I'm a writer, crafter, Zombie Preparedness Planner, and homeschooling momma of two kids who will hopefully someday transition into using their genius for good, not the evil machinations and mess-making in which they currently indulge. I'm interested in recycling and nature crafts, food security, STEM education, and the DIY lifestyle, however it's manifested--making myself some underwear out of T-shirts? Done it. Teaching myself guitar? Doing it right now. Visit my blog Craft Knife for a peek at our very weird handmade homeschool life, and my etsy shop Pumpkin+Bear for a truly odd number of rainbow-themed beeswax pretties.
If you like to knit or crochet but don’t feel like you ever have the time to make a finished piece, so how can you possibly craft for charity, then I have the perfect organization for you.
Crafting for Good: Warm Up America! Read More 👉
There are so many ways to decorate real Easter eggs, and that’s how it stays fun every year.
40 Ways to Decorate REAL Easter Eggs Read More 👉
One of the easiest ways to have a beautiful stash of heirloom Easter eggs is to buy wooden eggs and then embellish them.
How-to: Woodburned Easter Eggs with Watercolor Stain Read More 👉
And yes, I am probably going back for the Prancing Pony mug.
Handmade Reviews: My New Favorite Mug is from Functional Mud Read More 👉
Want to give traumatized or hospitalized children something secure and soft to cuddle? Check out Project Linus, which provides handmade quilts and blankets to children in need across the country.
Crafting for Good: Project Linus Read More 👉
And now you’re left wondering whether, after the trouble that you took to order them and the time and resources spent to package and mail them to you, you should actually plant them at all.
Cheerios Gave You Free Seeds. Should You Plant Them? Read More 👉
Here are all the eco-friendly non-Easter egg ways to decorate your home for Easter!
21 Eco-Friendly Easter Crafts Read More 👉
Start spring off right by raiding your recycling bin and cleaning out your stash, because you’re going to love this list of spring crafts, all made from recycled materials!
16 Recycled Crafts for Spring Read More 👉
Don’t head to the store for a bunch of stuff to help your house look more spring-like, because nature is on your side.
17 Nature Crafts for Spring Read More 👉
Check out these awesome homemade postcard tutes, and then go raid the recycling bin!
One Dozen Homemade Postcards to Make and Mail Read More 👉
Postcards made from food packaging?
Kind of the easiest thing EVER.
Make Postcards from Food Packaging Read More 👉
Drowning in cute, completed coloring book pages? Here’s a fun way to give those pages another life while spreading some joy around.
Turn a Coloring Book Page into a Postcard Read More 👉
There is yet another wasteful enemy of Girl Scout Cookie Season: the Girl Scout cookie cases.
8 Cool Ways to Reuse Girl Scout Cookie Cases Read More 👉
Check out these eco-friendly treats, decorations, and fun activities that will make your St. Patrick’s Day great!
16 Eco-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Crafts Read More 👉
Kids and their display boards, amiright?
How to Make a Display Board from Upcycled Girl Scout Cookie Cases Read More 👉
This coloring book page bookmark looks especially nice when made from one of those adult coloring book pages with lots of patterns, or when fussy cut to pick out an extra-cute detail from a larger coloring book page.
How to Upcycle a Coloring Book Page into a Bookmark Read More 👉
My favorite way to craft with T-shirts is to refashion them into yet more pieces of clothing.
Clothing Refashioned: 35 Ways to Refashion a T-shirt Read More 👉
Enlarging an existing pattern by a fraction of an inch is a pretty common thing to have to do.
Pattern Drafting: How to Draft a Curve Read More 👉
Sewing for kids gets harder as they get older.
Pattern Review: The Oliver + S School Bus T-Shirt Read More 👉
Cats and dogs deserve our crafty love, too, especially when they’re all alone in an animal shelter.
Craft for Good with The Snuggles Project Read More 👉
If you sew, and especially if you love to upcycle, the upcycled denim skirt is a rite of passage. Here’s how to make one!
How to Sew an Upcycled Denim Skirt from Your Old Blue Jeans Read More 👉
Bring the outside in for Valentine’s Day this year, with any one of these nature crafts!
17 Valentine’s Day Nature Crafts Read More 👉
The Craftys is the awards ceremony that celebrates the best in DIY and craft across the United States.
“The Craftys” Awards Show Comes to NYC Read More 👉
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be a time to spend money or buy a bunch of new junk–not when you can use your own junk to make all of these awesome things!
Two Dozen Recycled Crafts for Valentine’s Day Read More 👉
If you need an excuse to make something adorable this week, don’t forget February 2!
13 Eco-Friendly Groundhog Day Crafts Read More 👉
Do you love to knit, crochet, or sew?
Do you love babies?
If so, you should be making something small and adorable to donate to Touching Little Lives!
Crafting for Good: Touching Little Lives Read More 👉
CDs, DVDs, and old vinyl records are a great base for constructing mandalas on top of, because they’re already perfectly round, and so sturdy that you can display your finished, upcycled mandala anywhere you’d like.
11 Upcycled Mandalas from CDs, DVDs, and Vinyl Record Albums Read More 👉
Looking for a little more love in your life? Then check out this love-themed artist trading card swap, run by Mark Montano of Big-Ass Craft Book fame.
Join the Valentine’s Day Artist Trading Card Swap with Mark Montano Read More 👉
This mandala, made from an upcycled CD and plenty of buttons, is an easy craft to make, and an easy craft to make look cute.
How-to: Make an Upcycled Mandala with Buttons and a CD Read More 👉
Check out this list below, and see how easy it is to upcycle that empty sack into something super awesome.
18 Feed Sack Crafts Read More 👉
The next time that a Netflix DVD comes to rescue you from your lonely life, don’t just toss that flap. Instead, check out the list below, and find your next favorite upcycling project!
5 Projects to Make with That Netflix Envelope Flap Read More 👉
Bridge and Beyond is an organization that provides warm handmade goods for individuals experiencing homelessness in Central Ohio.
Craft for Good with Bridge and Beyond Read More 👉
Marchers and supporters for the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017, have inspired an international craftivist movement called The Pussyhat Project.
Craftivism: The Pussyhat Project Read More 👉
