Reader Question: Homemade Modeling Clay Recipe?
Conventional modeling clay is not the greenest craft supply out there. What are the alternatives?
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How To: Junk Mail Bookmarks
I saw these adorable page corner bookmarks from Oh Crafts and had to make some of my own. I thought they would be perfect for children who are back in school or even college students. Grab your junk mail envelopes and make some of your own eco-friendly bookmarks!
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How To: Fridge Frames from Cardboard Boxes
I saw an adorable frame idea on Pinterest from Leah at The Way We Are. Leah glued magnets to the back of picture frames in order to display her daughter’s artwork in an organized and beautiful way. I had several cardboard boxes in my craft stash, so I decided to repurpose them into my own fridge frames!
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Tophatter: Reclaimed Craft Supply Resource
When you’re shopping for craft supplies, one of the easiest ways to keep it eco-friendly is to buy used rather than new. When you pick up second-hand supplies, you’re doing environmental double duty: keeping those materials out of the landfill and avoiding the impacts that come with creating new tools and supplies. Hurrah!
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How-to: Poured Wax Candles in Repurposed Glass Containers
Poured candles are even simpler to make than hand-dipped candles or rolled candles–all they require are wicking, melted wax, and a heat-proof repurposed container.
You can also have just as much variety with your homemade poured candles as you can with fancy, store-bought container candles, since you can vary the shape of your jar, change the color of your wax, and even add essential oils for a healthy scent.
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How-to: Hand-Dipped Wax Candles
Using an old crock pot or a DIY stovetop bain-marie, a hand-dipped candle becomes an easy, kid-friendly craft project, one that can stock an entire season of candlelit dinners in a single afternoon.
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2012 Summit of Awesome: A Crafty Business Camp
This year, Hello Craft – the organization that plans the Summit of Awesome – released a brand new book on launching a crafty biz, so rather than a full-blown, multi-day event, this year’s Summit is a one day Business Camp workshop. If you run a crafty business or have been wanting to launch your hobby into a money-making venture, you should definitely check it out!
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How To: Magazine Place Cards
Are you having a family dinner this week? Perhaps you’re having a birthday party this month. If you were thinking about purchasing or making place cards for your event, consider creating these fun and recycled place cards instead!
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How To: DIY Dishwasher Magnet
My roommates and I decided that we needed one of those dishwasher magnets that tells you whether the dishes are clean or dirty. Instead of buying a plastic one from the store, I decided to make one! Here’s how you can make your own!
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Announcing the Winner of the Starlight Woods Giveaway
Thanks so much to everyone who entered the giveaway for fallen leaves jewelry from Starlight Woods! I loved reading your comments, and it was great to see so much support for her beautiful upcycled jewelry. We chose a winner this morning using a random number generator, and the winner is……
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How-to: Let Your Kids Turn Their Unfinished Wooden Toys into Painted and Sealed Wooden Toys
Toys are fun for any kid, but half the fun of unfinished wooden toys is, I discovered, letting my kiddos paint and finish them all by themselves.
How-to: Resize a Fitted Sheet to Fit a Smaller Bed
Although this method of resizing a fitted sheet to fit a smaller bed is a little more complicated than my quick-and-dirty tutorial for turning a flat sheet into a fitted sheet for the same bed size, it’s still a simple process that allows you to save money by using what you own instead of buying new.
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Reminder: A Few Days Left to Enter Starlight Woods Jewelry Giveaway!
Have you entered our giveaway yet for a $25 gift certificate at Starlight Woods?
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How To: Upcycle an Old Calendar into Art
One of the awesome ideas from Becky’s 10 Ways to Upcycle an Old Calendar post was to frame a picture from a calendar. A few weeks ago, I was in a thrift store with my mom and she came across a Van Gogh Calendar from 2000. She encouraged me to buy the calendar and I’m so glad I listened! Now, I have a beautiful piece of art framed in my room for a lot less!
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How To: Sheet Music Tree
This week on Pinterest, I came across a really adorable scrap book paper tree from Two Girls Being Crafty (via Everyday Mom Ideas). I loved the concept, so I decided to turn it into a completely upcycled project by using reclaimed sheet music instead of scrap book paper!
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Green Crafter Profile: Fallen Tree Limb Jewelry from Starlight Woods (and a giveaway!)
Lisa Disciascio creates fresh, modern jewelry using reclaimed wood from fallen limbs. Each piece from her shop is more than a fashion statement – she uses felled branches from storm-damaged trees and transforms them into rings, pendants, and earrings. Her work has gotten a good deal of press lately, including a feature in the latest Real Simple magazine.
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Nature Crafts to Make Using the Sticks from Your Yard
Picking up fallen sticks around the yard is less of a hassle when you have something more fun to do with them than just tossing them in the ubiquitous brush pile by the street.
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Reader Question Answered: Reusing Cardboard for Kid-Friendly Crafts
Cardboard is a terrific material to reuse for kids’ crafts because it’s so sturdy, and it’s amenable to a wide variety of media, from duct tape to spray paint.
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Book Review: How to Make Crafts Using Recycled Materials
We love a good upcycled craft project around here, so when Michael Welsh wanted to send me a review copy of his book, How to Make Crafts using Recycled Materials, I took him up on the offer.
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Top 5 Projects from the July Green Crafts Showcase
I know I say this every month, but all of your projects really do amaze me! There are so many projects that I wish I would have come up with myself. Without further adieu, here are the incredible top 5 projects from the July Green Crafts Showcase!
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How To: Upcycle an Old Drum into a Side Table
As I mentioned last week, my roommate – Crystal – is a musician. Specifically, though, her main instrument is drums. We decided to showcase our love for music right in our living room by upcycling old drums into side tables!
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How-to: Make a Dog Bed from Reclaimed Bedding
Instead of buying your next dog bed at the store, you can sew your own using an old sheet set or one you find at the thrift store!
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Review of The Ultimate Guide to Smash Books, by Mahe Zehra Husain–and a Giveaway!
If you can’t get enough of smash books, check out my review of Mahe Zehra Husain’s newest e-book, The Ultimate Guide to Smash Books, Smashing and Making Your Own Upcycled Smash Books, then read to the end to learn how to receive your own free copy, as well as The Ultimate Guide to Upcycling and a series of video classes on upcycling paint chips into greeting cards.
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Announcing the Winner of Three Waldorf Doll Clothing Patterns from Dalai Mama Patterns
Did you read our review of Dalai Mama Waldorf doll clothing patterns?
Did you enter the giveaway for three free clothing patterns from the Dalai Mama etsy shop?
If you did, read on to see if you’re our lucky winner!
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Three Companies that Make Eco-Friendly Fingerpaints
On Wednesday, we shared a video tutorial on how to make your own fingerpaint, but let’s be honest here: you are busy. Sometimes, you just don’t want to do everything from scratch, and that’s nothing to be ashamed of! I did a little digging and found a few companies that make fingerpaints that are much healthier and more eco-friendly than the conventional ones you’d find on store shelves.
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Reader Question: Cool Crafts with Old Computer Parts
One of our awesome readers, Abby, asked if we had any projects for old computer parts. In response to her question, we put together a round-up of 5 cool crafts with old computer parts! Grab your keyboards, circuit boards, etc, and get crafty!
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How To: Upcycled Vinyl Records Into Wall Art
My roommate, Crystal, had a blank wall in her room that desperately needed to be filled. She’s a musician, so naturally, we pulled out some records and upcycled them into really cool wall art!
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How-to: Make Your Own Fingerpaint with Kitchen Ingredients [video]
What kiddo doesn’t love to fingerpaint, right? The thing about commercial fingerpaints is they are often full of not-so-natural ingredients, including petroleum products, and the packaging is none to green, either. Rather than deal with plastic packaging and questionable ingredients, you can make your own finger paint with ingredients that you probably have in the kitchen right now!
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Giveaway: Win Three Waldorf Doll Clothing Patterns from Dalai Mama Patterns
Dalai Mama Patterns is offering one lucky winner their choice of three Waldorf doll clothing patterns from the Dalai Mama Patterns etsy shop. Check out my review of the Zoe Dress and the Hunter and Cameron Pants, and then read on to see how you can enter the giveaway.
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Review of Dalai Mama Patterns Waldorf Doll Clothing Patterns–and a Giveaway!
Making clothes for your Waldorf dolls is a cinch with the right patterns. Doll clothing is small, so it’s a great way to use up your scrap bin or remake a kid’s favorite outgrown clothing into something cute. Check out my review of Dalai Mama Patterns, and stay tuned for a Waldorf doll clothing pattern giveaway!
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Why do you craft green?
I got the chance to chat with the ladies over at Celbrate Green about green crafting, and it got me thinking about why choosing eco-friendly craft supplies is important to me. It also made me curious about you guys! What made you decide to ditch conventional craft supplies in favor of one that are better for the planet? What does green crafting mean to you? I’ll tell you mine, and I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
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5 Beautiful Button Projects!
I absolutely love collecting old buttons because I feel like each one tells a story. If you like collecting buttons as much as I do, consider making these beautiful button projects! They’re a great way to showcase your button collection and add a bit of color to your life!
How To: Upycled Decorative Cans
Last weekend my roommates and I found an adorable china cabinet at a garage sale for $25. Besides a few pretty dishes, though, we didn’t have a lot to put in the china cabinet. I dug through my craft stash and found three tin cans– perfect for something decorative!
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Reader Question: Natural Finger-Printing or Stamp Ink
Crafter Rachel Mash creates art pieces using finger printing ink and stamp pads and wants her work to be a little bit greener.
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How-to: Make a Message in a Bottle Party Invitation out of Upcycled Materials
A message in a bottle makes a fun invitation for a pirate- or ocean-themed party. You can make this invitation almost entirely out of upcycled materials, and yes–you can mail it!
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How To Antique Paper Using Coffee Staining
Coffee staining is an easy way to give an antique look to paper. Here’s how to antique paper with a simple coffee staining technique.
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