Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate: Vintage Doorknob Jewelry Holder
Vintage doorknobs make beautiful jewelry holders.
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Craftivism in Action: Upcycled Sleeping Mats for Chicago’s Homeless
The craftivism group New Life for Old Bags transforms plarn into sleeping mats for the homeless in Chicago.
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Holiday Crafts: 14 DIY Eco-Friendly Christmas Ornaments
Skip the big box stores this year and create your own holiday crafts like these DIY eco-friendly Christmas ornaments!
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Thanksgiving Crafts: Upcycle a Coffee Can into a Turkey!
Thanksgiving crafts are a great way to create your own DIY eco-friendly tablescape– like this coffee can that I upcycled into an adorable turkey!
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Thanksgiving Crafts: Make Gratitude Place Cards #projectgratitude
Looking for some Thanksgiving crafts to deck out your tablescape? These upcycled place cards are more than decoration: they’re an activity!
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Tutorial + How-to: Make Origami Waterproof with Beeswax
‘Tis the season for making origami Mayflowers!
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Handmade Reviews: Uncommon Cards
You don’t need a store-bought, factory-made greeting card.
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School Lunch Ideas: 7 Crafty Ways to Pack a Waste-Free Lunch
A healthy bagged lunch is as much about the packaging as the food inside. Check out these DIY school lunch ideas for a waste-free lunch!
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Winter Crafts: Upcycle a Pill Bottle into a Snowman!
This is quite possibly one of my favorite winter crafts– upcycle a pill bottle into an adorable snowman!
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Holiday Crafts: An Embroidery Hoop Ornament
I can’t stop creating holiday crafts like this easy DIY embroidery hoop ornament!
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Hemptique Giveaway Winner
A great big thank you to everyone who entered our Hemptique giveaway last week! The giveaway is now closed, and we’ve chosen our winner.
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School Lunch Ideas: Make a Simple Utensil Wrap that Doubles as a Cloth Napkin
I know, when you think “school lunch ideas,” you probably think food, but how you pack that food is just as important. This simple utensil wrap doubles as a cloth napkin, and it takes maybe 5 minutes to make.
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Clothing + Fashion: How to Shorten Bra Straps
I’m really short, y’all.
And I have really big breasts.
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Holiday Crafts: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Crafts
There are TONS of fun Thanksgiving pumpkin crafts that will pacify a carve-happy kid and work for Thanksgiving decorating, helping you avoid Halloween waste.
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How to Make a Pillowcase Tote Bag with Hemp Webbing (and giveaway reminder!)
Learn how to make a simple tote bag from an old pillowcase and sustainable hemp webbing.
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Holiday Crafts: Make a Christmas Sign with Vintage Buttons!
It might be a little early for holiday crafts, but who can resist a Christmas sign made with vintage buttons?
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Thanksgiving Crafts: Create a “Give Thanks” Decor Piece
Do you like to make your own Thanksgiving crafts and decor? Here’s another project to add to your list– a “give thanks” decor piece!
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Hemp Craft Supplies from Hemptique: Review and Giveaway!
The awesome folks at Hemptique sent me some of their sustainable hemp products to craft with, and they’re generously offering up a prize pack to one Crafting a Green World reader!
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Holiday Crafts: Make a Harry Potter Wizard Hat
Your favorite wizard in training needs a hat, and it’s up to you, their favorite Muggle, to help them make one!
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DIY Home + Garden: Comic Book Wallpaper
Check out my small wall makeover that I did in one afternoon with nothing but comic books and Mod Podge. It adds a LOT of personality to a little bit of square footage!
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Crafts for Kids: 26 Natural or Upcycled Projects for Your Child
Since having a baby, I have been getting more into crafts for kids. I can’t wait for the day that my son asks me if we can finger paint, make miniature rockets, or build paper structures together.
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DIY Crafts: Button “Fall” Art
Fall is in the air! Celebrate by making your own DIY crafts like this button “fall” art!
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DIY Fashion: Make Your Own Vintage Button Brooch
Make your own unique brooch with recycled felt and vintage buttons!
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Crafts for Kids: Fruit and Vegetable Stamping
The folks at Atlanta Veg Fest asked for volunteers to run some crafts for kids. This fruit and vegetable stamping project is a test run for my table at the show.
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Tutorial + How-to: Make Zipper Pulls from Vintage Medals
Grab up a handful of old award medals, some vintage jewelry, and some pliers, and check out how to replace your janky zipper pulls with these excellent, sturdy, striking zipper pulls made from vintage medals.
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Back to School Ideas: A Project Display Board from Upcycled Cardboard
Make the Science Fair (or the Biography Fair, or the International Fair…) slightly less of a pain in the butt, AND save yourself a trip to the store to buy a cardboard or foam core display board, because crafting your own display board out of upcycled cardboard is so easy!
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Paper Crafts: Choosing Eco-Friendly Paper and Embellishments
Are scrap booking and other paper crafts your thing? Here are some recycled and reclaimed supplies for all of your paper projects!
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DIY Dog Clothes: Make a No Sew Dog Scarf!
Rather than buying your pup clothes from big box stores, make your own DIY dog clothes like this no sew dog scarf!
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Crafts for Kids: A Toilet Paper Roll Bat!
If you’re looking for a fun Halloween craft for kids, or even a craft for a school lesson on bats, we have you covered!
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Craftivism: Talking Human Rights for Blog Action Day
Craftivism is about more than using your crafts to make a difference. Let’s take a look at the link between craft supplies and human rights.
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Tutorial + How-to: Upcycled Glass Jar and Tissue Paper Luminaries
Gently glowing, flickering luminaries are a beautiful sight in the evening.
They’re also an excellent, easy kid’s craft. Using any old glass jar as a base, kids will LOVE pasting colorful tissue paper squares to make pretty pictures, and they’ll be thrilled to see how gorgeous their creations look that night, with a lit candle inside to start the magic.
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Handmade Reviews: Boo Bottles from InstaCraft
Looking for a quick craft? A cute craft? A kid-friendly craft?
InstaCraft, given to me by Ulysses Press, has become my kiddos’ and my go-to reference when we’re looking for something fast and easy to fill up a Sunday morning or a rainy afternoon with a little color.
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Knitting and Crochet: Finding (and making!) Eco-Friendly Yarn
Do you love knitting or crochet? You can make or buy beautiful yarns that are also good for the planet!
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DIY Home: Make a Burlap Silverware Holder
Want to impress your dinner guests with silverware holders? Create your own! The best part of all? There’s no sewing involved!
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Halloween Crafts: DIY Chalkboard Halloween Mask
Do you or your children want a cool Halloween mask, but don’t want to buy a far-from-eco-friendly plastic one at a big box store? Create your own with recycled cardboard and chalkboard paint!
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Sewing: 8 Eco-Friendly Fabric Companies for Your Sewing Projects
Finding the right sustainable fabric for your next sewing project now is easy as pie! Check out these beautiful options.
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