I’ve been saving (or hoarding) several glass bottles for craft projects. This week, I looked at the bottles and admired their shape– their round middle reminded me of Santa Claus! I decided to transform one into a “subtle Santa” for decoration. Here’s how you can make your own!
Glass Bottle Santa Claus! Read More 👉
I have an over abundance of mason jars, so I’m always looking for different ways to repurpose them. From canning to crafts, they have so many uses. Here’s just one of the many ideas I came up with for this season– a snowman mason jar!
Food gifts are such a great way to go handmade and please almost anyone on your list. This chai recipe makes enough mix for four of the folks on your gift list!
DIY Chai Recipe for your Handmade Holiday Read More 👉
Happy Wednesday, and a big thanks to everyone who entered our Green Kid Crafts giveaway. Green Kid Crafts is a monthly subscription service. When you sign up, they deliver a box of eco-friendly, kid-friendly craft projects to your door each month.
We used a random number generator to choose a winner this morning, and it chose…..
Green Kid Crafts Winner! Read More 👉
You lucky ducks who’ve had feet upon feet of snow already probably don’t care, but I’ve been desperately staving off the whining for snow in my house with tons of snowflake crafts. If you, too, feel the need to get your DIY snowflake craft on, here are several crafty tutorials to get you started.
And, because a snowflake that harms the environment is a pretty darned poor snowflake, all of the crafty snowflakes below are made from primarily eco-friendly ingredients.
Snow that Won’t Melt: DIY Snowflakes Crafted from Eco-Friendly Materials Read More 👉
You want to make a Christmas tree ornament out of natural materials? Check out my epic round-up below–from pine cones to beeswax, popcorn to acorns, if it’s been hung on a Christmas tree, then it’s here!
Christmas Tree Ornaments Crafted from Natural Materials: The Epic Round-up Read More 👉
Somewhere in the last few weeks, my baby bump popped right out, and suddenly none of my bottoms fit anymore! Getting dressed was starting to be a challenge, so I whipped up a maternity skirt to flesh out my wardrobe a little bit. That project went swimmingly, but one skirt does not a new wardrobe make. Instead of making another skirt from scratch, I decided to turn a pair of old denim shorts into a maternity skirt.
Tutorial Mashup: Turn a pair of shorts into a maternity skirt Read More 👉
Don’t you just love when the wrapping is just as cute as the gift your giving? An Altoids tin is the perfect way to give your small gifts this year like jewelry or gift cards!
We always put our Christmas tree up the Friday after Thanksgiving, so I’m already thinking about ornaments! Last year I made recycled magazine ornaments, but I wanted to create even more this year! To get some inspiration, I searched Pinterest and found these 5 incredible handmade (and eco-friendly) Christmas ornaments!
Recycled craft kits delivered monthly to your door? Don’t mind if I do!
Giveaway: Win a Craft Kit from Green Kid Crafts Read More 👉
What do you do with a ratty old interior door, one that sports at least three different layers of peeling paint but that is otherwise a solid ole’ boy, one that you would like to look a lot less crappy but that you do NOT want to spend a weekend taking off its hinges, dragging outside, sanding, repainting, dragging back inside, and screwing back on its hinges?
Slap yet another layer of paint on it, that’s what! Oh, and cover the center panels with a decoupage consisting of vintage wallpaper samples, stash scrapbook paper, and nautical-themed sheet music. Yes, it’s a little more on the “shabby chic” side than I usually walk, but the point is that my solid-yet-ugly bathroom door now looks a whole lot nicer, and instead of a long weekend and some muscle power to make it happen, it only took a couple of hours, some stash supplies, and plenty of Mod Podge.
Project Show-and-Tell: Interior Door Decoupaged with Vintage Papers Read More 👉
Want your house to smell like you’re cooking something wonderful, WITHOUT having to actually cook something wonderful? Check out my easy, homemade room scents–you simply have to mix them up and warm them on the stove!
How-to: Homemade Natural Room Scents Made on the Stovetop Read More 👉
Fused plastic fabric diverts waste from the landfill, but is it green? Let’s weigh the pros and cons!
Is Fused Plastic a Green Fabric? Read More 👉
I saw Childmade’s Paper Roll Turkey on Pinterest and was inspired to make my own version! It’s so simple to make and would be adorable on your Thanksgiving table!
Toilet Paper Roll Turkey Read More 👉
Last weekend I was looking for Thanksgiving table decorations on Pinterest. I came across these fabulous utensil holders from The Idea Room. I decided to use their idea, but put an eco-friendly spin on it by using a recycled cardboard box instead of cardstock.
Recycled Utensil Holder Read More 👉
We’re building a green crafts forum for you guys, and we want to know what you want! Check out the poll below to tell us what you’d use a CAGW form to do.
What would you post on a Crafting a Green World Forum? Read More 👉
A sailors valentine is a traditional form of shell craft, and they’re not just for mid-February!
They were most popular back in the 1800s, when they made a pretty darn good souvenir for sailors to bring back to their loved ones from those exotic islands that they voyaged to. Today, they’re mostly the provenance of nautical-themed museums and certain fine artisans…and me!
DIY Sailors Valentine: A Beach Vacation Souvenir Read More 👉
The Eco Arts Awards, an annual competition to honor artistic expressions for ecology, is accepting entries now through January 15, 2013. If you’re the grand prize winner, you’ll score $2,000 for your craftily repurposed creation.
Eco Arts Awards Accepting Entries through January 15, 2013 Read More 👉
Well hello there, November! Where did you come from? If you’re planning to have a handmade holiday this year, now is the time to get started.
Handmade Holidays: Let’s Get Started! Read More 👉
Here are the top 5 projects from the October Green Crafts Showcase! As I always say, please visit each site and shower them with sweet comments! It’s always great to receive encouraging comments on our projects, right?
Top 5 Projects from the October Green Crafts Showcase Read More 👉
As promised in last week’s Recycle a Popcorn Tin into a Trash Can post, here is what I did with the lid of the popcorn tin!
Recycle a Popcorn Tin Lid: Magnetic Memo Board Read More 👉
Got a stash of plastic bags that you can’t bear to toss? Try some of these plastic grocery bag crafts to give them a new life instead!
It’s not too late! Get inspired by one of the projects below, then pick up your carving knife (or hammer and nails, OR solar light and glass jar) and whip out the Jack-o-lantern of your dreams before Halloween night!
6 Last-Minute Jack-o-Lanterns to Make in Time for Halloween Read More 👉
It turns out that vegan sugar skulls are even easier to make than the conventional kind, since you can use the cornstarch from your cupboard instead of searching for that hard-to-find meringue powder.
Exactly HOW easy are they? If I can make these perfect sugar skulls for my kiddos to decorate on my very first attempt, then so can you!
Project Show-and-Tell: Vegan Sugar Skulls for el Dia de los Muertos Read More 👉
I am super passionate about reusing because I love taking one person’s “trash” and turning it into treasure! So many people take the easy way out and go to big box stores on items they could easily find at garage sales and thrift stores. Buying second hand reduces landfill waste and helps you skip the impact of buying new! To help inform and inspire you, I put together the top 5 items that I look for when I go to garage sales and thrift stores
Reusing is Green: Finding Second Hand Craft Supplies Read More 👉
Halloween is this coming Wednesday, so if you’re going to get some last-minute Halloween festivities going, this weekend is the time to get crafty! Need a little last-minute Halloween crafty inspiration? Here are some DIY costume and decoration ideas, including lots of things that you can whip up in a flash!
Need last-minute Halloween ideas? We can help! Read More 👉
Do you have an old popcorn tin on hand? I found one at a garage sale and decided to give it a makeover! Now it’s a fashionable trash can for my bedroom!
Recycle a Popcorn Tin into a Trash Can! Read More 👉
My husband and I are expecting our very first child, so I have baby crafts on the brain! I’ve got a couple of new mommas in my life right now, and it’s been educational hanging with them and seeing what toys their kiddos like. One toy I’d never seen but is apparently great for babies is a crinkle toy. Sure, you can buy a crinkle from the store, but with a few things from your stash, this is an easy DIY toy to whip up at home!
One fallen tree branch, one handsaw, and a couple of easy cuts are all you need to make a ton of natural craft projects.
Wood slices are hard to mess up, and they’re a very versatile craft supply. Add some paint, some wood polish, maybe a drill, and you can make for yourself any of the eleven cut tree branch craft projects listed here.
Cut a Fallen Tree Branch and Make Something: 11 Nature Crafts from Upcycled Wood Slices Read More 👉
Want to bring more nature into your art?
Crayon, colored pencil, and marker holders are easy to make from reclaimed fallen branches. They organize your art supplies, make them visible while you work, and, if you’re creating with kids, display a manageable (and easy to clean up!) number of utensils that the kiddos can access independently. Here’s how to make one for yourself.
Calling all green crafters! Have you been wanting to enter our monthly Green Crafts Showcase and haven’t gotten around to it yet? This is your friendly reminder to enter today!
Don’t Forget to Enter this Month’s Green Crafts Showcase! Read More 👉
Remember my embroidery hoop pumpkins? Well, they inspired me to make more embroidery hoop decorations for Halloween! Here’s how you can make your own embroidery hoop spider web:
Embroidery Hoop Spider Web! Read More 👉
Fall is here and the cooler weather has arrived! My favorite accessory for cool weather is a scarf. After finding tons of tutorials for scarves, I decided to put together 5 of my favorite DIY scarves!
5 DIY Scarves for Fall Read More 👉
Got some old books that need a little love? Check out 10 creative ways to upcycle old books into something new!
See how proud that kiddo looks? She and I made that witch’s hat, the exactly perfect Halloween costume accessory, out of recycled newspaper and cardboard (and a lot of tape!). Considering that everything except for the tape and paint came from our recycling bin, and that this is EXACTLY the tall, polka-dotted hat that she had wanted, I’m declaring it a Halloween win.
