10 Recycled Kid Art Supply Storage Ideas
Are your kid’s crayons and paint brushes getting out of control? These are the upcycled kid art storage ideas I’m looking at for my own kid’s messy art stash.
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What to Do with a Vintage Flour Sack: 13 Projects
Vintage flour sacks are still fairly easy to obtain and not too spendy, but nevertheless quite lovely, and they make excellent crafting supplies.
How to Make a Vintage Cornmeal Sack Kitchen Sachet
Here’s a bit of kitchen decor that’s also useful–a vintage cornmeal sack that’s secretly a sachet!
Create an Adorable Scrabble Ornament
It’s never too early to make some holiday crafts like this adorable scrabble ornament!
Make a No-Sew Silverware Holder for the Holiday Table
Hosting a dinner party? Wow your guests with burlap no-sew silverware holders!
How to Reupholster a Footstool in 7 Steps
Have a footstool, bench, or chair that needs a fresh, new look? Here’s how to reupholster a footstool or any removable cushion that could use a fabric upgrade.
How to Spray Paint a Chandelier
Here’s how to spray paint an outdated chandelier to give it a fresh, modern look.
20 DIY Backpack Tutorials for Back to School
School will be in session before we know it! Create your own (or your child’s) backpack this year with these amazing DIY backpack tutorials.
16 Quick and Easy 4th of July Crafts
Independence Day is this weekend! If you need some last-minute decorations or activities, we’ve got 16 easy 4th of July crafts for you and the kids.
Make a DIY Indoor Herb Garden for Earth Day!
Celebrate spring with an Earth Day Craft! What are we making? A DIY Herb Garden, of course! It’s so easy you won’t believe it!
15 Outdoor Wedding Ideas you Can Make Yourself
A handful of my friends had outdoor weddings, and I love the way that they incorporated the natural scenery into their wedding decor. These are some of the outdoor wedding ideas inspired by my own friends’ beautiful wedding ceremonies.
10 DIY Christmas Ornaments: More Love, Less Stuff
Deck your tree with some super fun DIY Christmas Ornaments instead of buying new this year. You can save some money and reduce your holiday waste!
Spotted: DIY Chair Cushions from Old Coffee Sacks
How cute are these DIY chair cushions that I spotted while teleworking at a coffee shop?
30 Awesome DIY Jewelry Organizer Projects!
Is your jewelry out of control? Get it all together with these 30 DIY jewelry organizer projects!
Fix It! 20 Ways to Mend and Repair Things That Are Broken
Got a broken thing? Don’t pitch it. Fix it! Here are lots of ways to repair instead of replace.
Spotted: Patriotic Button Art!
It’s simple to create this DIY patriotic button art project from our sister site, Feel Good Style!
Toddler Activity Box from an Old Wipe Container
This homemade toddler activity box took minutes to put together, was totally free, and entertains my son Darrol to no end!
50 DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crafts You Need to See!
Do you love toilet paper roll crafts as much as we do? Today we’re sharing 50 projects that you need to see!
Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate: 50 DIY Map Projects for Your Home
Do you have any maps in your craft stash? You can reduce, reuse, redecorate with these incredible 50 DIY map projects!
21 DIY Men’s Valentine’s Day Gifts
Need some ideas for DIY men’s Valentine’s Day gifts? We’ve got a whole slew of them!
23 Valentine’s Day Ideas: Sweet Heart Decor
Need some handmade Valentine’s Day ideas? We’ve got you covered with this ultimate list of lovey-dovey DIY goodness!
Holiday Crafts: 14 DIY Eco-Friendly Christmas Ornaments
Skip the big box stores this year and create your own holiday crafts like these DIY eco-friendly Christmas ornaments!
School Lunch Ideas: 7 Crafty Ways to Pack a Waste-Free Lunch
A healthy bagged lunch is as much about the packaging as the food inside. Check out these DIY school lunch ideas for a waste-free lunch!
Holiday Crafts: An Embroidery Hoop Ornament
I can’t stop creating holiday crafts like this easy DIY embroidery hoop ornament!
How To: Make a No Sew Sunglasses Case
I’ve admired Becky’s Burlap Sunglasses Case for quite some time now, but I have no sewing skills at all. My solution? Create a no sew sunglasses case with my handy-dandy hot glue gun!
How-to: Make a Repurposed Table Runner
Of course, I could have hit up the big box store for a table runner, but where’s the fun in that? Plus, those store-bought situations tend to involve either conventional cotton or some type of polyester, and they’re made in far-off factories. Who knows what the labor practices are there, right? Instead, I hit my stash and whipped up this reclaimed table runner that’s exactly the right size for my new sideboard. Here’s how you can make a table runner of your own!
How To: Pop Top Peace Sign
My mom is an elementary school teacher and has developed an obsession with cool peace signs for her classroom. When discussing a how to project this week, she asked me to make her a peace sign out of recycled materials. You guys know I’m all about fun wall art like the Laundry Cup Wall Art, Newspaper Art, and Burlap Chevron Paintings– so I was totally pumped to take on this challenge! After searching around the house, I grabbed a cardboard box they had left over from moving and a bag of pop-tops that my grandma had collected. Here’s how to make your very own pop top peace sign!
5 Ways to Upcycle Cookie Tins
I always love getting cookies or homemade candy in a cute Christmas cookie tin! After all the goodies are gone, though, what should you do with the cookie tin? Save your cookie tins and give them a new purpose this season! Here are 5 awesome tutorials that will show you how to revamp your cookie tins.
5 Christmas Tree Projects From Recycled Materials
As you could tell from my How To: Make a Mini Christmas Tree post, I love making little Christmas trees to decorate around the house. The bad thing about other DIY mini Christmas tree projects is that they aren’t necessarily eco-friendly! However, I found five incredible eco-friendly projects that would be perfect around the house, on the Christmas dinner table, or even to give as a gift at a holiday party! Take a peek at these awesome tutorials and be inspired!
Buy Handmade: Journals from Recycled Materials
At the most random moments you can find me writing in a journal. I carry one with me wherever I go (most of the time it stays tucked in my purse). Why? Well, I never know when I’m going to be inspired. As a writer, and as a crafter, ideas pop in my head constantly. There are too many times where I’ve thought, “Oh, I need to remember that idea!” but then I quickly forget it. The solution– an awesome journal!
Creative Reuse Center: A Recycled Art Supply Resource
One of the recycled crafty resources that came up a lot during this year’s and last year’s Summit of Awesome was the Creative Reuse Center. But what’s a Creative Reuse Center, and how can you find one near you?
