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How to make fall leaves with crayon shavings

October 15, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

These autumn fall leaves are so pretty! They rival the real ones. If you need to make some pretty fall leaves yourself pop on over to the great tutorial  Ashley Lee sent in posted at her blog Chasing Fireflies.… Read More ...

How to make a recycled rolled newspaper sword and bandanna skirt

October 14, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

This post over at Alphamom was posted for Talk like a pirate Day but I think both of the tutorials would make great costume element for Halloween. Pop on over to this link to see how to make a rolled … Read More ...

Spook-tacular Recycled t-shirt tote tutorial

October 12, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Over at Phyllis Dobbs’s blog she designed this cute Halloween tote made from a recycled t-shirt. Pop on over to this post for her fabulous tutorial.

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Looking for more ways to refashion t-shirts? check out … Read More ...

How to make paper towel tube pumpkins

October 11, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

October 7, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

October 6, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

October 5, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

October 4, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

October 1, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

September 28, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

September 27, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

September 24, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

September 21, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

September 20, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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

September 17, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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.

[tags]how to make bead cups[/tags]… Read More ...

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