Turn Disposable Coasters into Forever Coasters
Turn disposable bar coasters into customized, reusable coasters in just a few simple steps!
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Hemp Twine: An Eco Alternative to Baker’s Twine
Baker’s twine is all the rage, but conventional cotton leaves a lot to be desired, from an eco perspective. Hemp twine to the rescue!
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DIY Upcycled Clothing for SUMMER!
When the weather gets hot, the hot get crafty! We’ve rounded up a few video tutorials on how to turn clothing castaways into sassy summer gear.
How To: Make a Pinwheel Brooch from Recycled Felt
Your stash of felt scraps is perfect for whipping up crafty accessories. Here’s how to make a pinwheel brooch using a couple of pieces of scrap felt and a vintage button.
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Fab Fabrics: Undyed Hemp Fabric
We got a note from a reader recently who is looking to switch to an eco-friendly option for her hand-dyed and printed fabrics. The trouble is, she couldn’t track down a source for undyed eco-fabrics.
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How To: Make a Peacock Fascinator from Scrap Felt
If you have felt scraps in a range of sizes, you can whip up this simple, sweet peacock fascinator! Peacock feathers are mega hip right now, but for vegan crafters, the real deal is off limits. Luckily, with some eco-fi felt and a little bit of crafty know-how, you can whip up a cruelty-free fascinator that’s just as lovely.
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4 Polyfill Alternatives for Sustainable Stuffing
Conventional polyfill is petroleum based, so what’s a green crafter to do? Here are some eco-friendlier options for stuffing that pillow or plushie!
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How-To: Make a Pillow Without Polyfill
Who says you need petroleum-based polyfill to stuff a pillow? Not me!
DIY for Dad: Father’s Day Crafts
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and I’ve always found it hardest to create handmade gifts for the men in my life. Here are some projects to jumpstart your creativity this Father’s Day!
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How-to: Shorten a Pair of Pants
Not too long ago, I showed you a quick and dirty way to take in a too big tank top, but that’s not the only way you can use your sewing skills to alter thrifted treasures! Here’s how you can shorten a pair of thrifted pants in just a few simple steps.
Three DIY Necktie Projects
Yesterday, we showed you how to add a little cute to a thrifted necktie with a felt applique, but what about the rest of the ties in your crafty stash? Don’t fret! We’ve got you covered with some super fun necktie crafts.
How-to: Fancy Up a Necktie with Applique
With Father’s Day and graduations coming up, a modded-out necktie is a perfect gift to have handy, and it’s easy as pie to dress up a thrifted necktie with a custom applique made from recycled felt! Since ties are pretty narrow, this is also a great project for felt scraps that you might have saved up.
Trashion on the Runway: Upcycled Fashion Inspiration
The University of Minnesota held its annual Trashion Fashion show in April, and it’s full of upcycling inspiration!
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How-to: Take in a Tank Top
One of the things that intimidates people about sewing is it seems like a very precise art. Of course, sewing can be that way, but not every project requires complete precision and control. In fact, there are lots of beginner sewing and mending projects that require a lot less skill than you might think! Taking in a too-big tank top is one of these.
Bike Crafts for National Bike Month
There’s just a week left in National Bike Month, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to get your bike-friendly craft on. Let’s make it bike month every month!
Sewing Room DIY Projects
It’s probably because I just completed a studio makeover, but I’m obsessed with finding little DIY ways to make my sewing room that much cooler.
Here are a few of the sewing room DIY projects that have been catching my eye these days.
Betz White + Robert Kaufman = Inspiration
Green crafty superstar Betz White is teaming up with Robert Kaufman to release a line of GOTS certified organic cotton fabric!
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Fab Fabrics: Suzanne Lee on Growing Your Own Clothes
In this TED Talk, Suzanne Lee talks about an exciting new technology that would allow designers to grow clothing in a process similar to making kombucha at home.
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Pill Bottle Craft Projects
Once you’ve finished taking or safely disposed of the contents, those empty plastic pill bottles are actually useful for all sorts of fun crafty projects! Here are a few ideas to get you going.
Zero Waste Sewing
Zero waste has been a growing trend in the fashion industry, and I’m very excited to see it catching on in the craft world, as well!
3 Awesome, Upcycled Cinco de Mayo Decorations
Cinco de Mayo is just a few days away, but there’s still time to get your DIY on if you’re planning some festivities. Whip up some guac and margaritas to go along with these crafty decorations, and celebrate Cinco de Mayo in DIY style!
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Recycled Craft Room Decorating Ideas
We’re building an addition on our house, and when it’s all finished up, I’m going to have my very own craft room. Right now, my husband and I are sharing the front office of our house, but soon he’s going to move his music and writing stuff into his own office, and I am planning to totally redo the room to make it a crafty sanctuary.
Of course, no craft room would be complete without some good storage and organizing solutions! Here are some of the recycled ways I’m hoping to deck out my new studio.
Vegan Crafting Made Easy: Making Vegan Jewelry
You might not think of animal products when you think jewelry, but there are more sneaky animal components to jewelry making than it might seem at first glance. Like we’ve talked about before, vegan doesn’t equal green, so it takes a bit of extra love to find eco-friendly alternatives to animal products. Here are some places where you might encounter animal products in jewelry making and ways you can replace those products.
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Suitcase DIY: 3 Craft Projects for Vintage Suitcases
What is it about vintage suitcases? I think they carry so much history. Those sturdy, beautiful, old-timey pieces of luggage are packed full of trips and stories. Vintage suitcases are not so ideal for modern travel: they’re heavier than modern suitcases and they often don’t have those handy wheels on the bottom, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still worth salvaging! Here are a few suitcase DIY projects that rethink those suitcases.
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Vegan Crafting Made Easy: Knit and Crochet
We’ve talked about vegan sewing supplies and vegan soap making, and I don’t want you fiber artists to be left out! There are lots of wonderful options for vegan knit and crochet supplies. It just takes a little bit of extra attention to materials to suss out common animal products.
Fab Fabrics: New Organic Cotton Prints from Betz White
These super-sized, bold prints from Betz White are perfect for those spring sewing projects!
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April Stash Bust: Five Projects to Bust That Fabric Stash
Kelly talked last week about the April Stash Bust, and we’re pretty excited about busting our stashes around here! That “use what you have” mentality is part of the heart of green crafting, and there are so many fun, creative ways to take supplies you have on hand and turn them into something wonderful. Here are a few stash busting projects for those fabric scraps!
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Vegan Crafting Made Easy: Vegan Soap Making
With a little help from Tracy Perkins, vegan soap superstar, we take a look at common animal ingredients that vegan soap makers should look out for and what vegan soap making supplies are out there.
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Vegan Crafting Made Easy: Vegan Sewing Supplies
One of the main things I hear from non-vegans about the vegan lifestyle is that it seems difficult. While I agree that any lifestyle change is tough, I don’t think going vegan is any harder than any other big life change. It takes a little bit of research, a bit of knowledge, and some compassion.
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Fab Fabrics: Geometric Prints from Ten14 Textiles
Ten14 Testiles prints bold, geometric designs on a variety of different organic fabrics and even offers custom design for a fabric that’s 100% unique!
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5 Upcycled Bunny Crafts for Easter
Easter is just a few weeks away, so there’s plenty of time to create bunny-themed crafts with those kiddies! When you’re looking for Easter decorations and basket stuffers, it’s easy to go for plastic, disposable, and generally eco-unfriendly options. Instead, why not use your crafty skills to make some cute, Easter crafts without the waste!
In case you’re not feeling super inspired, here’s a roundup of upcycled bunnies to get you going
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Green Crafts at American Craft Council Atlanta
What was hip and green at this year’s ACC Atlanta show? I scoped out the scene and rounded up some of the best green finds!
Green Crafter Profile: Ties That Matter
Crafter Laura Martin teamed up with two friends to turn a hobby into a force for good in the Atlanta community.
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Japan Earthquake Relief: Crafters Give Back
As I see more and more photos and reports coming out of Japan, my heart goes out to the people coping with the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. The people of Japan need our help and support right now, and the crafty community is doing what it does best: using our crafty skills to make a difference. Here are a few crafters that are reaching out. If you know of others or you’re working on a crafty way to raise money for Japan earthquake relief, please tell us in the comments!
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Quilting Day 2011: Eco-Friendly Quilting Supplies
Did you know there was a National Quilting Day? It’s just around the corner, on March 19th. Let’s celebrate eco-friendly quilting this year with some green quilting supplies!
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Etsy Artist Paints with Pollution
David Janesko creates beautiful art pieces using electronic and toxic waste.
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