Visible Mending is a Low-Stress, High-Impact Way to Repair Your Stuff
With visible mending, your repairs will still look cute even if you barely know how to sew.
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With visible mending, your repairs will still look cute even if you barely know how to sew.
Visible Mending is a Low-Stress, High-Impact Way to Repair Your Stuff Read More 👉
FreeSewing.org has user-generated, made-to-measure patterns that might be perfect for your next sewing project.
FreeSewing.org Helped Me Sew a Dress Suit from a Trampoline Read More 👉
Here are my current favorite projects for upcycling Altoids tins, because if I can’t beat my upcycling obsession, I might as well get you to join me!
16 Ways to Upcycle Altoids Tins Read More 👉
my kids have always had a bounty of Easter eggs for backyard egg hunts and decorating and displaying and hiding tiny treats inside, because I am obsessed with DIY Easter eggs. Every year, I can’t stop myself from making a few more of my favorites, AND finding a couple more new handmade egg projects to try.
Easter Eggs Don’t Have to be Plastic! Here are 14 Eco-Friendly DIY Options Read More 👉
A DIY bookmark is a tiny project with a timespan to match. You can whip up a super cute upcycled cardboard bookmark in minutes, and even a more elaborate quilt-as-you-go stitched bookmark takes less than half an hour to sew up. Want more crafty time? Make them in bulk, because bookmarks make awesome gifts! I tuck my DIY bookmarks into care packages, Easter baskets, the books I put into my Little Free Library, and all my etsy orders.
24 DIY Bookmarks from Upcycled Materials Read More 👉
My first official decoration is this solar eclipse bunting sewn from upcycled blue jeans and stash fabric. Y’all know how much I love buntings, so this choice shouldn’t surprise you. And thanks to the easy templates I used and my sewing machine’s superpower that is the zigzag stitch, I was able to take this bunting from concept to completion in half an afternoon. Here’s how!
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Use up your scraps while making this cute and useful quilt as you go scrappy bookmark!
Y’all know how much I love myself a DIY bookmark!
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Skip the spendy sewing machine repair shop and replace your needle plate yourself. It’s easier than it looks!
Sewing Machine Repairs You Can Do Yourself: Replace the Needle Plate Read More 👉
I know printables can get a bad rap, but you really can make printables eco-friendly. And when you do, you can also save SOOO much time, effort, gas money, and product packaging by printing your own class valentines–and your kids can have exactly the valentines that they want!
Below, check out my list of my favorite printable class valentines. They’re all free to download and print, and some are even editable.
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Instead, check out my favorite eco-friendly friendship bracelet tutorials, below. All of these tutorials are free offerings by indie artists and crafters. Using green materials like cotton embroidery floss, natural embellishments like wood or shells, and glass or porcelain beads, these tutorials result in friendship bracelets that Taylor Swift AND the planet would love!
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I’ve heard this nifty little braiding tool called both a Kumihimo Disk and a Trollen Wheel, but I most often refer to it around the kids I work with as a Friendship Bracelet Maker.
That’s because whatever you call it, this braiding wheel makes the BEST friendship bracelets!
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These are my favorite eco-friendly craft books from 2023!
Crafting is one of my Special Interests, so I like to read all the new craft books that are published every year. Every year, as well, along with all the sewing, decorating, seasonal, and other craft books on the market, I’m especially interested in reading all the new eco-friendly craft books.
The Best Eco-Friendly Craft Books of 2023 (According to Me!) Read More 👉
Cinnamon dough smells amazing. It’s as easy to make and use as play dough. It dries to near-permanence with just a couple of hours in the oven. It’s been my favorite winter activity to do with my kids ever since they were tiny, and now I’m sharing it with YOU!
Cinnamon Dough is THE Most Delightful Winter Craft Read More 👉
These dried citrus slices are easy to make during a cozy half-day at home, and easy to string to make ornaments, garlands, and other holiday decorations. Here’s how!
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Simply choose a project from this list of my favorite Christmas stocking tutorials below, print out any pattern pieces you need (they’re all free!), and get that stocking DONE!!!
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DIY Advent calendars are a great way to keep my personal commitment to handmade while still having fun indulging in those daily little treats and novelties that I love so well.
20 DIY Advent Calendars and Holiday Countdowns Read More 👉
Halloween printables, printed in an eco-friendly manner, are an easy way to upscale your holiday!
20 Free Halloween Printables for an Eco-Friendly Holiday Read More 👉
So whether you’re obsessed with soothing symmetry like me, or you like to make your stitching free-form or representative, you can stitch the design of your dreams onto these embroidered cardboard ornaments. Here’s how!
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This upcycled cardboard building set is a terrific open-ended toy that won’t cost you a cent!
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This Tower of Hanoi is NOT made from plastic! Instead, it’s made from that likely-looking piece of corrugated cardboard hanging out there in your recycling bin. Cut it up, add some decorations, and you’ll have yourself a brand-new version of a 140-year-old logic game.
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You don’t need another set of plastic game pieces kicking around your home, though. Instead, here’s how to make any set of polyominoes that you want from sturdy, upcycled, recyclable cardboard.
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Do you, too, have too many plants and seemingly too little space? I can fix that!
18 DIY Plant Hangers That You Can Make at Home Read More 👉
This easy macrame plant hanger makes a comfy home for all your favorite plants!
Here’s How to Make an Easy Macrame Plant Hanger Read More 👉
These upcycled books are super handy, because you can make them in whatever size, style, and thickness you prefer.
15 DIY Journals, Sketch Pads, and Other Upcycled Books Read More 👉
I modified my go-to DIY journal with a cover made from upcycled cardboard, and filled it with coloring pages downloaded from the interwebs. It’s exactly what I wanted, and here’s how you can make one, too!
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. I love turning these old photos that I never look at into all-new decorations and utilitarian items, giving them new lives and incorporating those happy memories into even more parts of my home.
One Dozen Ways to Upcycle Photographs Read More 👉
Loose Ends makes sure that handmade projects get to their intended recipients when their creators can no longer finish them.
Loose Ends Completes Handmade Projects When Their Original Crafters Can’t Read More 👉
Magnets are a fun and easy way to show off your tiniest art, upcycle your favorite photographs, or display comic book panels, sweet love notes, or pretty papers of all kinds.
Make Magnets from Any Paper: My Three Favorite Methods Read More 👉
Here are three easy methods for upcycling print photos (and book pages, wrapping paper… just about any paper works for this!) into stickers, along with the pros and cons of each method.
Upcycle Photographs into Stickers: Three Methods That Really Work Read More 👉
You can DIY quite a lot of storage solutions using stash or scrap fabric as a base. You can make drawstring bags and floppy baskets, sure, but also boxes, bins, cubbies, and all sorts of other handy ways to organize and neatly store your stuff.
20 Fabric Bins, Baskets, and Other DIY Storage Solutions Read More 👉
hese nesting fabric baskets give you a lot of storage options. Sew a set in the same colorway from the same fabrics, and they’ll all match each other and your decor. Since they nest, they don’t take up a lot of storage space, but when you need them, you’ve got four whole baskets’ worth of storage!
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These fabric baskets are purposefully a bit on the droopy side, because I don’t like to sew with artificial materials like interfacing. A little interfacing or even cereal box cardboard would firm them up, though, if you prefer that look.
How to Make the Easiest Sewn Fabric Baskets Read More 👉
I roasted while I sewed all that denim and flannel in the smack middle of June, but I’ll be so comfy this winter!
I’ve had this log cabin quilt sewn from upcycled denim in my mind’s eye for a few years, but it’s the embarrassing state of my fabric stash that finally prodded me into action.
Log Cabin Quilt from Upcycled Denim… And It’s King-Sized! Read More 👉
Everything on this list is from one of my favorite indie pattern companies. The patterns I’m pointing you to are free, but I’ve also included plenty of suggestions for other patterns you can purchase from these companies. It’s important to show these indie companies some love!
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Wildlife rescues use fleece pouches to contain small and baby animals in a way that keeps them feeling safe and comfortable. It mimics the type of pouch that a marsupial animal will be familiar with, and recreates the feeling of a nest for other animals.
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Cat enrichment is so important to the physical and emotional well-being of your cats. Don’t let your tiny hunters suffer from boredom; instead, check out this list of my favorite cat enrichment items below, and make your best friend their new favorite toy!
20 Cat Toys and Enrichment Items from Eco-Friendly Materials Read More 👉