Cindi of the blog Beyond the Picket Fence sent in this great idea of simply gluing lovely colored glass plates to a window to create a “stained glass” look. So simple yet so pretty.
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St. Patrick’s Day Blarney Stone from…a stone!
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 … Read More ...
Review: The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide
The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide
By
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
How to make a surpise gift ball of yarn and other goodies
I don’t know about you but I end up with all sorts of odds and ends left over from projects and sometimes I’m not sure what to do with them. Here is a great way to recycle all those bits … Read More ...
Zip up some great fashion with recycled zipper projects
Over at Threadbanger there is a great collection of recycled zipper projects that include jewelry, clothing and home dec. This simple choker is my favorite but there are some really pretty flowers and some really crazy/wild stuff. Zip over there … Read More ...
Recycle a large shirt into a little dress
Over at the blog Blue Print Crafts Jordan is celebrating Nation Craft month by going green and is posting all sorts of green crafts. She kicks off the month with this cute little dress made from a mens shirt. I … Read More ...
Brown paper bags are recycled into embellished wallets
Over at Marylin Huskamp’s blog, Marylin’s Nouvelle she shows off some cute little wallet/bags that she made with recycled paper bags, fabric scraps, trim and buttons. They are so cute!
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Serving up a plate of crafty goodness-chalkboard style part deux
Molly the maven of the blog The Creative Maven sent in this this easy and fun idea 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 … Read More ...
How to make a mini recycled greenhouse
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 … Read More ...
Recycle that old furniture into fun organizational pieces
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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Recycled Plastic bottle flowers that are bloomin’ cool!
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!
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How to recycle a paperback book cover into a postcard
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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Recycled sock kitty, why should the monkeys have all the fun?
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 … Read More ...
Beautiful jewelry made by recycling musical instrument parts
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 … Read More ...
How to make an accordion fold envelope book
Now 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. … Read More ...