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It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S. and I sewed these tote bags made from uniforms of soldiers that were killed. They are for the soldier’s moms.

To see more and links to read about them click here.

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Over at the blog In the Happily Ever After Rachel has a great tutorial to turn an pair of corduroy pants into a cute little ruffles skirt. Sew cute!

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Every once and a while I post a project that isn’t from a recycled material but is meant to be recycled after use. Today’s does both, make your own paper with recycled scraps and seeds from a great tutorial over …

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Emiko and Shana have hit upon a great idea! They host workshops called “Accessorize with Toys” where they bring all sorts of recycled toys and everything you need to make jewelry and small sculptures to parties and eco-events.

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First can I say I just giggle because I still get a thrill out of meeting someone I first get to know through a book that is written about their personal experiences and then get to meet in person. I …

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Now I’ve made coasters by recycling all sorts of things but it just never occurred to me to to take a cardboard coaster and recycle it but the clever crafter Coleen over at her blog Vintage Terrace 2 did!

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I love it when I get submissions that also have a sense of humor. Here is what Kim, The Inadvertent Farmer wrote,

I took an old dresser that my 2 year old broke (it is NOT a step ladder

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Yes this pretty jewelry holder was made from an old chair. Don’t believe me? Pop on over to this post at Today’s Creative Blog to see the original chair and while you are there see a whole bunch of transformed …

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You get to benefit from a tiny bit of self promotion! Yup, this is my book. And my publisher, the wonderful Quayside Publishing Group has offered a copy to you my loving Recycled Crafts at Craft Gossip readers. All you …

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I use copy paper boxes to organize all sorts of my craft supplies and holiday decorations. But I never thought of trying to make them pretty. Well reader Kathleen sent in a link to her blog Beyond A Mom where …

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This just “blew me away” (just like the wind did to this umbrella)! The (in my humble opinion) brilliant Eva of the blog Mademoiselle Chaos sent in this post where she spun an umbrella into yarn! You have got to …

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I believe that a collection of anything can be pretty but when you start out with lovely things the effect of a group of  them is positively stunning. Such as in this case where the designer at the blog Sassy

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Over at the blog Grosgrain there is a super cute idea for transforming some old shoes into fabulous new ones. Pop back to this post to see how the cherries are made and there is the link to how to …

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If you read this blog on a regular basis then you know I love mushrooms. And I have posted (I think) one other leather recycling project, so when I saw this super cute leather mushroom project I fell in love! …

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There is a great tutorial over at the blog Made By Nicole on how to turn a whiteborard into a magnetic blackboard. Too Cute!

[tags]recycled chalkboard[/tags]

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