Spotted: Make a Vintage Camera Lamp
Want to create one-of-a-kind upcycled lighting? Try making a vintage camera lamp!
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8 Crafty Examples of Urban Beautification
Urban beautification can have meanings big and small. These are some of my favorite craftivist projects focused on making urban spaces a little kinder.
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DIY Decor: Make Recycled Cardboard Letters for Your Kitchen
Create DIY decor for your kitchen like colorful, recycled cardboard letters!
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Spotted: Water Bottle Garden
Grab an old water bottle from a recycle bin and start a water bottle garden!Grab an old water bottle from a recycle bin and start a water bottle garden!
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30 DIY Decor Projects for Your Kitchen!
Does your kitchen look bland and boring? Here are 30 DIY decor projects to take it from drab to fab!
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Spotted: DIY Wall Art with Painted Spoons
Make unique DIY wall art with painted spoons!
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Craftivism in Action: NCAA Net Works
If you live in an urban area, you’ve probably seen basketball courts with missing nets or – almost sadder – nets that are falling apart. Those empty hoops are more than an eyesore, though. They signal to kids in these areas that we don’t care about them. This amazing example of craftivism in action aims to fix that problem.
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20 DIY Animal Houses and Habitats
Animals both big and small, tame and wild, will appreciate these handmade animal houses, all made from eco-friendly upcycled or natural materials.
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Kid Craft: Make a DIY Bug Barn from a Mason Jar
Let your kid make herself her very own bug barn using this simple tutorial.
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15 Amazing Cardboard Crafts
Got a stash of corrugated cardboard boxes? We’ve got your crafty inspiration right here! Check out these 15 cool cardboard crafts.
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20 DIY Graduation Gift Ideas Your Graduate Will Love
Searching for graduation gift ideas? We have 20 DIY projects that your graduate will love!
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What to do with old bath towels? Try this!
Need an idea for what to do with old bath towels that are past their prime? Turn them into cute wash cloths!
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DIY Crafts: Make a Graduation Cap Mason Jar
Want to give your graduation gift in style this year? Make DIY crafts like this graduation cap mason jar!
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Craftivism in Action: Ali Golzad’s Invisible People
Artist Ali Golzad gives a face to traumatized children in these beautifully haunting examples of craftivism in action.
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The Upcycled House: 20 Home Design Projects Made from Recycled Materials
But you don’t want that mass-produced, consumer-culture nonsense all over your house, anyway, not when there are so many unique projects that you can undertake, all utilizing upcycled or recycled materials.
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Spotted: DIY Food Wrap
Need to pack a sandwich or some snacks for your kiddo? Make a DIY food wrap, and kick plastic baggies to the curb.
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How-to: Make Recycled Crayons
Save your broken crayons, and use them to make fun, new recycled crayons that will thrill the kids.
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15 Free Toddler Activities to Entertain Your Energetic Child
Got an energetic toddler at home? Try some of these free toddler activities to keep him busy and happy!
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10 DIY Projects to Revamp Plain Pillows!
Are your pillows painfully boring? Here are 10 DIY projects to help you revamp them!
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Mother’s Day Crafts: Make a “Jar of Love” for Mom!
Searching for DIY Mother’s Day crafts? Make her a meaningful “jar of love” gift!
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Toddler Activity Box from an Old Wipe Container
This homemade toddler activity box took minutes to put together, was totally free, and entertains my son Darrol to no end!
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Spotted: Make Fabric Scrap Twine
Is your stash of fabric scraps getting a little bit out of control? Turn them into beautiful homemade fabric scrap twine!
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35 Wool Sweater Crafts
Get yourself a selection of unwanted wool sweaters from the thrift store or from the closets of indulgent friends, and then check out my massive collection of wool sweater crafts.
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How to Turn Any Toilet into a Dual Flush Toilet
If a dual flush toilet is either out of your price range as a homeowner or out of the question as a renter, you can actually convert your existing toilet to dual flush with a handy device that’s easy to install!
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Decorative Egg Cozies from So Jane
The Decorative Egg Cozies project uses scrap fabric and simple applique techniques to create a portable little warmer for the soft-boiled egg, a popular Victorian-era breakfast.
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Spotted: Healthy Food Art from Meet the Dubiens
Need to get healthy food into a kid? Sometimes you have to get creative!
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At Your Fingertips: Vintage Film Series Taught Upcycling Before it Was Cool
We’re on a vintage craftivism roll here this week! On Wednesday I shared Betsy Greer’s 48 Weeks of Historical Craftivism. The video below is yet another example of craftivism before we knew what that really was. It’s part of a series of videos on upcycling called At Your Fingertips. It’s a little bit hokey but also sort of amazing.
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DIY Furniture: Update Your Outdoor Decor With Paint!
Rather than tossing your old outdoor furniture and buying new, update it with a simple DIY furniture project!
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Spotted: $30 DIY Wind Turbine
Switching to solar or wind power can be expensive, but projects like this open source DIY wind turbine just might make alternative energy more accessible!
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Retrash Giveaway Winners!
Click to see the lucky giveaway winners of a digital copy of Retrash!
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Are you a crafter for hire? Pono Home wants YOU!
Are you a crafter for hire looking to make some money at crafting a green world? My company – Pono Home – is hiring a seamstress to create part of our green living kits.
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48 Weeks of Historical Craftivism #histcraftivism
My awesome friend Betsy Greer – the woman who coined the term craftivism – is doing a weekly historical craftivism feature on her blog. And it’s brimming with inspiration.
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DIY Pot Handle Covers from Wise Craft
Pot holders are all well and good, but sometimes you just don’t need one more thing sitting on your counter while you’re trying to cook.
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Spotted: Upcycled Apothecary Jars
Bust out your stash of glass jars and make these vintage-looking apothecary jars!
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20 Upcycled Bookmarks to Make
You HAVE to have plenty of bookmarks.
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Natural Dyes for Fabric: Create a Natural Rainbow of Color!
Do you want to try natural dyes for fabric but aren’t sure how to get the colors that you want? Here’s a list of natural dyes by color for easy reference.
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