Last week I posted how to make a pumpkin from a whole roll of toilet paper now here’s one with just the tube! And you thought there was nothing left to make with those paper and bathroom tissue tubes. Well, … Read More ...
How to make a recycled plastic milk jug skeleton
There is a spectacular tutorial for recycling milk jugs into a wonderful skeleton Halloween decoration over at the blog All Good Things Come To Them That Thwaits!
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How to make a pumpkin with a roll of Bathroom tissue
Today’s craft falls under one of those categories that could be questioned. Is this really a recycled craft, more of a repurposed item or simply a great way to disguise one of those necessities. I am voting for all of … Read More ...
Folded paper spider webs
Check out these cool spider webs Jennifer of the blog Muse Lodge sent in. She made the paper template in Excel. I vote for this being the best re-purposing of office software in a craft project yet! See more of … Read More ...
How to make a wreath with chess pieces
Over at The Value Village site there are tons of pretty Halloween decorations including this cool wreath made from chess pieces. I like the “spiky” quality. It looks intimidating but really isn’t. Time to dig through the toy box and … Read More ...
Recycle those plastic shopping bags into….plastic shopping bags
OK, OK I know this sounds a bit funny but this is really good! Head over to the blog The Paper Pony to see her wonderful tutorial for folding these plastic shopping bags into tidy triangles for compact storage and … Read More ...
How to recycle a desk door into a cork board
Elizabeth of the blog Covered in Crafts sent in a cool tutorial on how she transformed a desk door into a super stylin’ cork board. See how she did it at this post over at her blog.
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How to make a recycled cd case calendar
Kelly of the blog All Things Made By Kelly sent in this very in-depth and clear tutorial on how to transform a cd case into a desk top calendar. She made them as gifts which I think is a great … Read More ...
How to make a chopstick sunburst mirror
It’s not playing with your food, it’s playing with your utensils, uh are chopsticks considered utensils? Well, anyway here is a fabulous project sent in by Amanda that recycles chopsticks to make a mod mirror! Pop on over to the … Read More ...
Mini bottles are the perfect place to store mini messages
Melony of the blog Mel Designs sent in this super cute project where she recycled those little airline bottles into a wonderfully decorated place to store small notes , love letters and messages.
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Spook-tacular Recycled Bread Tag Monsters
I am officially doing the happy dance. I have been saving bread tags forever and always on the lookout for a project to make with them. Amanda of the aptly named blog Crafts by Amanda sent in this link to … Read More ...
Food cups are recycled into bead project containers
Mariska of the blog No Time 2 B Bored sent in this post about how to convert those little food containers into little bead cups. I think this would make a spectacular holiday bazaar item.
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How to take apart a sweater and unravel it into yarn
Have you ever wondered how to take a sweater apart so you could re-knit the yarn? Well thank Ashley from the blog Neauveau for sending in a link to her wonderful tutorial! I can just hear sweaters all over the … Read More ...
How to turn a tin can into a tea light holder
Are there enough “T”s in that title? OK enough with the silliness. Check out the cool tutorial that Scott did at his aptly named blog What I Made. Thanks for sending this along, I can’t wait to try it.… Read More ...
How to make a book into a pumpkin
What a fun idea! Diane of the blog Pittypatt Paperie sent in this link to a fun pumpkin she made from a book. She used a tutorial she found over at the blog The Craft Monkey.
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