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!
How-to: Make Re-usable Chalkboard Signs instead of Posters Read More 👉
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.
Book Page Prints into Greeting Cards from Spooky and Bright Read More 👉
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!
4 Ways Fabric Paint can Revamp Plain Fabric Read More 👉
Turn an old window frame into a unique memo board for your home!
How To: Upcycle an Old Window Frame into a Memo Board Read More 👉
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!
How To: Create Upcycled Splatter Paint Art Read More 👉
Got a tablecloth with a rip or tear in it? Here’s how to mend a torn tablecloth in just a few easy steps!
How to Mend a Torn Tablecloth Read More 👉
Did you win the giveaway from Soaps to Live by?
Soaps to Live by Giveaway Winner Read More 👉
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!
10 Infused Drinks You Can Make From Scratch Read More 👉
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!
Thrift Store Finds Before & After: An Owl Mail Holder Read More 👉
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!
How To: Cover a Ruined Table Top with Recycled Paper Read More 👉
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!
Infused Vodka: Lemon-Basil Vodka Read More 👉
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.
Giveaway: Win Three Handmade Soaps from Soaps to Live by Read More 👉
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!
Crafty Green Review: Hand-Crafted, Eco-Friendly Soap from Soaps to Live by Read More 👉
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!
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!
Want to make a pillow? Check out these eco-friendly tutorials! Read More 👉
Show your child’s new teacher that she is loved and appreciated with an upcycled apple back to school gift!
Back to School Gift for Teachers: An Upcycled Apple Canister Read More 👉
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!
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!
How to: Make a Printed Pillow Cover with Potato Stamps Read More 👉
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.
Mason jars aren’t just for canning!
But perhaps you knew that already? Perhaps you, too, drink frosty beverages out of your Mason jars, or fill them with water and wildflowers and plop them in the center of your table? Perhaps you decorate their lids and store buttons in them?
Perhaps you sometimes get a little crafty with them, hmm?
Crafty Book Review: Mason Jar Crafts, by Lauren Elise Donaldson Read More 👉
Whether you’re a new mom or dad or know someone with a new baby, these DIY baby ideas are sure to rock your socks!
As always, you guys have come up with some incredible green craft projects for this month’s Green Crafts Showcase! Here are the top 5 projects.
Top 5 Projects from the June Green Crafts Showcase Read More 👉
Looking for some unique musical decor? Give an old guitar a makeover and turn it into a piece of art!
How To: Upcycle a Guitar into Art Read More 👉
My son just started an infant-toddler program, and I needed to get his diaper bag ready for school! I wanted to make it easy for the caretakers to find all of his things, so I created these zipper pulls to show what is where in his bag.
Stones are completely beautiful in themselves, but sometimes you just feel in your heart that you need something with a little more color.
And that’s okay! Maybe sometimes a plain old grey stone WANTS to be painted, you know?
There’s nothing like hopping out of the pool and into a comfy, soft, bounteous towel.
But big beach towels are hard for little kids to manage, and that bleached, dyed terrycloth can be scratchy and harsh on damp, delicate skin.
It’s an organic terrycloth hooded towel to the rescue!
How-to: Organic Terrycloth Hooded Towel with Applique Read More 👉
Got some recycled felt in your stash? We have some project ideas for you!
Have you been loving the bird decor trend this year? I adore it, so I decided to DIY my own branches and birds decor using recycled paper. Here’s how you can create your own, too!
DIY Branches and Birds Decor Read More 👉
Have you ever come across a vintage chandelier at a thrift store or garage sale, but were turned off by it’s “blahness?” Here’s how you can update a vintage chandelier and bring it back to life!
How To: Update a Vintage Chandelier Read More 👉
Got a homemade chalkboard that needs cleaning? Here’s how to make an eraser that hangs from the board for easy wiping and storage!
Have a little knight in training at home?
It takes just a few minutes to make your favorite knight her very own shield out of recycled cardboard. A cardboard shield is cheaper than even a cheap-o plastic toy shield, doesn’t junk up the environment, and best of all–your kiddo can decorate it herself!
How-to: DIY Cardboard Shield from Recycled Cardboard Read More 👉
Let’s say you need a pillowcase. You need it to be organic, because a loved one is going to be mushing her face into it for eight hours every night.
You need it to be soft, because you want your loved one to be comfy so that she gets that whole eight hours.
Oh, and you need it to be awesome, because your loved one is pretty stinkin’ awesome.
How-to: Organic Flannel Graphic Pillowcase with an Envelope Back Read More 👉
Is your house really clean if, when you’re done, it’s covered in toxic chemicals? Here are 6 resources for DIY green cleaning products to help you clean green on the cheap!
Do you have a crafty business or craft booth? Upcycle an old lantern into a unique jewelry display for your craft booth or handmade store!
Craft Booth Ideas: Lantern Jewelry Display Read More 👉
Are you and your children hiking or exploring the outdoors this summer? Create a fun walking stick for all of their outdoor adventures!
How To: Make a Kid’s Walking Stick Read More 👉
