a flea market, maybe scrounged from an old dump site (we have one of those back in our woods, sigh…), and think, “That bottle would be so great… IF it wasn’t covered in 50 years’ worth of grime?”
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Sometimes an artist needs some inspiration.
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These are what you’re going to use for gift tags this year, and for menu cards, and for labels for your potluck dishes, and for party favors.
Spotted: Wood Slice Chalkboards from Little House Blog, and 11 other Wood Slice Projects Read More 👉
Crafter Marie Brian – aka The Cotton Floozy on Instagram – was fed up with hateful and sexist comments on her blog. Rather than start a flame war, Brian grabbed her embroidery needle in a stunning example of craftivism.
Craftivism in Action: Embroidering Against Sexism Read More 👉
Homemade cleaning supplies are the best. There. I said it. They’re cheaper than store-bought. You can reuse containers to reduce waste. And you control the ingredients, so you can be sure you’re not “cleaning” your home with toxic chemicals.
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Craft an elegram and save the elephants!
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You don’t need a sewing machine to turn your kid into a vampire, assassin, young Jedi, ranger, or any other hooded creatures this Halloween. All you need is a wrap used for babywearing, and you’ll have this no-sew hood configured in no time.
Make a No-Sew Hood from a Babywearing Wrap Read More 👉
Want a totally eco-friendly way to modify wood, or cork, or leather without paint, without dye, without glue?
Dude, get yourself a wood burner!
Tools to Use: Wood Burner (Plus Six Projects to Use it on!) Read More 👉
Transform an old, hoaky wreath into a sweet upcycled fall wreath using materials from your stash and your recycle bin!
Make a Fall Wreath from an Ugly Old Wreath Read More 👉
Just like vertical gardening, vertical storage helps you fit more into less space. Try these DIY shelves to reduce clutter beautifully.
8 DIY Shelves for Vertical Storage Read More 👉
These particular Halloween luminaries here?
They are stunning. Stellar. The most beautiful that I’ve ever seen.
Spotted: Halloween Luminaries from Adventure in a Box, and 12 More Luminaries to Make Read More 👉
Chances are, you’re giving out candy this Halloween. But how about trying something really scary: non-candy trick-or-treats.
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Who doesn’t love having a spookily-lit Jack-o-lantern shining on their front porch?
Spotted: Solar Light Jack-o-Lantern, and 8 other Halloween Crafts Read More 👉
Step away from the party store, y’all. These Halloween party ideas will save you money and reduce the amount of trash you generate without sacrificing any of the spooky goodness.
30 Halloween Party Ideas That Cost Less and Waste Less Read More 👉
You should not have to break your heart trying to carve a gorgeous pumpkin this year!
9 Jack-o-Lantern Carving Tutorials That YOU Can Do! Read More 👉
Kids with parents who have the time and energy or money and energy to provide them with pre-reading supplies to enrich their learning shouldn’t be the only kids who have pre-reading supplies to enrich their learning.
Craft Free Speech: Make Moveable Alphabets to Donate to Your Community Read More 👉
In a stunning example of craftivism, the artists at Ocean Sole are transforming an eyesore into a statement about waste. And effecting change while they’re at it!
Craftivism in Action: Ocean Sole’s Flip Flop Art Read More 👉
Looking for a Halloween craft that doesn’t involve a bunch of junky plastic?
Let nature be your inspiration.
Spotted: Eggshell Ghost Mobile, and 15 More Halloween Crafts Read More 👉
Sick of tangled twine? Make your own easy peasy twine dispenser from an old mason jar and a few basic craft supplies that you probably already have.
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