DIY: Family Heirloom Christmas Tree Skirt
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DIY: Upcycled Wine Bottle Ideas
Here are five crafty ways to upcycle wine glass bottles. Start collecting wine bottles so you can make a few of these crafts for the holidays and as gifts.
DIY: Drunken Farmer Halloween Decoration
Scarecrow is a great porch prop for the Fall and for Halloween. This easy tutorial for a drunken scare crow uses everything you might have or can get from Goodwill.
DIY: Paper Luminary Covers for Halloween
Make these easy peasy candle holder cover to fancy up your home decor. All you need is a needle and some Halloween themed paper.
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Halloween Craft Roundup
Halloween doesn’t have to be wasteful. With a little bit of imagination and planning, you can have an eco-friendly Halloween. Let’s explore what Halloween decor and costumes we can make to make Halloween greener.
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How-to: Make a Witch’s Hat
A witch is one of the simplest and the easiest characters to be on Halloween. Put on a black outfit and a pointy hat, and you are reading to party. But buying one of those cheap plastic or polyester ones that last a short time is very wasteful. Here is how to make a witch’s hat that will last year after year.
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How to Make an Eco-Friendly Ghost
Make eco-friendly ghosts for Halloween that your Trick-or-Treaters will love. Who says ghosts are scary?
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DIY: Interchangeable Holiday Wreath
Make a wreath that you can interchange the look depending on the season and holiday but with just one wreath frame.
Halloween Craft: Mummified Glass Jar Candle Holder
Make these upcycled glass jar mummy candle holders (lanterns) for Halloween. Group them as a family or put individual pieces on front steps or line them up on the walkway. No matter how you choose to use them, they’ll be sure to bring smiles to your trick or treaters.
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How-to: Pillowcase Trick-or-Treat Tote
A pillowcase tote for Trick-or-Treating is easy to make and it’s a no waste way to upcycle a pillowcase. Here’s how to make this easy peasy Trick-or-Treat tote.
How To: Solar Jack-O-Lantern
You can make this eco-friendly solar Jack-O-Lantern for less than the price of a real pumpkin. And it’s reusable! Here is how.
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Halloween Costume Swap on thredUP
Swap your kids costume for a greener Halloween. thredUP has an awesome program where you can swap outgrown Halloween costumes. Here is how it works.
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Extreme Homemade Halloween Costumes
Have no idea what to be for Halloween? Look at these awesome homemade extreme costumes you can start making.
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Green Tips for a Recycled Halloween
Halloween doesn’t have to be a stressful and wasteful holiday if you put your green crafting skills to work. Here are some ideas on how to make green Halloween less stressful.
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Green Crafting: A Justifiable Means to an End?
Although upcycling and using eco-friendly materials is still preferred but is green crafting a justifiable means to an end when using ‘evil’ materials in the name of upcycling and reusing? What do you think?
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Are PEVA and PUL Safe for Making Reusable Lunch Bags and Wraps?
Food safe fabric for reusable lunch bags and mats can be harder to find than you think. What are the alternatives?
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4 Clever Bottle Cap Crafts for Non-Recyclable Plastic Caps
We shouldn’t use plastic bottles but plastic bottle caps are on milk cartons, orange cartons, and even yogurt drinks. We can’t escape them, even if we don’t drink bottled water. So what do we do with all those non-recyclable plastic bottle caps? Collect them and make these cool functional crafts!
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Crafting with PET Plastic Bottles
Have some plastic PET bottles in your recycling bin? Here are five ways you can craft with them before they hit the recycling plant.
Use up Scrap Fabric with Freezer Paper Applique
Crafting with freezer paper to make appliques and stencils are great way to use up fabric scraps. Here is how to use freezer paper for making appliques and stencils.
Crafty Uses for Old Nail Polish
Got a few old nail polish hidden away in your closet? Here are some crafty uses for them.
Scrap Lab Design Contest
Do you have a great crafty idea using scraps? You should enter the Scrap Lab Design Contest going on right now. The prize for the winner is…
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Five Eco-Friendly Hoop Art Ideas
Hoop wall art is very easy to curate even without knowing how to embroider or sew. Here are five ways you can adorn your wall with vintage hoops.
How To: Make Stamps Using Denim Scraps
Denim scraps are easy to use up but how about those hard hems and edges? Here is one easy peasy way to use them up to make beautiful handstamped wrapping paper.
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5 Awesome T-Shirt Sleeve Crafts
You’ve used up old t-shirts to make various projects. Now you have a pile of cut up sleeves. What do you do with them all? Find out how you can…
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Green Crafter: First World Trash
First World Trash makes functional accessories by recycling billboards and seat belts. The eco-chic items are carried in stores around the world and the owner’s goal is to do what’s good for the people of her hometown than just make accessories. Read more to find out where her ultimate vision lies.
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How-to: Quilt with the Applique Method
The applique quilting method is easy and eco-friendly as it uses t-shirts and other various knick knack clothes for a memory quilt. If you have more than just t-shirts, using the applique method is the way to go if you want to make a memory quilt.
DIY: Crochet Lace Necklace
Here is an easy how-to for making a lace necklace using an all natural fabric stiffening method.
3 Natural Fabric Stiffeners to Make at Home
Check out these natural fabric stiffeners made with common household ingredients, along with the pros and cons for each one!
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Green Crafter: Rustic Carvings
Working with salvage wood is a sure way to green your crafting, if you can navigate those heavy tools. One savvy crafter knows her miter saws from table saw.
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How-to: Make a Dress From Two Shirts
Convert two tired old shirts into a brand new/old dress. This easy tutorial takes only 30 minutes and it will give old shirts a second chance at life, as a dress!
How to: Make a Tank Top from a T-Shirt
Here is an easy way to upcycle a t-shirt into a shirred tank top.
How To: Make a T-Shirt Skirt
Upcycling a t-shirt into an adult skirt is easy and very eco-friendly. Here is how to make a skirt with a large men’s t-shirt.
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Green Crafter: Alex Keller
Alex Keller is a jewelry redesigner who converts vintage jewelry and upcycles them into more modern vintage chic jewelry. Her love of vintage carries into her vintage shop where she sells vintage housewares. Let’s see if she has any tips on vintage shopping.
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How to Upcycle a Coffee Sack into a Fabric Box
Coffee sack burlap is a great sustainable material. It’s natural, biodegradable, and strong. Here is an easy tutorial on how to make a great shabby chic fabric box from an upcycled coffee sack.
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