Do you have any fun New Year’s Eve parties in the works? My husband and I decided to have a sort of last-minute shindig, so I’ve got countdowns and champagne toasts on my mind. I’ve been bookmarking snack and drink ideas, and now it’s time to pull everything together with some handmade, eco-friendly decorations! Here are a few that are on my to do list.
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It’s easy to make colorful, beautiful wood beads when you recycle them from colored pencils! For the how-to, check out this step-by-step tutorial.
How-to: Make Beads from Colored Pencils (You Get to Use Power Tools!) Read More 👉
Snow ice cream is a quick, simple, and delicious winter treat. Check out these tips, tricks, and recipes, then make the best snow ice cream you’ve ever had!
The Best Snow Ice Cream You’ve Ever Tasted: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes Read More 👉
Is it time to strat a new Christmas tradition? Consider saving your holiday scraps for next year.
Save Your Scraps for Next Year’s Holiday Crafting Read More 👉
Several last minute decorating ideas that make use of leftover holiday ornaments that didn’t make it on your tree.
Four Last Minute Holiday Ornament Decorating Ideas Read More 👉
Five handmade gifts for coworkers, teachers, mail carriers, and other special people in your life.
5 Handmade Gifts for Coworkers Read More 👉
Need some DIY gift ideas for the special ladies in your life? We’ve got five beautiful handmade gifts for her.
5 Handmade Gifts for Her Read More 👉
I love my two cats! There’s really no other way to say it. Those little fluffballs always seem to be doing something cute, and it’s hard to resist the urge to shower them with toys and treats! Do you like to spoil your kitties? Here are some eco-friendly ideas for toys and treats!
4 Recycled Cat Crafts to Spoil Your Fur Kid Read More 👉
You might not think of a bike inner tube as a fabric, but you can use the rubber as a great, durable textile! Most bike shops just toss blown out tubes once they’ve finished the repair, so there’s a good chance you can score some inner tubes for free if you hit up your local bike shop and ask them to save some for you.
Free and totally recycled? Sounds fab to me!
Give a necktie a personality make-over with this freezer paper stencil technique that looks just like screen-printing.
Tutorial: How to Freezer Paper Stencil (or Fake Silk Screen) a Necktie Read More 👉
If you must use plastic in your craft packaging, then PLA is the plastic to use.
PLA: Plastic Made from Corn Makes for (Slightly) Less Evil Craft Packaging Read More 👉
Looking for free holiday printables? Here’s a quick roundup of some of the cutest free designs on the web.
Need handmade gifts for cooks on your holiday list? Create these five crafty kitchen ingredients to give any cook this holiday season.
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Five handmade gifts for him, no matter who the him in your life may be.
5 Handmade Gifts for Him Read More 👉
We talked last week about recycled craft projects to spoil your kitty, and I don’t want you dog owners to feel left out! Here’s a roundup of fun, eco-friendly ways to spoil that pup rotten!
Have you guys heard of Modal fabric? It’s made using pulp from beechwood, and a lot of folks are touting it right now as an eco-friendly alternative to more conventional rayons.
Fab Fabrics: Modal Made From Beechwood Read More 👉
Here’s how to build amazing, made-from-scratch Christmas creations out of candy, sugar, icing, and, yes, gingerbread!
Gingerbread Houses and Beyond: Christmas Candy and Cookie Construction Projects Read More 👉
Crafting with candy is delicious and fun, but is it really an appropriate activity to share with children?
Crafting with a Sugar High: A Review of Candy Construction Read More 👉
A review of The World’s Best Origami.
A Review of The World’s Best Origami Read More 👉
A look at several crafty green holiday DIYs from around the web.
Holiday Crafts Roundup from Across the Web Read More 👉
Handmade baby gifts have more heart than store-bought, so you know that your recipient will cherish them for a long time. Craft up these seven baby gifts this holiday season.
7 Handmade Baby Gifts Read More 👉
Make some of these cute DIY gifts for cats and spoil your cherished furry friend this holiday season.
5 DIY Gifts for Cats, Because Cats Are People Too Read More 👉
Dan Phillips is a home builder in Texas and an great advocate for sustainable building.
So what does home construction have to do with crafts? A lot, it turns out! His unconventional take on materials is an attitude that most of us green crafters share. The talk is informative, inspiring, and pretty hilarious. Check it:
Creative Houses from Reclaimed Stuff Read More 👉
We love vintage fabrics around here. Not only does crafting with vintage materials divert waste from the landfill, your materials basically have zero impact remaining at this point, since they were produced and discarded so long ago. I love the way the right piece of vintage cotton or bark cloth can add a touch of personality to a sewing project.
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Lovelies from RetroLabs Read More 👉
Want to turn your craft hobby into a legitimate business? Craft Inc. tells you how to do it…sort of.
How to Turn Your Craft Hobby into a Business: A Review of Craft Inc. Read More 👉
Bazaar Bizarre is coming to save Cleveland from the horrors of mass-produced holiday gifts.
Cleveland Rocks with Bazaar Bizarre: December 11-12, 2010 Read More 👉
Here are five fun yarn Christmas ornaments that are easy to make.
Five Christmas Ornaments You Can Make with Scrap Yarn Read More 👉
Make your own DIY Christmas tree this year.
Five More Crafty Christmas Tree Alternatives Read More 👉
Tonight at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, Crafting a Green World will be joining in on Healthy Child’s twitter party to talk safe, green gifts for the holidays.
Join Us for a Twitter Party Tonight! Read More 👉
Give your delicious homemade treats in some eco-friendly packaging you can make at home.
Five Eco-Friendly Treat Packaging Projects Read More 👉
Save energy and have fun while crafting up a draft dodger to keep the warm air inside your house this winter.
5 Draft Dodger Tutorials to Save You Energy this Winter Read More 👉
Wow, the holidays really started off with a bang this year! Can you believe Thanksgiving is behind us? With Christmas drawing close, it’s time to deck the halls and trim the tree. Here are some eco-friendly handmade ornament ideas to help you add a little DIY to your decorations.
Five Handmade Christmas Ornaments to Green Your Holidays Read More 👉
You know we love vintage fabrics around here. Second hand supplies make it easy as pie to be eco-friendly. Sure, they may have had a sizable footprint when they were created, but by crafting with gently used vintage fabrics, you’re giving that fabric a new life and diverting the waste from the landfill.
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Finds from JoonE Read More 👉
Join our Christmas craft-along all throughout the month of December! Submit photos of YOUR handmade Christmas crafts to the Crafting a Green World flickr pool, and see your project featured on Crafting a Green World.
Christmas Craft-a-long Week One: Make Something for Your House Read More 👉
A felt board playset is quick and easy to make, whether you use wool felt, recycled-plastic felt, or felted wool sweaters.
How-to: A Quick Felt Board Playset from Eco-Friendly Felt Read More 👉
