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.
You want to make a hat for your cat. Let’s just establish that, okay? Like, trying to deny it and pretending that cats in hats isn’t an interest of yours are just not going to be options here.
Cats in Hats: You’re Welcome (+ a giveaway!) Read More 👉
“This bouquet is so beautiful!” you said. “I’m going to dry all these flowers!” you said!
Awesome!
… Now what?
27 Dried Flower Crafts Read More 👉
If you haven’t been feeding the birds all winter, this is a great time to start! And if you have been feeding them all winter, this is a great time to mix things up by adding some new homemade bird feeders to welcome the spring migrants.
The 20 Best Bird Feeders That You Can Make Read More 👉
Pysanky is like Egg Dyeing: Master Level, except that it’s actually quite accessible–my eight-year-old did it, and my ten-year-old, and my husband, and fumble-fingered ME!
We Made Pysanky Eggs–and So Can YOU!!! Read More 👉
Those little notebooks at the Dollar Store sure are cute, but even cuter are the notebooks that you make yourself.
How to Make an Upcycled Notebook Read More 👉
Cardboard is sturdy, it’s easy to cut and fold, easy to paint and glue, and best of all… it’s FREE!
Organize it with Cardboard: Upcycled Cardboard Organization Projects Read More 👉
Because you’ve got to give the kids something to do while you drink green beer.
An ounce of waste for every cup of coffee–that’s what Keurig is doing to our planet. And I’m pretty sure that all the glue guns in the world can’t fix this problem.
Keurig K-Cups are Killing our Planet Read More 👉
Because you really don’t need that many hard-boiled eggs.
How to Blow out an Egg Read More 👉
Feel less guilty about polishing off that box of Thin Mints. Save the cardboard for one of these Girl Scout Cookie box crafts!
15 Girl Scout Cookie Box Crafts Read More 👉
Here’s how I constructed two superhero costumes out of nothing but old T-shirts, fold-over elastic, and some thread.
The Awesomes: Superhero Costumes Sewn from Old T-shirts Read More 👉
It is really not that hard to sew jersey knit fabric, and even to applique it, without any kind of fusible webbing whatsoever.
How to Applique Jersey Knit without Using Fusibles Read More 👉
A lens cap leash is nice if you’ve got a wandering lens cap, like I do, but it’s also extremely handy for keeping track of your lens cap for you while you’re busy shooting photos.
Make a DIY Camera Lens Cap Leash Read More 👉
The ubiquitous art of coloring Easter egga has gotten weird, as every year marketers try to make your kids want to buy something ever more elaborate, just to dye Easter eggs.
Coloring Easter Eggs: 20 Natural Alternatives to Easter Egg Dye Read More 👉
Whether you’ve got a craft fair, street festival, urban yard sale, protest rally, or, yes, Girl Scout cookie booth in the works, a DIY sandwich board is an excellent, albeit old-school, way to get the word out. Here’s how to make a sandwich board with materials that you can get for free.
How to Make a Sandwich Board Read More 👉
Sure, you can buy trains and train accessories for your kids. Or you could make them some DIY train crafts to save money and create something totally special for them.
Spotted: Cardboard Train Bridge from Pink Stripey Socks + 17 More DIY Train Crafts Read More 👉
I pretend that St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that’s made for pretty rainbow crafts, and I’m happy to oblige.
Spotted: Rainbow Whole-Fruit Popsicles + 24 More Rainbow Crafts Read More 👉
From their science fair board to their cookie booth display, my girls go through a lot of tri-fold display boards. No longer!
Make a Science Fair Board that Your Kids Can Use Over and Over Read More 👉
My kiddos, looking for “prizes” to give away to good customers at their cookie booths this year, created bookmarks out of old Girl Scout cookie boxes.
Make Bookmarks from Girl Scout Cookie Boxes Read More 👉
The one play dough recipe that I always keep coming back to. This is the recipe I’ve been making for my kids for a full decade now.
The Only Play Dough Recipe that You’ll Ever Need Read More 👉
You don’t have to buy a bunch of valentines from the store so that your kid can have a happy day. Let them make these class valentines themselves instead!
20 Different Class Valentines that Kids can Make Read More 👉
That headline is no typo. You can’t just make quilts for kids in need, and this group helps well-meaning crafters create hospital-friendly quilts.
Quilts for Kids: Making Quilts for Kids in Need Read More 👉
You don’t have to be a dad to make the super cool crafts from the new crafty book Made By Dad. But you do have to like making things for the kids in your life.
Made by Dad: A Crafty Book Review Read More 👉
Repairing a broken toy is the WORST! Here’s how to fix a broken plastic toy so that it stays fixed.
How to Fix a Broken Plastic Toy Read More 👉
Here are 24 fun crafts for kids that will get you upcycling that old oatmeal canister into something new and fun and useful again.
Fun Crafts for Kids: 24 Ways to Reuse an Oatmeal Container Read More 👉
Here’s a way to build a box set book case that will help with organizing books and keeping them dust-free and ready to binge-read.
Organizing Books with a DIY Cardboard Book Case Read More 👉
Too soon to think about summer camp, you say?
I totally agree, except that it’s not.
Spotted: Sew a Child’s Sleeping Bag + 8 More Summer Camp Crafts Read More 👉
It’s a real-life exercise that will make the concept of volume stick.
Cool Math Games: The Newspaper Structure Volume Challenge Read More 👉
I know that you love popcorn as much as I do, so I hope that you’ll also be as stoked as I am about this giant list of recipes and eco-friendly crafts all about POPCORN!!!
15 Popcorn Crafts for National Popcorn Day Read More 👉
If you, too, have a well-fitting leotard to copy, then you can make your own comfy cotton leotard out of a T-shirt. Here’s how to make a leotard from a tee.
How to Make a Leotard from an Old T-Shirt Read More 👉
Grrr, why do board games suck so MUCH to store?!? Here are ten crafty ways to make your board game storage neat and tidy.
10 Ideas for Better Board Game Storage Read More 👉
Here’s how the kids turn their Christmas tree into these tree branch paintbrushes.
Let Your Kids Paint with Their Christmas Tree: Tree Branch Paintbrushes Read More 👉
Cinnamon Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer, why are you made of cancer?
Spotted: Homemade Coffee Creamer from Deliciously Organic, and 10 other Coffee Crafts Read More 👉
Because these drawstring backpacks are so quick and easy to make, and because they take so few materials (you probably have all of it in your stash right now), it’s simple to make one for each activity that you or your enthusiastic young one likes to do.
How-to: Make a Drawstring Backpack Read More 👉
Here at Crafting a Green World, we tend to think that every single post that we write is our Best. Post. EVER!
We’re enthusiastic like that.
Best of Crafting Green: Our Top Ten Posts from 2014 Read More 👉
How much waste did you contribute to your local landfill this holiday season?
Holiday Waste: What to Recycle, and What to Upcycle Read More 👉
