Make Plarn Sleeping Mats for the Homeless
The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic–Sleeping mats! Out of plastic bags!–but the truth is that it’s totally do-able.
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The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic–Sleeping mats! Out of plastic bags!–but the truth is that it’s totally do-able.
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Celebrate the change in seasons AND divert some trash from the waste stream with these great recycled crafts for autumn.
20 Recycled Autumn Craft Ideas Read More 👉
You can make just about anything into a magnet, and I’m going to prove it to you!
25 DIY Magnets to Make Read More 👉
Whether you’re making some of your kid’s school supplies from scratch, or you’d just like to personalize them, these DIY school supplies will make going back to school a lot more fun!
20 DIY School Supplies for Back to School Read More 👉
There are LOTS of really cool ways to reuse egg cartons! Here are 36 amazing reasons to save empty egg cartons instead of throwing them away.
36 Ways to Reuse Egg Cartons Read More 👉
Should you craft with American flags? Let’s take a look at the Flag Code and how it applies to upcycling. Crafting becomes a tricky issue when you’re dealing with a national icon.
Should You Craft with American Flags? Read More 👉
Got some egg cartons taking up ALL the space in your recycling bin?
Craft Book Review: 51 Things to Make with Egg Cartons Read More 👉
CDs get scratched, and DVDs get left in the car to melt, so I’ve always got my eye out for new ways to upcycle CDs and DVDs.
How to Upcycle CDs: 25 Projects Read More 👉
Don’t know what to do with that dried-out marker or pen? Try some of these awesome upcycled marker crafts!
9 Upcycled Marker Crafts Read More 👉
Upcycled marker beads are easy to make, if a little messy.
How to Make Upcycled Marker Beads Read More 👉
Peanut Butter on a Spoon is a completely legitimate snack in my family.
23 Things to Do with an Empty Peanut Butter Jar Read More 👉
Yes, you can 100% make sea glass in a rock tumbler.
Make Sea Glass in a Rock Tumbler–It Really Works! Read More 👉
That empty peanut butter jar is a miracle of modern upcycling.
How to Reuse a Peanut Butter Jar Read More 👉
Make the most out of that old Mason jar, spaghetti sauce jar, or jam jar with these awesome jar lid crafts!
Bring out all of your red, white, and blue craft supplies–it’s time to make some 4th of July crafts!
20 Eco-Friendly 4th of July Crafts Read More 👉
I believe that you can teach children about the environment while keeping it positive and even making it fun! This book can help.
The Kid Planted a Redwood: A Review of 23 Ways to be an Eco Hero Read More 👉
Yes, it sits on your hand just like a ring. Yes, it really colors!
Make a Crayon Ring Pop Read More 👉
Get Father’s Day on lock this year with one of these handmade Father’s Day gifts.
15 Handmade Father’s Day Gifts Read More 👉
With this window bird feeder, you can do that without leaving the comfort of your couch!
Make an Upcycled Window Bird Feeder from a Milk Carton Read More 👉
Got thank-you notes or birthday invites to write? Here are 20 ways to create your own, recycled handmade stationery!
20 Handmade Stationery Projects Read More 👉
Here’s how to draft a template that is exactly right for every card, and how to assemble it so that it keeps your card safe in the mail.
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Go out right now and thrift yourself some old Scrabble games, because you have GOT to try these DIY Scrabble tile crafts!
Two Dozen DIY Scrabble Tile Crafts that You Must Try! Read More 👉
These DIY Scrabble tile magnets look cute AND hold things, and you can make them in under an hour, drying time included!
How-to: Easy Scrabble Tile Magnets Read More 👉
The kids and I made this Spawn egg hunt game entirely with the supplies that we had on hand, using not only mostly natural or recycled materials but also materials that would easily compost back into our yard (no clean-up necessary!!!).
Minecraft Party Games: Spawn Egg Hunt (with Spawn Egg Cascarones!) Read More 👉
The kiddo loved it, her friends loved it, and they had a fabulous time beating it to bits with a baseball bat.
Minecraft Crafting: DIY Creeper Pinata Read More 👉
DIY puzzles are extra fun, since not only do you get the pleasure of solving them, but you also get the pleasure of making them!
15 DIY Puzzles to Make and Play Read More 👉
One of my children’s favorite projects to do with these vintage bottles is the age-old craft of sand art.
Create Sand Art in Vintage Bottles Read More 👉
There are ways to get kids into the garden without destroying your entire strawberry harvest.
15 Creative, Kid-Friendly Garden Ideas Read More 👉
Every year since she was four, my younger daughter designs an outfit, I create it from thrifted and discarded clothing and other fabrics, and then she models it on the runway at our town’s annual Trashion/Refashion Show.
A Refashioned Dress from a Graduation Gown and Formal Dresses Read More 👉
Bling your garden without breaking your budget or adding anything new to the waste stream with these upcycled garden decorations. Weekend project, anyone?
11 Upcycled Garden Decorations Read More 👉
Gardening can actually be kind of expensive, considering that you’re supposed to be saving money on grocery stores and florists by growing your own organic produce and flowers.
Handmade Review: Gardening on a Shoestring Read More 👉
Don’t be afraid to display your vintage photographs!
12 Beautiful Ways to Display Vintage Photographs Read More 👉
Be Miss America. Be a Lookout, complete with Basilisk Slayer badge. Be the Ambassador from China.
How to Make a Brown Paper Bag Sash Read More 👉
Whether you’re an avid scrapbooker or a total novice, there is 100% an upcycled greeting card that you will love to make in the list below.
11 Upcycled Greeting Cards Read More 👉