Clothing + Fashion: The 14 Best Ways to Patch Jeans
Hole in your pants?
You can fix that.
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Clothing + Fashion: How to Patch Your Pants
Why is there a hole in the butt of my jeans?
Why did I sew a dinosaur patch over that hole in the butt of my jeans?
These are questions that you probably shouldn’t ask, and that you definitely do NOT want the answer to.
What you DO need to know is how I did it, and that’s what I’m going to tell you!
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Craftivism in Action: Taking Seed Bombs to the Next Level
When tossed responsibly, seed bombs can be a fun way to add green to blighted areas, and the Flower Shell project wants to take them to the next level.
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DIY Crafts: Turn a Broken Mirror and Cardboard into Mosaic Art!
What DIY crafts can you create with a broken mirror? Make your own mosaic art!
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DIY Wedding: 55 Chalkboard Ideas for Your Wedding!
Are you planning a DIY wedding? Here are 55 chalkboard ideas to get you inspired!
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40 Craft Room Ideas for the New Year
Is organizing your life on the list for this year? We’ve got an epic list of craft room ideas to keep your supplies in order all year long!
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Weddings + Showers: 18 Eco-Friendly DIY Wedding Bouquets and Flowers
Worried about the ethics of the floral trade?
Struggling to find organically-grown, fair trade cut flowers?
You may want to skip the politics altogether, and simply make your own bouquet and other floral pieces for your wedding. You’ll invest more time in the process, definitely, but you’ll definitely save money, and your wedding will be all the greener for it.
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Made Buy Hand: Who Won Some Candy?
Was it just luck?
Or, does the winner of the Make Your own Candy kit from Glee Gum just somehow love candy more than the rest of us?
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DIY Fashion: Turn old sweatpants from boring to cute!
Who says you can’t be comfy and look cute at the same time? These cozy, skinny sweatpants are my kinds of DIY fashion tutorial!
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Christmas Card Crafts: Make Covered Clothespins!
Are there some holiday cards on your mantle that you can’t bear to part with? Turn them into a decorative keepsake by using them to make covered clothespins!
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Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate: How To Recycle a Camping Stool into a Side Table
Do you have a New Year’s resolution to be more eco-friendly? Your decor counts, too! Reduce, reuse, redecorate — recycle a camping stool into an unique side table!
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DIY Crafts: 33 Ways to Recycle Gift Cards, Credit Cards, and Other Plastic Cards
Do you have a stack of gift cards in your wallet thanks to Christmas? Once you finish spending, recycle your gift card into amazing DIY crafts!
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DIY Home + Garden: DIY Prepper Projects that You Can Use Now
I’ll be honest: for years, I never considered the survivalist/prepper crowds as target audiences. I mean, we’re on totally different ideological wavelengths, right? I’m not into shooting things, and they likely think I’m a touchy-feely hippie…
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Top 10 Green Crafts Roundups and Tutorials of 2013
Happy new year! What better way to celebrate the end of 2013 than with a look back at your favorite green crafts from last year?
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Made Buy Hand: Win a Make Your own Candy Kit from Glee Gum
1) Want to eat candy made from sustainably raised ingredients harvested in fair trade environments?
2) Want to make that candy yourself?
3) Are you feeling lucky?
If you answered YES to the three questions above, then this is the giveaway for you!
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Handmade Reviews: The Make Your own Chocolate Kit from Glee Gum (and a Giveaway!)
Ever wondered if you could make your own chocolate?
You totally can!
It turns out that chocolate is a pretty do-able DIY project, and easy to customize with your own mix-ins and flavor combinations. Never had a peanut butter/sesame seed/dried cranberry chocolate bar? Well, now’s the time to make that happen.
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Craftivism in Action: Lionel Stitchie
Artist Molly Evans uses craftivism hilariously to draw attention to end-of-semester waste.
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DIY Fashion: Make Your Own Belt Bracelet
Skip the impact of buying new– create your own DIY fashion like this stylish belt bracelet!
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Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate: 10 Ways to Upcycle Old Windows
Reduce, reuse, redecorate! Here are 10 cool ways you can upcycle old windows!
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Rosemary Lemonade Bath Salts to Melt Away Holiday Stress (plus free printable label!)
I made these homemade bath salts as Christmas gifts and saved a little extra for myself!
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Holiday Crafts: Chalkboard Gift Wrap
Got a few last-minute Christmas gifts to wrap?
Don’t stress out about cute wrapping paper, matching bows, and festive tags. If you’ve got some chalk and a little creativity, you’ve got almost everything you need to create a nicely-wrapped present with chalk art embellishments.
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Holiday Crafts: The 2013 Upcycled CD Wish List Ornament (with Free Printable Template!)
Want a way to preserve the memory of what your child wants most for Christmas this year?
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Origomu: Origami with Six Pack Rings
You’ve heard of origami – the art of paper-folding – but have you ever tried its craftivist cousin, origomu?
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Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate: Upcycle an Old Window into a Dry Erase Board
Reduce, reuse, redecorate– turn a seemingly pointless old window into a purposeful dry erase board!
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DIY Crafts: 30 Ways to Upcycle Mason Jars
Mason jars are one of my favorite supplies for DIY crafts! Here are 30 awesome ways you can upcycle them!
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Craftivism in Action: Art Toilets in San Francisco
Non-profit LavaMae used craftivism to raise awareness about the struggles of San Francisco’s homeless population.
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Holiday Crafts: Christmas Tree T-shirt with Vintage Button Ornaments
One of your kid’s T-shirts (at least!) has a mystery stain that nothing will remove.
Here’s an easy way to make that gross shirt look brand-new, completely concealing that ugly stain while adding an adorable festive motif! All you need are fabric paints, vintage buttons, and a creative kid to do the art.
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Holiday Crafts: Filled Christmas Ornaments
Got some teeny-tiny treasures?
Some scrap craft supplies?
How about just some of the colored sand or rice or pony beads that your kids play with?
If you do (and you totally do!), then you’ve got almost all the makings for an easy, special, stash-busting Christmas ornament craft.
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Crafts for Kids Under One Year: Sensory Play
Most crafts for kids are aimed at ages two and up, but you can do this sensory play activity with babies eight months an older.
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Christmas Crafts: Turn a Coffee Can into an Eco-Friendly Gift Box
Give your Christmas crafts and handmade gifts in an eco-friendly gift box!
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E-Waste Jewelry by Marcele Godoy
Do you have e-waste – like old cables, chargers, and cords – laying around? Upcycle it into gorgeous jewelry!
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Trashy Crafter Giveaway Winner!
Are you ready to see who won the super sweet prize pack from Trashy Crafter? Click to see if it was you!
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DIY Christmas Ornaments: Fabric Scrap Pom Pom
You can use a simple pom pom-making technique to turn your fabric scraps into sweet DIY Christmas ornaments!
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Tutorial + How-to: Clean and Polish the Metal Sled Runners on a Vintage Wooden Sled
Your kid’s vintage wooden sled is way more awesome than those new-fangled plastic ones.
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Tutorial + How-to: Upcycled Beaded Ornament Hangers
You can never have enough ornament hangers!
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Jewelry Findings: Make an Earring Backing from a Wine Cork
Lost an earring backing? Here’s how you can replace these sneaky jewelry findings in just a few minutes!
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