These glass bottle bottom ring holders are quick and easy to make, and don’t require any additional supplies other than several grits of sandpaper.
DIY Upcycled Glass Bottle Bottom Ring Holders Read More 👉
Think outside the (brand-new, laminated cardboard, single-use) gift box when it comes to ideas for eco-friendly gift packaging. Upcycled papers, stash supplies, and cardboard from the recycling bin can all be of service to create gift packaging that’s unique and fits your personality way better than anything you can buy new.
Two Dozen Ideas for Eco-Friendly Gift Packaging Read More 👉
Cardboard is one of my favorite crafting supplies because it’s so accessible and so versatile. It’s easy to cut with a craft knife or a sturdy pair of scissors, it holds great with hot glue or duct tape, it takes paint like a champ, and it’s got great structure to support all kinds of weird, costume-y elements and accessories.
20 DIY Cardboard Halloween Costumes Read More 👉
The solution for displaying your favorite treasures is that cardboard box hanging out in your recycling bin!
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Fortunately, that mate-less sock doesn’t have to live the rest of its life alone in my Socks Sans Partners basket, only to eventually be tossed out, years later, when I’ve finally admitted the truth to myself. There are SO many cute ways to upcycle orphaned socks.
Two Dozen Ways to Upcycle Socks That Have Lost Their Mates Read More 👉
I love how depending on the technique and level of detail, a DIY greeting card can be quick and easy or methodical and precise, and look super awesome either way. I love how easy it is to incorporate upcycled or natural materials or found objects.
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There are huge environmental and economic benefits to covering your windows with curtains. You conserve energy when you insulate even energy-efficient windows with another layer or two, and if your windows are older, the energy conservation is even more extreme. With that energy conservation comes concrete savings on your energy bills. It’s a win-win situation!
15 DIY Curtains and Window Coverings for an Eco-Friendly Makeover Read More 👉
I love how versatile raised beds and containers are for urban gardening.
20 Raised Garden Beds and Container Gardens for Every Space Read More 👉
Upcycled denim quilts don’t have to be boring! Use upcycled denim to sew some of your favorite quilt blocks. It will take your recycled blue jeans quilt to the next level!
The Half-Dozen Best Quilt Blocks for Upcycled Denim Read More 👉
Check out some of my favorite methods for upcycling a hoodie, and find your next favorite fashion!
20 Ways to Refashion a Hoodie Read More 👉
You can DIY cooking equipment every bit as good from two tin cans, a cardboard box, and candlewax.
Off-the-Grid Cooking Hack: Make a Tin Can Stove Read More 👉
Instead of tossing it into the waste stream and feeling bad about yourself because of it, give that broken dish a second life by upcycling it into something fun, beautiful, and useful.
20 Ways to Upcycle Broken Dishes Read More 👉
Whether you make your sewing table from scratch, or modify it from an existing piece of furniture, DIYing it is a great way not only to avoid buying something else new that will one day end up in the waste stream, but also to make yourself the exact custom sewing table that you need, exactly the way you want it.
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It’s shiny!
It’s free!
It’s environmentally unfriendly!
What it is?
It’s a drawstring backpack!
15 Ways to Upcycle a Drawstring Backpack Read More 👉
No matter how big you want your star to be, or how many points you want it to have, you can make the pattern for it completely from scratch, and the assembly is the same no matter which type you create.
How to Design and Create a Wood Star from Scratch Read More 👉
Denim quilts are about the warmest, snuggliest quilts you’ll ever nap under.
Sew an Easy Strip Quilt from Upcycled Denim Read More 👉
A petticoat may not be the essential everyday wear that it once was, but it’s still essential to give the perfect silhouette to certain garments.
How To Make a Petticoat: 15 DIY Tutorials Read More 👉
Are you a messenger bag person or a backpack person?
30 Free Messenger Bag Patterns and Tutorials Read More 👉
These decoupaged cardboard trays are some of my favorite things to make.
How to Make a Decoupaged Cardboard Tray Read More 👉
Corrugated cardboard is one of my favorite craft supplies, and after you check out my list of favorite corrugated cardboard projects, below, I think it’s going to be one of your favorite craft supplies, too!
30 Clever Corrugated Cardboard Crafts Read More 👉
Corrugated cardboard, sliced and stacked edges out, has a texture that cats adore, and they really will use them, play with them, and sharpen their claws on them!
How to Make a Corrugated Cardboard Cat Scratcher: Two Tutorials! Read More 👉
If you, too, love foxes so much that one could eat somebody you love and you’d still forgive it, then I have your next Halloween project. Or convention cosplay. Or, you know, just dress-up outfit–I’m not here to judge you.
15 DIY Fox Masks For Cosplay And Dress-Up Read More 👉
No matter the special occasion (or even no occasion at all!), I guarantee that there is a perfect bunting for you to make for that event.
A DIY Bunting For Every Occasion: 30 Projects Read More 👉
Do you have a go-to method for sending out creative and eco-friendly snail mail?
30 DIY Envelopes to Save Resources (and Money!) Read More 👉
Here, I’m modding a steampunk snowman using the wooden gears from a child’s old DIY marble coaster kit and some wire pulled out of an analog clock.
Make A Steampunk Snowman From Upcycled Gears Read More 👉
Christmas can be fun and festive without using precious resources or adding to the waste stream.
50 Eco-Friendly Christmas Crafts Read More 👉
Thanksgiving tends to get lost in the build-up to Christmas, but even though there’s snow on the ground outside my window right now, I personally still want to pretend like it’s autumn.
30 Eco-Friendly DIY Thanksgiving Decorations Read More 👉
One of my favorite parts of windy weather is enjoying the sound of the wind chimes singing from my front porch and back deck.
Make an Upcycled Aluminum Can and Silverware Wind Chime Read More 👉
Don’t let the kids have all the fun this Halloween!
Two Dozen Homemade Halloween Costumes for Adults Read More 👉
The key to this DIY slipcover project is lots and lots of upcycled denim.
How To Make An Upcycled Denim Slipcover For A Couch Read More 👉
If you’ve got an unloved clipboard that you wish you didn’t, check out this list of my favorite upcycled clipboard crafts.
20 Upcycled Clipboard Crafts Read More 👉
Whether you have a store-bought, antique handcrafted, or DIY recycled weaving loom, it’s time to make something wonderful on it!
30 Wonderful Weaving Patterns Read More 👉
There’s nothing like a bunting to make a festive occasion just that much more special.
How To Make an Upcycled Playing Card and Upholstery Sample Bunting Read More 👉
Keep your front door in tune with the season by DIYing a beautiful, eco-friendly spring wreath!
30 Spring Wreaths to DIY Read More 👉
Yes, you CAN have an eco-friendly Easter!
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