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How to make wooden backdrops

April 21, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

Picture 11Since so many of you were interested in the faux driftwood project I featured I bet you will like this link Nikki sent in tho the blog Tikkido where there is a great tutorial on how to make weathered wood … Read More ...

How to make a recycled plastic tray wall mirror

April 17, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

P1000624At first glance this looks like a beautiful glass piece and maybe even at second glance but no! It is a simple plastic tray, some glass paint and some beads. Pop on over to the blog Painting on the Ceiling … Read More ...

How to make a recycled prom dress skirt

April 16, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

prom-dress-to-skirt-tutoiralIn general prom dresses only get worn once. Why not change that and take your scissors to that beautiful fabric and make a skirt you can wear a bunch. Angela sent in a link to the post at Fleece Fun … Read More ...

How to make recycled nylon grassy garden gnomes

April 15, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

6a00e55007f593883401a5119bd7a7970c-320wi These guys just make me giggle and who doesn’t like making things that make them smile? Pop on over to Craftside for the fun tutorial on how to make little grassy garden gnomes out of recycled nylons and while you … Read More ...

How to make a recycled dryer sheet wreath

April 15, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

03-13 WREATH FINISHED 10If I hadn’t written in the title what this pretty wreath is made from I bet you would never have guessed. Pop on over to Beth Watson’s blog to see her tutorial on how to make a pretty recycled dryer … Read More ...

How to make a recycled bread clip mosaic

April 14, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

13706482653_8c5536a85d Bread clips come in lots of pretty colors which makes them the perfect material for mini mosaic work (like when you mosaic with colored egg shells). Robin sent in this link to the blog Without a Map that features a … Read More ...

How to make fingerprint flowers and decorated vases

April 11, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

Spring-Textured-Jars1 I love using nature’s own “rubber stamp” aka the fingerprint to make a craft and then make coordinated vases to display the project. Pop on over to this link that Amanda sent in to her blog Crafts By Amanda on … Read More ...

How to make driftwood

April 9, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

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A bunch of you have commented that the link to the post I shared a while back on how to make faux driftwood doesn’t work anymore. I tried it too and it looks like the blog has turned private. So … Read More ...

How to make pretty recycled bottle cap stamps

April 9, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

diy stamps from bottle capsIt’s one thing to make your own stamps but to kick it up a notch and spend a little extra time to make them pretty, well, that’s just a great idea since we do tend to leave our tools out … Read More ...

How to make gold and watercolor coasters

April 8, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

passionshake22 (1 of 1)Holidays are a great excuse to make new crafty accessories to dress up your table. Aga sent in a link to the blog Passion Shake where there is a darling tutorial on how to make a watercolor and gold flake … Read More ...

Dr. Seuss gift jar filled with bookmarks

April 7, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

dr seuss gift in a jar for teachers-004It’s kind of cool when you give a gift that then the person has gifts to hand out to others. Kind of a pay it forward thing. That is just what was sent in by Angie. Pop on over to … Read More ...

How to make textured vases and a door muffler

April 3, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

cg2 Heidi sent in this link to a fun tutorial at Muslin and Merlot on how to make recycled texture vases. While I was there I also spotted something I had never seen before but makes great sense- door mufflers!

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How to make recycled paper tube flowers

March 31, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

IMG_6354-682x1024 The pretty things crafters keep coming up with to make with tp tubes never seem to stop coming! Julie sent in this link to the tutorial on the blog Emma Owl on how to make pretty flowers with recycled paper … Read More ...

How to make a recycled shoe box jewelry organizer

March 30, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

0-1We all buy shoes and most of us have jewelry. This idea sent in by Parvathi of the blog Alternate Creations is a great way to store bangle bracelets and hoop earrings. Pop on over to see the easy shoe … Read More ...

How to make a recycled coffee cup decoration

March 28, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

tutorial-feste-620x330 I have another first time recycled supply post. I don’t believe I have shared a project that repurposes those little single serving coffee containers. They come in amazing colors and what a cute idea for making bells with them. Pop … Read More ...

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