MOO Cards Winners!
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the MOO card giveaway! It was great to read all of your comments. We used a random number generator to choose our three winners and they are….
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How To: Make an Upcycled Faux Headboard
Headboards make such a lovely focal point for the bedroom, but they’re often pretty pricey. Even mass-produced headboards from the big box store can get expensive, and those don’t have the best environmental footprint, either. Luckily, with some fabric from your scrap bin, some recycled felt, and our handy templates, you can whip up your very own upcycled faux headboard!
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Reminder: A Few Days Left to Win a Pack of 100 New “Green” Cards from MOO
Not only are they launching an eco-friendly line of cards, but they want to give away three sets of 100 MOO cards each to some lucky Crafting a Green World readers! Since I know lots of you guys own crafty businesses, I thought you might dig a chance to try out some eco-friendly promo materials from a small company. There are a few days left to enter!
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We Are Hiring!
Do you love Crafting a Green World? Are you a great writer with a passion for creative re-use? We’re interested in recruiting crafters, makers, and re-users!
Giveaway: Win a Pack of 100 New “Green” Cards from MOO
Not only are they launching an eco-friendly line of cards, but they want to give away three sets to some lucky Crafting a Green World readers! Since I know lots of you guys own crafty businesses, I thought you might dig a chance to try out some eco-friendly promo materials from a small company. There are a few ways that you can enter to win your set of 100 MOO cards…
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Green Crafty Resources: An Infographic!
My good friend and fellow green crafter Shannon Mulkey and I did a panel at this year’s Summit of Awesome, and it was….awesome! We felt like it was a bit silly to print or photocopy disposable paper handouts for a green crafting panel, so instead I whipped up this infographic sharing a lot of the resources we talked about on the panel.
For you folks that couldn’t make it out to the Summit this year, I wanted to share the graphic here with you! Here it is.
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DIY Halloween is Greener, Kinder
Here in the U.S., we’re predicted to spend over $7 billion on Halloween this year. That’s billion. And most of what we’re buying is not so great for the planet. This year, use your crafty prowess to have a greener, kinder Halloween.
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How-to: Make Upcycled Tin Lanterns for Halloween
Halloween decorations can be incredibly wasteful, but they don’t have to be! You could buy plastic decorations that you’ll probably only use once, but with a little crafty know-how, you can whip up your own custom decorations that are less wasteful and have a whole lot of heart. Karen showed you how to mummify glass candle holders and make paper luminary covers, and you can use reclaimed tin cans to make some light-up Halloween decorations, too!
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10 Crafty Ideas for Old Books
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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How-to: Make Glue-Free Book Page Bunting
Confession time: I am obsessed with bunting. Anything strung up in a row just seems strikes me as so sweet and eye-catching. When one of my very favorite people had a birthday coming up, I decided to whip up a bit of bunting for his party. He’s an amazing writer, so book pages felt like the perfect medium for his birthday streamer. Here’s how you can make your own!
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Five Alternatives to Conventional Cotton
We talked yesterday about the dirty side of conventional cotton, but what’s a green crafter to do?
Cotton: The Dirty Truth about “The Fabric of our Lives”
Cotton has some really great marketing behind it, but conventional cotton has some dirty secrets.
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Five Quick Green Craft Projects
One thing that I hear from a lot of folks is that they aren’t into crafting because they don’t have time. Nonsense, I say! Sure, some craft projects are time consuming and require lots of detail and care, but you don’t need hours and hours of free time to get crafty!
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How-to: Burlap Chevron Paintings
This project was a lot of fun to do, and it combines two things that I love: mod design and burlap!
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10 Burlap Craft Projects
Don’t you just love burlap? It’s eco-friendly, cheap (sometimes even free!), and gives any project a bit of Earthy, shabby chic appeal. There are lots of fun ways that you can incorporate burlap into your crafty endeavors! Here are some tips on finding burlap and a list of burlap craft projects to help kickstart your crafting.
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How-to: Make a Burlap Sunglasses Case
Instead of buying new, I decided whip up a sunglasses case using supplies that were already in my craft room. Hurrah! This case was a surprise, so those are my giant, white sunglasses in the photos. He wears pretty big glasses, too, so I modeled the size on my huge pair. If you wear less chunky sunglasses, you might want to size this sunglasses case tutorial down a bit to accommodate, so they’ll fit snugly.
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Balancing The Green in Your Crafty Business
I’m going to talk a little bit about my own business, and where I’m doing well and where I am still sorting things out in the green department. I encourage you guys to take a look at your processes and do the same! It’s not about feeling guilty; it’s just about growing. From time to time, it’s great to take an honest look at what you’re doing and see how you can do even better!
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Fab Fabrics: Stitch Collection from Betz White
We are huge Betz White fans around here, so when she announced her partnership with Robert Kaufman to produce a line of eco-friendly fabrics, we were downright thrilled!
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Crafty Reuse: 10 DIY Jewelry Projects from Recycled Materials
Store bought jewelry can come with a hefty environmental impact. From the new materials to produce them to the carbon footprint that goes with shipping them all over the world, that snazzy pair of earrings from the big box store are a little bit on the heavy side. Luckily, you don’t have to buy mass-produced jewelry! Instead, you can divert some waste from the landfill and whip up cute, DIY jewelry of your very own. Here are some projects to get you going.
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How-to: Vintage Necktie Cowl
You know I love a necktie craft, and this vintage cowl was a super fun way to turn an old necktie into something useful and new!
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Board Game Crafts: Five Projects You Can Make to Upcycle Old Games
Board games are a fun way to spend time with your friends or family, but what can you do when they’ve outlived their usefulness?
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How-to: Make a Travel Tic Tac Toe Game
It’s quick and easy to whip up a travel tic tac toe set to keep the kiddos busy on your next road trip.
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10 Gadget Cases for Your Inner Geek
Are you crazy for your iPhone or in love with your PSP? All of those gadgets and gizmos keep us connected and entertained, and the least that we can do is protect them from dings and scratches by whipping up cases for them!
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How-to: Make an Upcycled Kindle Case in 10 Steps
My husband just got a Kindle, and he is loving it! He loves that it’s small and that he can instantly snag new books whenever he wants. What he doesn’t love is worrying about his Kindle getting damaged in his bag on the way to and from the train station, so I thought I’d whip him up a simple little cozy to keep it safe and sound.
This Kindle cozy took less than an hour to make, and it fits his Kindle like a glove!
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How-to: Make Cloth Napkins
Paper napkins are a huge waste of resources. Not only does it take energy and trees to produce all of those disposable napkins, but once the meal is through, you have to toss them in the trash, since you can’t recycle that food-soaked paper. Cloth napkins might feel like a fancy-dinner-party-only sort of thing, but that doesn’t have to be true at all! It’s easy as pie to whip up a batch of cloth napkins, and you can make yourself a bunch, so you have some for every day use and a set for special occasions, if you like.
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Fab Fabrics: Fall/Winter Line from ten14 organic textiles
We’ve covered the beautiful, bold prints from ten14 organic textiles before, and I’m drooling over Josi’s new line of fabrics just for fall and winter!
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Upcycled Superhero Craft Roundup
A few action figures are fine, but wouldn’t playtime be even more fun with something that has a little bit more heart?
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How-to: Make Felt Superhero Badges
Action figures are all well and good, but what could be cooler than a Superman-style badge with the first letter of your very own name?
How-to: Upcycled Cork Pirate Ships
Not only were these little cork ships simple and fun to make, they put a nice dent in my hefty stash of wine corks!
Natural and Organic Sewing Notions: A Resource Guide
We’ve explored some options for natural and organic sewing notions before, but it’s been a while, and there are more options out there than ever!
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Upcycled Party Decorations Roundup
Yesterday, we made some upcycled pinwheel party decorations, and there are lots of other ways to deck out your soiree without all of the waste.
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How-to: Create Upcycled Pinwheel Party Decorations
Party decor can mean a lot of waste, but it doesn’t have to! Instead of heading to the party supply store for generic decorations, you can raid your recycle bin and upcycle yourself some pinwheel party decorations instead.
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How-to: Make a Dream Catcher from Old Guitar Strings
You can’t recycle used guitar strings, but you can upcycle them into a super sweet dream catcher!
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Green Crafter: Bike Art
Crafter Sadie Sigford rescues discarded bicycle parts from her local bike shop and turns them into handmade treasures.
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Four Upcycled Home Decor Projects
Yesterday, we made a table runner from scrap fabric, but what are some other ways to use what you have to add a little DIY flair to your home?
DIY Home: Make a Table Runner from Scrap Fabric
My father-in-law’s birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and on the day of the party I decided that our tablescape would be a billion times cuter is I had a cheery quilted table runner as a centerpiece. A quick dip into my fabric stash, and a few hours later I had a runner all ready to rock. Here’s how!
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