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Molly the maven of the blog The Creative Maven sent in this this easy and fun tutorial for turning a plate into a chalkboard! You all seem to be lovin’ the chalkboard conversions….and really who doesn’t except for when you …

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Want to include a little bit of engineering into your recycled crafting? Here is a great transformation of a “bendi” straw. It being the perfect structural element to create the corner for the framework of a greenhouse. Pop on over …

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Kim, The Inadvertent Farmer just sent in this great link to her remake of some old furniture into some great organizational pieces that offer a boat load of fun because they are painted with chalkboard paint!

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This is a close up shot of a wonderful Anthropology window display that blogger Grace Violet posted. It does include a quick and easy tutorial to make them yourself!

[tags]recycled plastic bottle flowers[/tags]

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Over at Apartment Therapy there is a fun project from the upcoming book Playing With Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book by Jason Thompson for turning a book cover into a fun postcard.

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Pop on over to the blog The Inadvertent Farmer for a great tutorial on how to recycle a sock into a cute kitty. I think if the sock was a bit taller you could cut the ears a bit …

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Do you love musical instrument parts and think they are just beautiful? Designer Wesla Bay Weller did too and check out the gorgeous jewelry she makes with vintage violin and guitar pegs not to mention drum heads! Pop on over …

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envtopNow this is a super cute idea and what a great project to use up all those envelopes that come with bills that you don’t end up using because you have set up your bills to be auto payed electronically. …

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The super crafty mom Rebecca of the blog This Present Life sent in this great tutorial she posted on how to turn a large plastic bottle into a treasure bucket! I think this would make a spectacular easter egg hunting …

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IMGP2857 We tend to think of acorn crafting in the fall but these little mushrooms I think would be a great spring craft. OK maybe a lot of you are in winter but here in SoCal we are getting our spring …

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OK you may be asking yourself why is this book review of Steampunkery in the Recycled Crafts section? I’ll tell you. One of the cool aspects of the Steampunk  style is the reuse and recycling of old elements in new …

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This just in from Jackie:

At Creatively-Green we’ve put together a sweet blog hop! The CREATIVELY-GREEN ECO FRIENDLY VALENTINES BLOG HOP! That will run February 11th through 14th! Get ready for some fun! We will have exciting challenges, a ton …

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3970594415_e371a6713d_oOver at the blog Smallest Forest there is this super cute and detailed tutorial on how to make beads made from the pages of books!

I can’t wait to try this in all sorts of shapes.

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This just in from reader Allison, over at the blog Other People’s Chicken there are these super cute Valentines made from Barbie clothes! I love it! And there is another cute recycling picture and story, so worth the trip over …

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CIMG0230 What a cute idea for sprucing up an ordinary shirt. Pop on over to the blog Grace Violet for the easy tutorial on painting lace on a shirt with a paper doily.

[tags]how to paint lace on a shirt[/tags]

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