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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 ...

Recycle a pop top can into a super cute gift tin

August 27, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

PTC12 Over at Crafts On a Whim there is a really classy and cute tutorial on how to recycle and up-cycle for sure a tin pop (or tab) top can into a cute gift tin. It does require the type of … Read More ...

How to turn a pretty placemat into an inspiring journal or scrapbook

August 26, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

Placemat Scrapbook-5.JPGDesiree of the blog Beyond A Garden posted a lovely tutorial on how to recycle a placemat into a journal or scrapbook cover. I could see making one for each member of the family as a kind of “back to … Read More ...

Recycle a mason jar into a pretty soap dispenser

August 12, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

100_0834Kelly Georgette posted this cute quick and easy how-to for turning a mason jar into a pretty pump soap dispenser. I never would have thought of this because the opening on a mason jar is so much bigger than the  … Read More ...

Children’s puzzle gets upcycled and altered into mixed media art

August 11, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

img_7015 Over at Craftster there is a very creative concept of turning puzzles into altered art. There was swaps of puzzle ATC’s as well. I love puzzles and I think the idea of making each piece unique but still able to … Read More ...

A powder puff into a wand! Now that is some magic recycling

August 7, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

dsc01475jpg People’s creativity never ceases to amaze me. Over at the wildly creative blog Altered Expressions I found this cool wand made from a powder puff among tons of other projects that are made from just about everything under the sun! … Read More ...

A new spin on old records, transform them into mail art

August 5, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

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Over at the blog Stuff By WackyStuff there this cool idea. Cutting up records and turning them into mail art post cards. I have a stash of old records and I am definitely going to give this a spin! I … Read More ...

The 7 Gypsies Turn A Tomato Cage Into a Beautiful Bird Display

August 4, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

6334_109377357522_536287522_2198649_7398989_n1 CHA, the big Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show was last week and I was parousing blogs of people who attended and I saw this great photo from the 7 Gypsies booth. They turned a tomato cage into a pretty … Read More ...

Between a rock and an Artist’s Canvas

August 3, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

stones014 Over at Maya Made there are tons of charming ideas for creativity that she squeaks out of the day. I am a BIG fan of using rocks for fun and different things and she is a talented artist who writes … Read More ...

Tiny Tool box made from an Altoids Tin

July 29, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

3572595880_297a59c128Brenda Ponnay designed and posted over at Alpha Mom the best tutorial on how to make this super cute tiny tool box from an Altoids tin. While she says it’s a good Father’s Day Gift I totally want one for … Read More ...

Turn anything into a pin cushion in a pretty way

July 28, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

posh-pin-pot Nancy of 21CenturyDressMakers has whipped up some of the all-time cutest pin cushions out of all sort of recycled elements in the funnest shapes! They are simply spectacular. You can see more in this post and in this post. … Read More ...

How to cast paper napkins into fun ornaments using candy molds

July 24, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

6a00e55007f593883401157130bbaf970c-320wi Don’t want to chuck the extra paper napkins you get with your take-out? Why not cast them into fun shapes that you can use to make ornaments and embellishment perfect for just about anything! See how over at Craftside. … Read More ...

A Compendium of Suitcase Re-do’s

July 22, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

3720942195_8a73f0d436_o Jennifer Perkins of the fabulously colorful blog Naughty Secretary Club, has put together an amazing post of all sorts of ways to reuse, remake and all together enjoy old suitcases. They are a wonderful way to store stuff … Read More ...

Recycle a tin can, postcards and a suit jacket into a Mixed-Media Journal

July 16, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

6a00e55007f5938834011571ffdfba970b-320wi Leftover hardware cloth, a soda can, some yarn , an old suit coat, two binder rings, a bunch of sassy fun new tools and some inspiration from the cool book Re-Bound: Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials culminate … Read More ...

Handwritten recipe cards add flavor in a new way

July 13, 2009 by Stefanie Girard

dfyh_blogger_mar_wk_2_card Cathe Holden of The Right at Home blog has a whole “menu” of ideas for recycling and up-cycling recipe cards into fun home decor projects including framing them in geometric checked patterns, boarders, and transferring them to fabric. Pop on … Read More ...

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