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St. Patrick’s Day Blarney Stone from…a stone!

stefaniegirard — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:27:32 +0000

OK this may be obvious but all you need to do is grab a rock and paint it using the fun tutorial found over at Kaboose. Now “recycling” a rock is well, I suppose a bit of a stretch here but after St. Patrick’s Day is over you can “recycle” the rock back to your garden or wherever you got it from. See the twist here?

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Review: The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide

stefaniegirard — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:58:25 +0000

The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide

Hillary Mendelsohn and Ian Anderson

This is a very cool book packed full of great info and ideas.

What I mean by that is that sometimes you know what you’re looking for, recycled wood or eco friendly supplies but then by reading a book you find out about things that you didn’t even know existed like an electric rechargeable robot lawn mower.

“Product Description

We all want to live a little greener, we just don’t always know which choices to make, or where to find the goods. thepurplebook online shopping guides have always brought the best of the internet to light and, with this special Green Edition, we have turned our focus the the web’s finest eco-friendly stores. These shops reward your environmental awareness with unmatched selections of product that have been designed with the planet in mind.

On the recycled paper within, you’ll find everything you need to go green: fashion, function, food, home improvement, furnishings, garden supply, personal necessities and gifts for man, woman and child. One simple book reveals a world full of wonderful and responsible shopping options. The only plastic you’ll need is your credit card.”

How to recycle a paperback book cover into a postcard

stefaniegirard — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:07:35 +0000

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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Recycle a Large Vinegar bottle into a treasure bucket

stefaniegirard — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:44:26 +0000

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 basket too! Oh and she has a great link for cleaning tips with vinegar.

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Book Review: Steampunkery by Christi Friesen

stefaniegirard — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:03:42 +0000

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 ways. It’s one of my favorite parts about the Steampunk style, other than the “industrial” style it incorporates. Such as the case with all the really cool tiny gears and bits used in making the projects in this book. Christi writes in such a fun way it is such a joy to read her excellent directions along with the great photos. A lot of the projects incorporate a real or fictitious character that expresses so much emotion and cuteness you will love making these designs. Grab a copy of the book Steampunkery for wonderful tutorials or if you are just in need of all those recycled little watch parts and things to use in your own creations pop on over to her site CFOriginals to load up!

To see one of the projects from the book I had an opportunity to make in a class with Christi at CHA and the finished necklace tutorial pop on over here. It also includes a bit of a recycled soda can punched into a cute set of wings.

From the Publisher:

“A project book for all skill levels. Step-by-step pictures combined with detailed and humorous instructions keep the pace quick and the excitement level high. Steampunk look combines a Victorian-era sense of romance with a clockwork mechanical-ness. This book adapts those characteristics to polymer clay creations and offers projects that are sophisticated yet playful, challenging without being difficult. This eighth book by well-known author/artist Christi Friesen is her best yet!”

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Creatively-Green Eco Friendly Valentines Blog Hop

stefaniegirard — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:36:51 +0000

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 of inspiration and a few treats too! Here is a list of the events! We hope to see you all there ”

(Grand Prize Pictured Above) Wow!

February 11 Events:
Eco Friendly Valentine’s Day Cards
*PRIZE*Chocolaty sketch contest!
Sparkle and Shine, Eco friendly V-Day Glitter Project
Sweet tooth recipe to share
*PRIZE*CG BINGO starts

February 12 Events:
*PRIZE** A little something GREEN and eco friendly just for you
Valentine’s Day goodie bags or altered treat boxes:
*PRIZE*Valentine’s Card Sketch Challenge
*PRIZE* CG scavenger hunt for a chance to win a sweet prize

February 13 Events:
*PRIZE*Pink and Red ATC Challenge
*PRIZE*Simply using your sweet scraps
Sweet tooth recipe to share

February 14 Events/The Grand Finale:
For the ? of buttons
*PRIZE*Valentine’s Day Colour Challenge

And there will be a grand prize awarded to the person who takes part in the most events or challenges! In the event of a tie there will be a random draw to pick a grand winner!
*Deadline for all challenge entries is February 19th, and winners we be announced February 20th on the CG Blog and Forum!*

Forum: http://creativelygreen.ning.com/

Listia, a cool auction site that is based on swapping not money

stefaniegirard — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:58:06 +0000

I want to thank reader Nancy for sending this site suggestion in! This is a screen shot of her auction over at Listia. Listia is a place where you get credits by setting up auctions to swap for other credits to “buy” stuff from other people. So you can post stuff you want to get rid of (recycle) and use the credits to get stuff you want! How cool is that?

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The coolest recycling thing I learned at the Craft Super Show and CHA Winter 2010

stefaniegirard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:15:54 +0000

Kunin felt and all Kunin products are made from Eco-fi, high-quality polyester fiber made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles! Can you believe that! I had no idea. Kunin felt is a staple in so many adult and kid crafts, now it makes me feel so happy to know it is so eco-friendly! To see more pictures from these two big craft shows pop over here, here and here. And if you know of a cool craft supply that is eco-friendly or recycled be sure to drop me a link, I would love to share it!

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Recycle record album covers into file folders

stefaniegirard — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:22:37 +0000

I so need to make these! What a great idea. I love the old graphics on record albums but I need to keep my paperwork organized. You too? Pop on over to Clever Nesting for the tutorial!

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Day 1 of the big Craft Super Show in Anaheim, CA and this is my favorite recycling new tool

stefaniegirard — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:41:31 +0000

I have posted a couple of projects that utilize recycling a drinking straw but here is such a cute tool, A Wacky Whirly, for cutting a drinking straw into a cool spiral. It is kind of like if you combined curling ribbon and a slinky. Both my friend Maria and I both had to buy one!It looks like a pencil sharpener but the blade cuts a spiral.

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Vintage Record album cover gets recycled into a fun notebook cover

stefaniegirard — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:25:56 +0000

Old record album covers are a great source of vintage graphics and images to use in recycled craft projects. Here is a fun notebook made from a record album cover project and tutorial posted by Tate et Moi at Cut out and keep.

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Recycled Book Review: Build It! With Pallets

stefaniegirard — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:35:37 +0000

Build It! With Pallets is a fun little book. If you are a handy sort and like to build stuff out of found wood pallets this is a great source for how-to projects. There are great instructions with nice little hand drawn sketches and black and white photos to follow. One of the best parts about making projects with recycled pallets is you didn’t invest in the materials so if you are a beginner or you mess up, no big loss. Just go out scavenging and try again! To see an inside peek into the book and a free project on how to build a raised bed out of a recycled wood pallet, pop on over to this post.

Recycle that ornament box into a festive Christmas decoration

stefaniegirard — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:31 +0000

Over at the blog Georgia Peachez this cleaver crafter made the cutest Christmas decorations by recycling the boxes that old ornaments came in. Wow! So cute.

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Bills aren’t the only thing that comes in a security envelope-craft supplies do!

stefaniegirard — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:16 +0000

Maya Made certainly made security envelopes pretty and useful with these pretty napkin rings. What a great source for recycled paper in pretty patterns-the inside of security envelopes. Recycle them in to all sorts of paper crafts.

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How to convert an old purse into a solar panel power station

stefaniegirard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:50 +0000

Convert that old purse into a solar panel sportin’ hot new accessory. Follow the simple tutorial that includes all the links on where to get all the parts at Voltaic to go green when you are on the go and keep your cell phone charged for all the talking you can do.

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