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Jul

8

Rustic Twig Frame

July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Capture the essence of your summer camping or hiking trips in not the photos you take but the frames in which you display your photos. This easy twig photo frame project can be made with materials you gather on your vacation. Alternatively, glue stones or seashells onto a ready-made frame if your vacationing takes you [...]

Jul

7

Upcycled Whistle

July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Bottlecaps are showing up everywhere in recycled crafts, as seen in Loran Scruggs‘ handcrafted whistles. Made from beautiful vintage bottlecaps and tin scraps, the working whistles are both stylish and functional.
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Jul

1

Bottlecap Hardware

July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

These bottlecap knobs would look cute in the kitchen. While they’re certainly easy to make yourself, Jamere offers some quality knobs at her Etsy store. Each bottlecap is adhered to a wooden knob (colorfully painted to match) and then sealed with acrylic gloss for durability.
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Jun

30

DIY Charging Station

June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Calling all DIY neat freaks: jannypie offers a delightful decorative charging station tutorial to organize your phone, mp3 player and other chargeable devices. She makes hers from already-prosh Martha Stewart boxes, but you could easily recycle boxes found around the house and embellish them according to your own style.
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Jun

28

Replayground on TV

June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tiffany Threadgould, founder of Replayground, is featured in a segment of the one-hour special on Fine Living, It’s Easy Being Green. In just over three minutes you’ll see how Tiffany comes up with ideas for her recycled furnishings and accessories. Sitting in her home with a pile of unwanted computer keyboards in front of her, [...]

Jun

17

Egg Carton Sewing Kit

June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

You’ve probably seen all kinds of kids’ egg carton crafts, but this take on the convenient cubbyhole containers is suitable for any age. Etsy store Swirlyarts is selling, among other items, mini sewing kits made from used cardboard egg cartons. Better start eating your eggs if you plan on making one for yourself!
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Jun

12

Earthbabyee

June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

You’re never too young to lead an eco-friendly way of life. If you’re headed to a baby shower or looking to create or purchase a gift for your own little one, take some advice from the crafty sisters at Earthbabyee. Their Etsy shop features an abundance of cute recycled wool and cotton toys, including this [...]

May

29

GreenCraft magazine

May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

Coming in 2009, from the creative folks behind Somerset Studio magazine, is GreenCraft magazine. According to the editor, the magazine will “feature articles and delicious photography of all kinds of art made from recycled materials.” Click on the GreenCraft image on Stampington’s new titles page to learn how you can submit your own green works [...]

May

14

The Pillowcase Challenge Book

May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The day after I wrote about Lark Books’ upcoming book on recycled plastics I received a message about another chance for recycled crafters to showcase their work (or a chance for collectors to flaunt their stuff). Read on:
The common pillowcase is experiencing a creative transformation thanks to savvy crafters just like you. That’s right, those old [...]

May

12

Recycle Your Plastic — and Get Published!

May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Lark Books seeks images of recycled plastic work to feature in the gallery of its upcoming book, Fantastic Plastic, to be released in fall 2009. “From fun and funky to elegant and thought provoking, all sculptural forms will be considered and all types of plastic innovation will be welcomed.” For details and to download an [...]

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