How-to: Homemade Dryer Sheet Replacement
Have you been wanting to ditch the dryer sheets? My husband and I came up with a homemade dryer sheet replacement to keep us static-free without harsh chemicals!
LEGOs as an Eco-Friendly Craft Supply?!?: Sustainable Projects Made from LEGOs
Not every LEGO project is a sustainable one–that LEGO TIE fighter set that you bought just to build and look at isn’t serving a purpose beyond helping you get your nerd on–but there are a few specific categories of LEGO projects that do help you avoid further consumption and disposal of new goods. Here are several great, sustainable LEGO projects to get you started.
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How-to: DIY Embellished Business Cards–with a Treat!
Sometimes, if you’re an artist or a crafter, you have the chance to give out business cards that have a lot more flair. Business cards that you give out at a conference or networking event, with a purchase at a craft fair, or in a package that you’re shipping with an order from your etsy shop can afford to be a little fancier, and include a little bonus gift to make you memorable.
These DIY business cards may not fit in a potential customer’s wallet, but they’ll still stand out. Whether it’s a string of hand-painted beads, a small charm, or another trinket, these items may be just more of your unneeded stash, but to others they’re gifts, a little added value that costs you nothing but a few extra seconds of time, but positively impacts how your business card is received.
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HandCrafting Justice: Proof that Craft Can Change Lives
For a lot of us, green crafting means using eco-friendly materials. Or maybe it means using your crafty skills to replace disposables in your life with reusables. Either way, the environment plays a big role in ethical crafting for most of us. For many of us, though, ethical crafting is about making a difference for individual people as well as the environment, and that’s just as important.
HandCrafting Justice is a good example of folks using crafty skills to change lives.
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How To: Create a Summer Memory Jar
I’ve always adored Julie’s Beach Craft: Sandy Handprint Keepsake, so when I visited the beach last week, I tried to think of other ways to display my summer adventures. I remembered this Create Your Bubble Gum Machine tutorial and adapted it to hold my summer memories!
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How To: Create a Plant Stand Side Table
Last week I bought an adorable plant stand at a garage sale. I stared at it sitting in my living room and thought, “Those curved feet are just too cute! I wish I could make it into a table.” So, I transformed it into a table!
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Book Page Party Decorations
When my friend Bonnie said that she wanted a book-themed baby shower, I couldn’t wait to get crafting!
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How-to: Kid-Decorated Bean Bags from Scrap Fabric
Got some stash light-colored fabric?
Got a bored kid?
These bean bags don’t take much material, so any light-colored fabric from your scrap bin is great for this project. Your kiddos will have a fabulous time decorating them with fabric pens or fabric paints, and when they’re done, just a few straight seams and a handful of beans turns them into a super-fun soft toy.
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Why I Write My Thank-You Notes on Recycled Elephant Poop Paper
You don’t even have to actually tell the recipient of your thank-you card that it’s written on recycled elephant poop paper.
But why wouldn’t you?
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Reader Question: Custom Labels
One frequent reader question that we get is where to find ethically-made garment labels. These custom labels on organic cotton are the perfect solution!
Top 5 Projects from the June Green Crafts Showcase
What’s the best part about the beginning of the month? Going through all of the awesome features that you guys submitted in the Green Crafts Showcase! Here are the features from June.
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How To: Update a Vintage Cookie Jar
While garage saling last week, I came across this unique vintage cookie jar for $4! I wanted to sell it in my craft booth, but the paint was faded and cracked. I think it goes without saying that the owl has pretty creepy appearance as well. Here’s how you can fix up that vintage piece next time instead of passing it up.
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Crafty Book Review: Knits for Dolls, by Nicky Epstein
Got some yarn leftover after your last knitting project?
Wondering if you should stuff it back in your stash for perhaps forever? Pass it on? Trash it?
Instead, how about you thrill your favorite little kid by using that stash to knit him or her the most awesome, clever, modern doll outfits ever?
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Crafty Book Review: Side by Side, by Tsia Carson
It’s no problem to find crafts for kids to do.
It’s no problem to find crafts to do for kids.
Crafts that you can do along with your kids, however? Collaborative crafts that work well even when one participant is young and one is old? Projects that an adult doesn’t have be bored by or bossy about, that a kid can contribute meaningfully to, that they’ll both enjoy just as well?
Yeah, those are a little harder to come by.
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4th of July Craft: DIY Rockets
Independence day is next week. Get crafty with the kiddos and make these fun DIY rockets – the perfect upcycled 4th of July craft!
4th of July Craft: Recycled “Firecrackers”
Last year I made Eco-Friendly “Sparklers” to decorate for the 4th of July. This year, I created colorful recycled “firecrackers” using items that you probably already have in your craft stash! Here’s how you can make your own.
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4th of July Party Ideas: Handmade and Eco-Friendly Cupcake Toppers
If you’re serving cupcakes at your 4th of July party this year, here’s a way to add a little red, white, and blue with handmade cupcake toppers!
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Green Crafter Profile: Jamie Smith’s Upcycled Jewelry
Artist Jamie Smith creates beautiful handmade jewelry from all reclaimed materials.
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How-to: Upcycled Tile Mosaic Coaster
Need the perfect set of coasters? These coasters, crafted from upcycled tiles, broken glass, and grout, will keep your tables covered. They’re the perfect outdoor project for a summer day, a great project to share with a kid or two, and a useful way to use up extra wall tiles, or even to redo old store-bought coasters. Here’s how to make your own set of mosaic tile coasters.
How-to: DIY Travel Toothbrush Holder from a Washcloth or Stash Toweling
This travel toothbrush holder isn’t the kind of fancy holder with a pocket for your toothpaste and another pocket for your floss. It’s not monogrammed, it’s not sewn from cute fabric, and it doesn’t match anything.
What it is, however, is functional and quick to make. It’s the kind of travel toothbrush holder that you sew the day before your trip when you need a break from packing, the kind of travel toothbrush holder that you’ll actually use because you can just throw it in your bag, the kind of travel toothbrush holder that, if you accidentally forget it in your hotel room, won’t break your heart because you’ll know you can sew another one in about ten minutes.
Here’s how to make THAT kind of travel toothbrush holder.
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Eco-Friendly and Handmade Business Cards
Want to green your crafty business? Choosing eco-friendly marketing materials is a great first step.
10 Eco-Friendly Kids’ Crafts for Summer
Summer is here and your kids are out of school– now what? Here are 10 eco-friendly and fun kids crafts to keep them entertained!
Eco-Friendly Party Ideas: DIY Cake Bunting
Looking for a way to bring your homemade cake to the next level? Top it off with an eco-friendly cake bunting!
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Fab Fabrics: New Line of Organic Prints from Sara Lee Parker
Sara Lee Parker creates beautiful organic fabrics, and she just released a new line!
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DIY Bird Feeders from Natural and Recycled Materials
What’s more charming than feeding the birds?
Not a lot!
And who wants to buy a fancy, expensive bird feeder?
Not me!
To make it feeding the birds more fun, don’t fret yourself dropping the big bucks on pricey specialty bird feeders, not when there are so many great DIY bird feeders to build. From silverware to coconuts, cracked teacups to fallen tree limbs, you’ll find that a lot of natural or recycled pieces that you already have can be utilized to make sturdy, attractive, useful bird feeders.
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Feeding the Birds: Yarn-Wrapped Suet Cake Tutorial
Got some stash yarn? Bonus points if it’s tangled!
If you’ve got yarn, and the few ingredients needed to make suet, here’s a tutorial for a yarn-wrapped suet cake–easy to make, easy to wrap, simple to hang, fun to watch when the birds find it.
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The Great Destash: How to Clean Out Your Craft Room
Have you been wanting to destash your craft supplies but weren’t sure where to start? Check out how I reduced my crafty stash by more than half!
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Create an Easy and Eco-Friendly Centerpiece With Only 5 Items
Here are 5 items (that you probably have around your home) that can help you create an easy and eco-friendly centerpiece that rocks!
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How To: Recycled Map Art
I’ve seen recycled map art projects all over Pinterest and I was just waiting for an opportunity to create one, too. After returning from Guatemala this week, I was inspired to make my own eco-friendly version!
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3 Ways to Upcycle Business Cards
Whether you run a crafty business or just nabbed a swag bag at a craft market, chances are you’ve got some business cards handy that have outlived their usefulness. Instead of tossing them in the recycle bin, try some of these projects to upcycle business cards!
Best Bubble Recipes
Yes, you can buy bubble solution anywhere. Yes, it’s super cheap.
No, you don’t really know what’s in it.
Review: Zutter Bind-it-All for Making Upcycled Books
Upcycled books are a fabulous craft, but making one always leaves you with one question to answer:
How to bind it?
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5 Simple Sewing Projects to Replace Disposables
Tired of wasting paper and plastic? Check out these easy sewing projects to help you replace disposables in your life with reusable alternatives!
Top 5 Projects from the May Green Crafts Showcase
The Green Crafts Showcase projects get better and better every single month! It’s insane. Here are the top 5 projects for May:
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How To: Create an Altered Journal
A fabulous Repurposed Book as Sketchbook tutorial by Livividli Lifestyle Blog was linked up to our Green Crafts Showcase this month. I was so inspired by it that it will not only be featured tomorrow as one of the top 5 projects, but I wanted to create my own version. Instead of a sketchbook, I repurposed my book into a journal.
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