Creative upcycle and downcycle ideas
Yesterday I posted the easiest Lucky St. Paterick’s Day banner tutorial and I promised the first of the projects I plan to make with the outside or negative die cut leftover from the letters.
Along with the recycled die cut … Read More ... “Junk journal collage art with watercolor painting and leftover die cut letter”
Don’t you feel “Lucky” when you are crafting and you get two items out of one action? I love it and that’s just what you get when you die cut these letters out of rectangles of pretty green pattern papers… Read More ... “The easiest “lucky” banner for St. Patrick’s Day and bonus craft supplies”
I know these are Christmas decorations but I bet they would be cool year round. These kind of remind me of cookie cutter ornaments. Pop on over to the blog Sinnen Rausch for the tutorial on how to make little … Read More ... “How to make paper strip house decorations”
I am in LOVE with junk journals and altered book art. I have been lucky enough to get an advanced set of 6 inch letter alphabet dies and I plan on making a junk journal page with each of them. … Read More ... “Junk journal page with die cut book page letter”
I am so excited about these giant 6 inch alphabet letter dies. I have been lucky enough to get an advance set of the 26 letter dies.
Do they look like something you would like to add to your … Read More ... “How to make a giant XO die cut letter no-sew Valentine pillow”
Why yes, yes it can! I keep the paper bags I take my leftovers home from the restaurant – the veritable “doggie bag” so I have quite the stash of paper bags ready to give this awesome idea a try. … Read More ... “Did you know your printer can print on a paper bag?”
I’ve been experimenting with watercolor painting lately. I have to admit I like it as I can do it while snuggled in on the couch (it has been raining here in SoCal and I haven’t been motivated to be out … Read More ... “How to make your own metallic watercolor paints”
These bunnies, lambs, and chicks are so cute! They are originally designed to hold Easter candy but I think they would be adorable to give out for Valentines Day if you used pink, red and white glitter papers and heart … Read More ... “The Cutest candy card for Valentines day and Easter”
It’s no secret I love quotes and this t-shirt embellished with a fun and snarky quote, “More issues than Vogue” is right up my fashion alley. It is done in a simple hand drawn (with a standard pencil) block type … Read More ... “Upcycle a t-shirt with easy hand embroidery quote”
These little melted pony bead flowers look like vintage flower buttons. If you like to make your own embellishments for all sorts of things that coordinate perfectly with your other accessories. I bet these would look fun on planner clips … Read More ... “How to make vintage looking plastic flowers”
Making patterns can be so soothing and relaxing. Why not do it with a wood burning tool with all sorts of cool attachments? Pop on over to the blog Journey Creativity to see how to make wood burned patterns … Read More ... “Upcycle your pencils with pyrography (wood burning)”
Every time I find a fun painting tip that uses an unexpected item to make a project easy I can’t wait to share it with you Craft Gossip Recycling readers. Over at the blog Fellow Fellow there is a great … Read More ... “How to paint perfect dots with this recycled office product”
Paint pouring is very trendy right now, but using a recycled sink strainer to make beautiful art is quite unique! See the step by step tutorial sent in to the blog Purple Hues and Me that features how to use … Read More ... “Paint Pour Designs Using a Recycled Sink Strainer”
This heart decoration that was created using a recycled lace doily to impress a design into the clay is a great technique that I am going to put on my Heart a Day Challenge “to make” list. Pop on over … Read More ... “How to make lace imprinted hearts”
This image transfer technique looks kind of like silk screening. Pop on over to the blog The Technique Zone to get the step by step tutorial on image transfer with acrylic paint. I bet you could make a cool … Read More ... “Great Image transfer technique with acrylic paint”