Do you like to shop estate sales to find old stuff to recycle into you own creations? Well check out EstateSales.org for up to the minute listings of Estate sales in your area.… Read More ...
Free What Can Be Recycled and What Can’t Poster Downloads
Super special and pretty post today! The wonderful illustrator Fee Harding who goes by the name Burntfeather has created these two posters that show what can be recycled and can’t. Pop on over to this link for the free downloads … Read More ...
Emiko and Shana of “Accessorize With Toys” at Maker Faire
Emiko and Shana have hit upon a great idea! They host workshops called “Accessorize with Toys” where they bring all sorts of recycled toys and everything you need to make jewelry and small sculptures to parties and eco-events.
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Copy paper boxes recycled into pretty storage
I use copy paper boxes to organize all sorts of my craft supplies and holiday decorations. But I never thought of trying to make them pretty. Well reader Kathleen sent in a link to her blog Beyond A Mom where … Read More ...
St. Patrick’s Day Blarney Stone from…a stone!
OK this may be obvious but all you need to do is grab a rock and paint it using the fun tutorial found over at Kaboose. Now “recycling” a rock is well, I suppose a bit of a stretch here … Read More ...
Review: The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide
The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide
By
Hillary Mendelsohn and Ian Anderson
This is a very cool book packed full of great info and ideas.
What I mean by that is that sometimes you know what you’re looking
How to recycle a paperback book cover into a postcard
Over at Apartment Therapy there is a fun project from the upcoming book Playing With Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book by Jason Thompson for turning a book cover into a fun postcard.
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Recycle a Large Vinegar bottle into a treasure bucket
The super crafty mom Rebecca of the blog This Present Life sent in this great tutorial she posted on how to turn a large plastic bottle into a treasure bucket! I think this would make a spectacular easter egg hunting … Read More ...
Book Review: Steampunkery by Christi Friesen
OK you may be asking yourself why is this book review of Steampunkery in the Recycled Crafts section? I’ll tell you. One of the cool aspects of the Steampunk style is the reuse and recycling of old elements in new … Read More ...
Creatively-Green Eco Friendly Valentines Blog Hop
This just in from Jackie:
At Creatively-Green we’ve put together a sweet blog hop! The CREATIVELY-GREEN ECO FRIENDLY VALENTINES BLOG HOP! That will run February 11th through 14th! Get ready for some fun! We will have exciting challenges, a ton … Read More ...
Listia, a cool auction site that is based on swapping not money
I want to thank reader Nancy for sending this site suggestion in! This is a screen shot of her auction over at Listia. Listia is a place where you get credits by setting up auctions to swap for other … Read More ...
The coolest recycling thing I learned at the Craft Super Show and CHA Winter 2010
Kunin felt and all Kunin products are made from Eco-fi, high-quality polyester fiber made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles! Can you believe that! I had no idea. Kunin felt is a staple in so many adult and kid crafts, … Read More ...
Recycle record album covers into file folders
I so need to make these! What a great idea. I love the old graphics on record albums but I need to keep my paperwork organized. You too? Pop on over to Clever Nesting for the tutorial!
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Day 1 of the big Craft Super Show in Anaheim, CA and this is my favorite recycling new tool
I have posted a couple of projects that utilize recycling a drinking straw but here is such a cute tool, A Wacky Whirly, for cutting a drinking straw into a cool spiral. It is kind of like if you … Read More ...
Vintage Record album cover gets recycled into a fun notebook cover
Old record album covers are a great source of vintage graphics and images to use in recycled craft projects. Here is a fun notebook made from a record album cover project and tutorial posted by Tate et Moi at Cut … Read More ...