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How to fold an envelope with a page from a magazine video by Amy Karol

September 17, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

6a00d8341c578853ef0120a5bba78b970c-400wi Amy Karol made a cute video on how to fold an envelope with a page from a magazine and what was within arms reach. Pop on over to her blog The Angry Chicken to watch it. And if you … Read More ...

How to make a stylin’ recycled cardboard hot pad

September 16, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

hot padKeeping the cardboard theme going from yesterday…over at the blog EvaForeva there is a wonderful tutorial on how to make a recycled cardboard hot pad. I end up with a lot of boxes because things are always being shipped to … Read More ...

Recycling with humor, what a great combo

September 15, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

6a00d8341bfe8453ef0120a5b154a0970c-800wi Garth of the blog Extreme Craft posted this super funny and way cool CHEW-BOX-A! I don’t know about you but I grew up playing with cardboard boxes. Refrigerator boxes held endless possibilities and could take you on many adventures. … Read More ...

How to recycle old candles into new ones

September 14, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

candle-5 Over at the blog Argot there is a great little tutorial for recycling old candles into new ones that are just perfect for gift giving. You know the holiday season is coming and it is never too soon to start … Read More ...

How to turn an old book into a secret hiding place box

September 11, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

25FinishedBook Over at The Artful Crafter Blog there is a two part tutorial on how to turn an old book into a secret hiding place box. Click here for the first part and here for the second part.

[tags]recycle book … Read More ...

Skull Quilt made from 2 inch squares of scrap fabric

September 10, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

skull quilt 2 inch squares Are you the type that saves even the tiniest pieces of fabric scraps because you don’t want to waste anything and you know some day a project will come along that you can use the scraps? Well me too. Here … Read More ...

Recycle old lighting parts into a bird feeder

September 9, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

p1010252 Over at the blog Alchemy Fine Living (who’s tag line which I love is ” Transforming the Dull to Divine Through Classic Design” there is this truly elegant recycled project. It turns old lighting parts and chandelier crystals into a … Read More ...

Those cute kids shirts get new life when they get outgrown

September 8, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

fusible5Whitney of the blog Rookie Moms shares this great idea with a great tutorial on how to take those cute motifs from your kid’s shirts that they have outgrown and pop them on a new shirt that fits them. What … Read More ...

A favorite sock gets kicked up a notch into a can cozy

September 7, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

sockslipcoverEileen Hull shares this cute recycling of a favorite sock into a can cozy. I have done this a bunch with sweaters sleeves but not with a sock. And what makes this even better is the cute tag with the … Read More ...

Recycle junk mail and paper into an easy notebook

September 4, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

img_5828_1247790642_300x2251 Kiko over at Cut Out and keep posted this great how to on making a little notebook out of scraps of recycle paper and junk mail.  I really like the fact that all the pieces of paper are not exactly … Read More ...

Leftover fabric scraps make great modern quilt blocks

September 3, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

3878866816_8e906b06ef Over at Linda Permann’s blog Linda Made she posted these fabulous quilt blocks. They are made from scraps of fabric which is my absolute favorite type of fabric to work with. I like the randomness of what scraps have to … Read More ...

22 More CD recycling projects!

September 2, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

3846488340_c90d09d3ed_o Continuing Friday’s theme of recycled cd’s  the blog Interbent has a post of 22 great ideas on things you can make from cd’s. This one using cd’s to make dumbbells is amazing and looks great! For the tutorial on how … Read More ...

Chicken wire egg cups

September 1, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

egg-cup I love, love, love this idea because I love, love, love eggs and chicken wire! Esprit Cabane posted this super cute egg cup project. I am going out to the yard to look for a branch that I can use … Read More ...

Vickie’s top 10 household items to repurpose with project how-to’s

August 31, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

DSC02736 Over at Vickie Howell’s Blog she put together her favorite top 10 house hold items that she likes to recycle into all sorts of new things including bags, pillows, and organizers. Pop on over there to get yourself some fun … Read More ...

CD’s get recycled into a high-tech dock for your tech toy

August 28, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

recycled-cd-iphone-dock_1Most of the time when you see a craft that involves recycled Cd’s the end outcome is not very high tech looking, in this case the integrity of the Cd’s sleek look coordinates perfectly with all our favorite high-tech toys … Read More ...

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