Grab some of those old boring thumbtacks you’re using on your bulliten boards, raid your kids’ art supply stash for some googly eyes, and make yourself these adorable personalized tacks! Complete instructions are available over at Zakka Life, and … Read More ...
Make A Plastic Mosaic
Turn your old plastic (credit cards, packaging from toys) into a colorful picture frame or mirror mosaic. What a great way to use up some of that plastic that so often ends up in the garbage, while creating some fabulous … Read More ...
Bottle Cap Trivet
For those of us who drink out beer out of bottles, you tend to end up with caps taking over your trash. (or is that just me?) Now, thanks to My Amphetamines and My Purls I can show you a … Read More ...
Valentine’s Sachets
I know, I know. The new year has just begun, and already I’m posting Valentine’s Day items? But if you do the math, you’ve got little more than a month to get some items put together for the ones you … Read More ...
Charlie Harper Notepads
These bite-sized notebooks are the perfect way to use some of your more graphic papers and postcards. Paper and Stitch made them from cards nabbed at Old Navy, but you can follow this easy pattern to make add-on presents for … Read More ...
Wine Box Lamps
In keeping with the reuse of wine theme, you can take that box your wine (or higher end liqour) came in and turn it into a lamp! (source)… Read More ...
Concert Ticket Coasters
Looking for a way to preserve the memories of all those concerts you saw in your youth? Grab all those ticket stubs and follow this tutorial for turning them into coasters. Also works great with movie ticket stubs, theater performance … Read More ...
Magazine Trees
I think these magazine trees are gorgeous! And the best part of them? You can make them using all those holiday catalogs you’ve been getting in the mail! (source)… Read More ...
Junk Mail Gift Bags
Raise your hand if you’ve already run out of gift wrap or gift bags this season. Thanks to Junk Mail Gems, you can now turn all that holiday junk mail you’ve been getting into these great gift bags!… Read More ...
Recycled Holiday Card Ornaments
I’m betting some of you have the motherload of cards hanging all about your house at this point, and with school about to be out for holiday break, you’re about to have kids hanging all over the house as well! … Read More ...
Accordian Mini Books
A gorgeous accordian book like this is the perfect way to use up some of your scrap paper. (source)… Read More ...
Handmade Shower Caps
Not just for our grandmothers, shower caps can protect a sweet hairdo longer than simply trying to keep your hair out of the shower stream. And rather than pick up a generic plastic cap at the local dollar store, you … Read More ...
Recycle Bin Advent Calendar
Despite the fact that the Advent season is already about half over, there may still be some of us out there (myself included) who have “make an Advent calendar” on the to do list for the holidays. But rather than … Read More ...
Thrifted Holiday Trees
Yet another great felted sweater sweater project for the holiday season helps you use up even the smallest bits of your felted pieces. The Long Thread offers up a great tutorial to make these recyled Christmas Trees, a great project … Read More ...
Recycled Sweater Hat
Grab some sweaters from your local thrift store or even your closet and make some great hats to give away as presents or to donate to a local charity.