15 Girl Scout Cookie Box Crafts
Feel less guilty about polishing off that box of Thin Mints. Save the cardboard for one of these Girl Scout Cookie box crafts!
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Feel less guilty about polishing off that box of Thin Mints. Save the cardboard for one of these Girl Scout Cookie box crafts!
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You don’t have to buy a bunch of valentines from the store so that your kid can have a happy day. Let them make these class valentines themselves instead!
20 Different Class Valentines that Kids can Make Read More 👉
Even though *I* may not super love this 4M Recycled Paper Bead Maker, because I can make better beads by hand, my eight-year-old kiddo DOES love it. Super hard.
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Sometimes you want to make a button but you only have, say, a toy dinosaur. Here’s how to make buttons out of basically anything you want.
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Need some puffy paint for your paper crafting but don’t want to spring for the possibly toxic store-bought stuff? Make your own at home!
Homemade Puffy Paint Takes Only 3 Ingredients Read More 👉
Don’t you dare dog-ear that book! That’s what bad people do.
Make Comic Book Bookmarks Read More 👉
Are you guys ready to meet another awesome crafter we’re featuring on our Crafters We Love series? Today, we’d love for you to meet Pink Flamingo Ephemera!
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Are there some holiday cards on your mantle that you can’t bear to part with? Turn them into a decorative keepsake by using them to make covered clothespins!
Christmas Card Crafts: Make Covered Clothespins! Read More 👉
You don’t want to forget all the wonderful memories that you made on your vacation, do you?
Tutorial + How-to: Brown Paper Bag Travel Journal Read More 👉
My kiddo used to be over her building blocks. Whereas she once spent hours building entire wooden cities, she’s into superheroes now. So I made these outdated toys brand-new again, kicked her building block play back into high gear, and totally thrilled the socks off of her just by decoupaging comic book images onto some of her blocks.
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Are scrap booking and other paper crafts your thing? Here are some recycled and reclaimed supplies for all of your paper projects!
Paper Crafts: Choosing Eco-Friendly Paper and Embellishments Read More 👉
Isn’t it hard to part with the beautiful Christmas cards that you receive from family and friends? Last year I made a New Years banner from Christmas cards and Becky has shared Seven Ways to Recycle Greeting Cards, but here are 5 more ways you can recycle all of those gorgeous cards!
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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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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Spring is such an inspiring season to get outside, get active, and get creative! Here are some Spring crafts for kids that you can create together.
5 Eco-Friendly Spring Crafts for Kids Read More 👉
After posting last week’s project, Upcycled Candle Holder into a Mini Easter Basket, I realized I completely skipped over St. Patrick’s Day! To get some inspiration, I visited Pinterest. I found an adorable St. Patrick’s Day banner tutorial from The Crafting Chicks that I loved! I especially liked the “leaves” of the shamrock that were made from hearts. Then, I remembered a post that I saw on TPcraft.com, where they made toilet paper rolls into hearts. Combining the two amazing projects, I came up with toilet paper roll shamrocks!
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This year I wanted to make an upcycled smash book, rather than buy one that uses all new materials. Here’s how you can make your own!
How-to: Make an Upcycled Smash Book Read More 👉
At the most random moments you can find me writing in a journal. I carry one with me wherever I go (most of the time it stays tucked in my purse). Why? Well, I never know when I’m going to be inspired. As a writer, and as a crafter, ideas pop in my head constantly. There are too many times where I’ve thought, “Oh, I need to remember that idea!” but then I quickly forget it. The solution– an awesome journal!
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I have a habit of hoarding things like shoe boxes, newspapers, scrap paper, etc., because I know they can be recycled into a project. An incredible blog called Spunky Junk shared this project on how to use shoe box lids as wall art. Shoe box lids are less expensive than canvas and it’s a great way to recycle! So, I took my shoe box lid, newspaper, and scrap paper and combined it into my own personal wall art!
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If you’re an avid thrifter, it’s easy as pie to find well-loved books to craft with. Have you amassed a collection of books that need a crafty makeover? Here are 10 projects to get you started!
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Here are six craft projects using all of your bits and scraps of wrapping paper from the holiday season.
We like the idea of making recycled paper napkin rings because it encourages the use of real cloth napkins over disposable paper ones. And, when they get worn, you can recycle them and make new ones! Here’s a way to spruce up your dinner napkins and table settings without spending a bunch of cash. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, here are a couple of recycled paper napkin ring ideas that should inspire smiles at the dinner table. Both of these ideas are made from used paper, string/raffia and twigs found in and around the house, and are 100% recyclable.
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Oh, magazines. No matter how I try to keep you out of my life, you seem to claw your way back in. Whether it’s my husband’s gaming mags or issues that friends and family give me to read, those glossy wastes of paper seem to pile up in my house. Luckily, between my own crafty ideas and projects for my crafting class, there are plenty of ways to give those colorful pages a new life rather than tossing them into the bin.
Before you recycle your newspaper, reuse it one last time to make one of these eco-friendly newspaper crafts.
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