5 Onesie Tutorials to Revamp Your Baby’s Wardrobe
Does your little one’s wardrobe need a little more oomph? Check out these onesie tutorials to deck them out!
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Fall Crafts: Make a Recycled Paper Acorn Banner
Make an easy and adorable acorn banner out of recycled paper!
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Holiday Crafts: Repurpose a Wooden Spool into a Pumpkin
Looking for quick and easy holiday crafts for Halloween? Repurpose a wooden spool into a mini pumpkin!
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Baby Shower Craft: Make No-Sew Bib Onesies!
Planning a baby shower? Take onesie decorating to the next level with this cute baby shower craft idea!
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How-to: Change the Neckline on a T-shirt
Tired of always having the same old neckline on every single T-shirt?
Fortunately, the neckline of a T-shirt is the easiest thing to alter. You can create tons of different looks, it’s super quick and easy to do, and it doesn’t require any sewing skills!
All you really need, in fact, is a pair of great scissors, a T-shirt to play victim, and a brave heart and bold hand.
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How-to: Take in a Too-Large T-Shirt Tutorial
Tired of being swamped by a too-large T-shirt?
My Mammaw would tell you that you look slouchy when your clothes are too big.
Gain my Mammaw’s approval, and a T-shirt that is cuter and comfier to wear, by taking it in.
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5 Unusual Sources for Green Craft Supplies
Looking for green craft supplies and getting a little bit bummed that the big box offerings aren’t as eco-friendly as you’d like? Sometimes you have to look in less conventional places!
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Fall Crafts: 4 Eco-Friendly Pumpkin Projects
Call me crazy, but I’m already dreaming of fall! I’m ready for the cool weather, lots of gorgeous scarves, yummy pumpkin recipes, and most importantly, fall crafts!
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Onesie Craft Idea: Got a too-small onesie? Turn it into a tee!
Got a onesie that you can’t bear to part with? Here’s a onesie craft idea to turn it into a cute tee for your babe instead!
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Board Game Storage: Build a Board Game Box
Did your favorite board game box crash and burn? Yeah, mine, too. Here’s how to make your own board game storage to replace it.
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Book Page Projects: Reuse Your Old Books
Just because you love books doesn’t mean that you can’t subject them to the (craft) knife. Check out these book page craft projects to give old books a new life.
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4 DIY Lighting Ideas to Green Your Decor
The right light fixtures can really change the whole mood in a room. Rather than toss your old lamps and fixtures, try these DIY lighting ideas to give them a face lift instead!
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How To: Upcycle a Teacup into a Chalkboard Business Card Holder
We’ve shared an Altoids Tin Business Card Holder, which is great for taking your business cards on the go, but what about displaying your business cards on a desk or table? I was looking for a unique way to display my business cards at my craft booth and here’s what I came up with– upcycle a teacup into a chalkboard business card holder!
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Showcase Your Green Crafts on our New Pinterest Boards!
We are ending our Green Crafts Showcase, and we will now be showing off our favorite green crafts – and craft supplies! – on our brand new Pinterest account!
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DIY Lighting: Make a Lace-Wrapped Lamp
Make your own DIY lighting! Take a glass lamp from plain Jane to shabby chic in just a few minutes with a little bit of lace or ribbon and the right sort of glue.
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How-to: Make Re-usable Chalkboard Signs instead of Posters
If your kid wants to set up a lemonade stand or hold a car wash, your first impulse is to buy some poster board and fat Sharpies and let them make themselves some signs.
If you spend a little more time, however, and make a good-sized chalkboard sign, then not only will you save some trees, but you won’t have to scrounge for poster board ever again!
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Book Page Prints into Greeting Cards from Spooky and Bright
How to make your own greeting cards that aren’t super cutesy and twee?
Include something vintage!
I made these DIY greeting cards not with rubber stamps of teddy bears or foam stickers of ducks in bonnets, but with vintage book pages. Pages trimmed from a ratty, torn copy of The Turn of the Screw and an old dictionary, embellished with paint, compose the front images of a set of all-purpose blank cards, suitable for either the kids or the adults in the family to use.
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4 Ways Fabric Paint can Revamp Plain Fabric
Got some plain old fabric in your stash that needs a little love? Check out these fabric paint techniques to give it a little more pizazz!
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How To: Upcycle an Old Window Frame into a Memo Board
Turn an old window frame into a unique memo board for your home!
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How To: Create Upcycled Splatter Paint Art
While working on the Upcycle a Guitar into Art post, I used an old cardboard box underneath it while painting. When I posted a sneak peek of the project on Instagram, my friend suggested turning the cardboard box into upcycled splatter paint art. So, I did!
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How to Mend a Torn Tablecloth
Got a tablecloth with a rip or tear in it? Here’s how to mend a torn tablecloth in just a few easy steps!
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Soaps to Live by Giveaway Winner
Did you win the giveaway from Soaps to Live by?
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10 Infused Drinks You Can Make From Scratch
I have been kind of crazy for cocktails lately, and I love the way an infused drink adds an extra bit of oomph to any regular drink recipe. Check out these 10 recipes for infused drinks that you can make at home!
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Thrift Store Finds Before & After: An Owl Mail Holder
How do you achieve a thrift store makeover miracle? With a little bit of paint and hard work, it’s easy to update your home with thrift store finds!
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How To: Cover a Ruined Table Top with Recycled Paper
Have you ever come across a really cute table at a thrift store or garage sale, but the top needs way too much work? Have no fear– you can make it look pretty again with recycled paper!
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Infused Vodka: Lemon-Basil Vodka
Infused vodkas can add a special twist to an average cocktail, but conventional booze isn’t the best choice for the planet. Instead of buying infused booze at the store, choose a good organic vodka and make your own infusion!
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Giveaway: Win Three Handmade Soaps from Soaps to Live by
Soaps to Live by is giving away, to one lucky winner with a United States address, three of their handmade soaps of the winner’s choice. Yesterday I reviewed the Bliss oatmeal cloves soap, the Dream peppermint rosemary organic soap, and the Shine citrus lavender soap, but perhaps you’re more into patchouli orange–then Hope is YOUR soap! Prefer thyme lemongrass? You’ll want to ask for Live.
Whatever your preferences, get your wish list ready, and then read on to see how you can enter to win your own three soaps from Soaps to Live by.
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Crafty Green Review: Hand-Crafted, Eco-Friendly Soap from Soaps to Live by
Soaps to Live by soaps are made by real people, using real ingredients, in small batches, with eco-friendly practices. Read on to see how I liked them, and how Soaps to Live by is going to give even more soap away to one of you!
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Repair a Tear and Leak-Proof a Bean Bag
We are super excited to share this tutorial from Scott Cooney, the head of Important Media, the network that we are a part of. He came up with a crafty way not just repair a tear on his busted bean bag but make it sturdier than before it broke!
Want to make a pillow? Check out these eco-friendly tutorials!
Pillows are a good beginner craft project, and there are lots of ways to make a pillow. We’ve rounded up four beginner-level pillow tutorials to get you going!
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Back to School Gift for Teachers: An Upcycled Apple Canister
Show your child’s new teacher that she is loved and appreciated with an upcycled apple back to school gift!
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7 Unique Upcycled Furniture Projects
Have you ever had a piece of furniture that seems too far gone to fix? Think again! These unique upcycled furniture projects will inspire you to transform instead of trashing any pieces!
How to: Make a Printed Pillow Cover with Potato Stamps
I made this pillow sham using a stamp that I carved from a potato. Here how to make a printed pillow cover of your own!
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How-to: Felted Wool Mason Jar Cozy
Need a crafty green way to upcycle an old wool sweater? Here’s how to make a wool sweater Mason jar cozy, to help keep your hot drinks hot and your cold drinks cold and leave your precious hand the perfect hand temperature while you drink.