Looking for a unique way to store your button collection? What about a jar that actually looks like a button? I saw this button storage idea from S.C.R.A.P using a peanut butter jar, and it inspired me to make my own button jar!
How To: Painted Button Jar Read More 👉
Ditch plastic Easter eggs entirely! These papier mache Easter eggs are just as fun to hide and find, and they have just as much room for treats inside.
How-to: Papier Mache Easter Eggs Read More 👉
It’s so easy to have a junky Easter. Everything in the big-box stores is cheap, everything is made in China, and EVERYTHING is plastic.
Want to do better?
Whether you want to incorporate just a few eco-friendly ideas or go whole-hog sustainable, check out the following plans to green every part of your Easter basket.
The Eco-Friendly Easter Basket: Tips for a Sustainable Easter Morning Read More 👉
Rather than putting your child’s Easter candy in a wasteful plastic egg, consider making a recycled Easter bunny candy holder instead!
How To: Recycled Easter Bunny Candy Holder Read More 👉
Looking for a fun and eco-friendly wreath for Easter? Look no further! I have an adorable wreath for you that’s made entirely of recycled materials!
How To: Eco-Friendly Wreath for Easter! Read More 👉
The Base Project, a small company founded by brothers Christopher and Doug Akin, works with various tribes in Namibia and Ghana to create beautiful, upcycled jewelry. After traveling to the African nation many times, the brothers wanted to give back to the local communities, and The Base Project was born.
Upcycled Jewelry for People, Planet and Profit! Read More 👉
Thrill a kid in your life by building them something huge out of cardboard. All you need is a collection of cardboard boxes and a lot of imagination!
Cardboard Constructions for Kids: Bigger Projects to Make Using More Upcycled Cardboard Read More 👉
Did YOU win a recycled snap book? Read on and let’s see!
Announcing the Winner of the Full Circle Crafts Giveaway Read More 👉
Northeastern green crafters! Are you looking to add any shows to your spring craft market schedule? The REPURPOSE Art Show in Eastern Massachusetts is looking for eco-friendly crafters for their upcoming show.
Call for Artists: REPURPOSE Art Show in Eastern Massachusetts Read More 👉
Don’t have anything green to wear for St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday? Whip up this quick and easy shamrock brooch so you don’t get pinched!
How To: Recycled Shamrock Brooch! Read More 👉
Need a unique planter for spring? Transform an old chair into the perfect planter!
How To: Upcycle an Old Chair into a Planter Read More 👉
Full Circle Crafts is giving away a set of eco-friendly craft supplies to TWO lucky winners!
Giveaway! Win One of Two Sets of Eco-Friendly Craft Supplies from Full Circle Crafts Read More 👉
I’ll show you how we made our restaurant book using the eco-friendly supplies given to us by Full Circle Crafts, and–best yet–tell you how you can enter a giveaway to win even more Full Circle Crafts supplies.
Check out these DIY projects to make your own dog toys and treats, so you can spoil your pup guilt-free!
You guys came up with some incredible projects this month! Here are the top 5 projects from this month’s showcase!
Top 5 Projects from the February Green Crafts Showcase Read More 👉
This week I was tempted to buy a cute dog treat canister from a big box store for my dog. Instead, I remembered the 10 Recycled Crafts for Your Dogs post, and thought, “I could make this myself!”
How To: DIY Dog Treat Canister Read More 👉
I love spoiling my dog, Jenna, and this semi-indestructible dog toy will be able to endure months or chewing, shaking, and playing catch!
How-to: Reclaimed Dog Toy That’s Semi-Indestructible Read More 👉
Would you like to sew a quilt using only your fabric scraps that are so small that any normal crafter would toss them in the trash?
You bet you would!
How-to: Sew a Postage Stamp Quilt from Small Fabric Scraps Read More 👉
Kids love to play Memory! Here are a ton of handmade memory games that you can craft using sustainable supplies.
Handmade Memory Games Crafted from Sustainable Supplies Read More 👉
It seems like everyone I know is sick, and it’s got me thinking about….handkerchiefs?
Buy Handmade: Handkerchiefs Read More 👉
Do you have an old or broken watch at home? Perhaps you’ve come across one (or several) at a garage sale or thrift store. I found this DIY video on how to transform a watch into a picture locket. I wanted to take this idea even further, though, and make it into more of a piece of art! Here’s how you can turn your old watch into a bracelet that is as awesome as you are!
How To: Upcycled Watch into Unique Bracelet Read More 👉
I had an empty picture frame for my craft booth, but I wanted to take it to the next level. To make it pretty and useful, I made it into a twine memo board!
How To: Twine Memo Board Read More 👉
I spent basically all of last week battling a horrendous ick: fever chills, watery eyes, and (of course) an endlessly runny nose. From what I’ve been hearing, this has been one of the worst cold and flu seasons on record, and that means a lot of paper tissues headed straight to the landfill. I know, handkerchiefs aren’t a sexy topic, but when you’re blowing your nose approximately every 45 seconds, I think it’s an important one to talk about.
Directional fabrics, including children’s novelty sheets, require a slightly different, and only a little more complicated, method to sew a circle skirt with nothing upside-down.
Here’s how to make your kid a circle skirt where Charlie Brown ALWAYS faces the right way.
How to Sew a Circle Skirt from a Kid’s Bed Sheet (or other Directional Fabric) Read More 👉
Need something sustainably fashionable for that next big event, formal occasion, or fashion show fundraiser? Here’s how I sewed a formal dress for my daughter to model in our town’s Trashion/Refashion Show–from bloomers to bodice, it was created entirely from one silk sheet.
A Child’s Formal Dress Sewn from an Upcycled Silk Sheet Read More 👉
On Wednesday, I shared a question about a pop can craft, so of course I’ve had soda cans on the brain all week. Want to get your soda can craft on? These are some of the coolest soda can crafts I’ve run across!
My friend recently sent me three of his collections in hopes that I could come up with a way to creatively display them. I remembered an idea from Pinterest where you can display movie tickets in a shadow box. I thought the idea was perfect, so I started scouring thrift stores to find shadow boxes that I could upcycle!
Creatively Store Your Collections in Upcycled Shadow Boxes! Read More 👉
Do you have a piece of furniture at home that needs some love? Perhaps you’ve seen furniture at garage sales or thrift stores that are a little rough around the edges. Don’t be afraid to grab those “ugly” pieces! You can easily turn them into beauties!
Painting Furniture: A Shabby Chic Coffee Table Read More 👉
A reader recently ran across a really cool photo of a toy camera made from reclaimed coke cans, and she’s looking for a tutorial so that she can make her own soda can camera!
Reader Question: Coke Can Camera? Read More 👉
Using nothing but wire hangers, hot glue, and duct tape, I created a hoop skirt. Here’s how:
How-to: A Hoop Skirt Made from Wire Hangers Read More 👉
Like everything else handmade, handmade makeup is the way to go when you want something just a little different from what everybody else has.
We love Daisy Janie around here! She’s a sustainable fabric designer from way back, and it’s great to see an old favorite still keeping things fresh with new collections and beautiful patterns and colors.
Fab Fabrics: New Organic Cotton Designs from Daisy Janie Read More 👉
I have quite a collection of embroidery hoops, and I’ve done projects like Embroidery Hoop Easter Eggs and Embroidery Hoop Pumpkins. Even so, I bought more embroidery hoops at a garage sale in order to make colorful wall art pieces for my craft booth. Here’s the first one that I came up with!
Upcycle an Embroidery Hoop into Colorful Wall Art! Read More 👉
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share one of the pieces I just put together for my craft booth— “I Love You” wall art!
“I Love You” Wall Art Read More 👉
Do I really need to tell you WHY I want to draw on rocks? Or wood? Or seashells? Just think up a reason that makes sense, and pretend that’s why.
Use Faber-Castell Pitt Pens to Draw on Wood, Rocks, and Shells Read More 👉
Scrapbooking chipboard is really easy to repaint and embellish. Here’s how I did it.
How-to: Remake Scrapbooking Chipboard Read More 👉
