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.
The holiday-themed Starbucks coffee sleeves are especially festive this year, so I slipped them off of all of our coffee cups and upcycled them into gift toppers.
Make a Starbucks Coffee Sleeve Gift Topper Read More 👉
With all of the cute ideas for decorating clear ornaments out there, though, it can sometimes be tricky to choose only the ones that are eco-friendly.
21 Eco-Friendly Ways to Fill Clear Ornaments Read More 👉
Before you head to the nearest big-box store with a shopping list in hand, check out my list of truly easy DIY gifts.
17 Easy DIY Gifts for Everyone on Your List Read More 👉
Let’s have a very merry upcycled Christmas!
Two Dozen Upcycled Crafts for Christmas Read More 👉
Some of the best holiday decorations come from nature!
19 Nature Crafts for Christmas Read More 👉
There are actually tons of ways to re-use those filled-in coloring pages. Read on to find your next favorite project.
23 Crafts to Make with Adult Coloring Pages Read More 👉
I know that this former grocery store standard is happily being phased out in many areas, but if you’ve still got a stash under your sink, then check out some of these brown paper bag crafts and get it cleared out before Christmas!
26 Brown Paper Bag Crafts Read More 👉
A brown paper bag journal is quick, easy, and makes a great writing and drawing surface! Grab a bag from the recycle bin and follow the easy instructions.
How to Make a Brown Paper Bag Journal Read More 👉
You have enough cups to drink tea out of–take a few teacups out of your stash and make some of these teacup crafts, instead!
17 Upcycled Teacup Crafts Read More 👉
Today on Crafting a Green World, we’re taking a look at MATTER, a socially-motivated business focusing on affordable luxury, thoughtful design, and provenance to create travel wear with stories to tell.
Buying Clothes that MATTER Read More 👉
My daughter wanted to figure out how to make matching skirts for her and a friend. With just two yards of fabric, you can do this, too!
Make 2 Matching Skirts from 2 Yards of Fabric Read More 👉
If made correctly, a teacup candle is beautiful, useful, and endlessly refillable. You’ll love its warm light and gentle scent, and you’ll enjoy your teacup candle far more than you would a boring old store-bought container candle.
How to Make a Teacup Candle Read More 👉
Even if you’re careful and eco-conscious, every now and then you probably use a disposable coffee cup. Don’t throw it out! Try these disposable coffee cup crafts instead.
11 Disposable Coffee Cup Crafts Read More 👉
If you like the look of the teacup candle, but don’t necessarily want to put forth the time and effort to make one, then let me talk you out of that and into the just as pretty, but MUCH simpler, alternate: the teacup candle holder.
How to Make a Teacup Candle Holder Read More 👉
If you’ve got something small that you want to show off, but don’t want to get damaged, keep it safe AND on display by turning it into a treasure in a bottle charm!
Make a Treasure in a Bottle Charm Read More 👉
This fifth grader wants you to help send a girl to school. She launched a charitable crafty business to help young girls get the educations they deserve.
Buy Lily’s Lovebirds and Send a Girl to School Read More 👉
If you want to be a character from Harry Potter, you need yourself a good Hogwarts robe.
Here’s an Easy Way to Make a Hogwarts Robe Read More 👉
From colorful leaves to acorns to pretty gourds, you’ll find plenty of beautiful things in the great outdoors to make the following festive projects.
15 Thanksgiving Nature Crafts Read More 👉
Save some cash and reduce your impact this Thanksgiving with these recycled Thanksgiving crafts!
15 Thanksgiving Crafts from Recycled Materials Read More 👉
Y’all know we LOVE our toilet paper tube crafts here at CAGW!
Craft Book Review: Even More Toilet Paper Tube Crafts! Read More 👉
These reusable, DIY chalkboard gift tags came together in just minutes, from the scraps leftover from making my latest batch of album cover bookmarks.
How to Make Reusable Chalkboard Gift Tags Read More 👉
Do you love to knit and have lots of little pieces of surplus yarn to show for it?
Crafty Call-to-Arms: Knit Finger Puppets for Kids at IWK Health Centre Read More 👉
So you’ve found a favorite project to upcycle that unplayable vinyl record. You still need ways to reuse that album cover, right? What should you do?
12 Ways to Reuse an Album Cover Read More 👉
If you need something a lot sturdier than plain paper, but you still want to craft with some upcycled materials, then this cardboard record album cover and duct tape bookmark is for you!
Make a Cardboard Record Album Cover and Duct Tape Bookmark Read More 👉
Keep your fingers BEHIND the cutting edge, my Friends. BEHIND the cutting edge.
Craft Knife Safety, or, How I Cut Part of My Fingertip Off Read More 👉
Here’s how to repair a child’s ballet shoe, the quick and easy way. You can even teach your kid to do this herself, so she can fix her own ballet shoe next time it breaks.
How to Repair a Child’s Ballet Shoe Read More 👉
There are tons of super cute ways to recycle a vinyl record. Read on to find your next favorite project!
30 Ways to Recycle a Vinyl Record Read More 👉
You’re going to have the coolest school supplies on the planet when you make yourself an upcycled folder from a cardboard record album cover.
How to Make an Upcycled Folder from a Cardboard Record Album Cover Read More 👉
Halloween is enough of a sugar rush as it is–no need to put even more candy, much less artificial food coloring, in your homemade treats and party food.
18 Non-Candy Halloween Treats Read More 👉
Halloween crafts don’t have to be all plastic and pre-fab; check out these 11 Halloween nature crafts for some green ways to celebrate!
13 Halloween Nature Crafts Read More 👉
Keep your Halloween green, Friends, with these 32 Halloween crafts from recycled materials!
30+ Halloween Crafts from Recycled Materials Read More 👉
ell whoever pulled it out in the first place to be more careful next time, because that’s five minutes of your life that you aren’t going to get back!
How to Replace a Drawstring Read More 👉
Check out all of the awesome stuff that you can make with plarn, including how to make plastic yarn in the first place.
26 Projects to Make with Plarn Read More 👉
The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic–Sleeping mats! Out of plastic bags!–but the truth is that it’s totally do-able.
Make Plarn Sleeping Mats for the Homeless Read More 👉
Celebrate the change in seasons AND divert some trash from the waste stream with these great recycled crafts for autumn.
20 Recycled Autumn Craft Ideas Read More 👉
