I am so thankful for all you creative people out there who choose to craft with recycled materials. Check out what Mel created with a paper bag. See her tutorial on how to make an origami recycle paper bag table … Read More ...
How to make a recycled wine cork turkey place card
Awwwww this is so cute in a vintage old school craft sort of way. Maybe it’s the wiggle eyes? If you like this type of craft project to dress up your Thanksgiving table then pop on over to Rebecca’s blog … Read More ...
How to make a recycled wine box recipe container and display
Recipes from our past are positively the best. I have one of my great grandmother’s that I make all the time. I love this idea for recycling a beautiful wine box into a container that is perfect for storing and … Read More ...
How to make recycled broken jewelry and feather hair clips
Ashley’s craft group sure look like they had so much fun making these recycled jewelry and feather hair clips. If you too would like to dig out your broken jewelry and buttons along with some feathers and hair clips and … Read More ...
How to make a tiny paper bead garland
I love paper beads and I am always looking for new ways to use them. Krish sent in a great link to the blog Decorating and Cooking for Christmas where there is a great tutorial on how to use paper … Read More ...
How to make an upcycled bouncy ball
This just makes me smile. I suppose after all is that the only purpose of a bouncy ball? If we can’t make things that make us smile then what do we craft for? OK some things keep us warm or … Read More ...
How to fold beautiful clear cellophane origami cranes and stars
I have a fabulous two-fer just in time for the holidays for you today. Rena of the blog The Cheese Thief (OK that’s a cute blog name) sent in two links to two fabulously pretty clear cellophane
origami recycling tutorials. … Read More ...
How to recycle a door into a pretty table
Now doors being used as tables is nothing new but boy Christy of the blog Whimsical Whimsy did a great job at making this door look really stylish as a dining room table. See the tutorial she sent in on… Read More ...
A whole bunch of cool recycled tin can patterns
If you like making things out of recycled tin cans pop on over to Tinplate Girl and check all the cool patterns (some free and some for purchase!)… Read More ...
How to upcycle an old plain platter into a special one
Sometimes there are objects that we pick up that we know we can make special. That is the case with what Jenni did with this old wood platter she scored at a yard sale. See how she took a bit … Read More ...
How to make a wrapping paper gift bag
This is one of those craft project that uses a recycled element, in this case a cake mix box, as a tool to make a gift bag. Check out the tutorial Carmen sent in featured at the blog Roca and … Read More ...
How to upcycle old napkin rings into fab new ones for Thanksgiving and Christmas
We all have them, boring or out of style napkin rings. why not get dig them out and give them a face lift using the fun idea Carol sent in featured on her blog on how to upcycle old napkin … Read More ...
How to make recycled fabric sample note cards
I know you can’t save everything and one thing I have chucked was the paper backed parts of fabric samples, now I wish I hadn’t 🙁 Check out the easy tutorial that Carmen sent in on how to make pretty … Read More ...
How to cut and lay a recycled end grain wood floor and enter to win a copy of the book Building with Secondhand Stuff
If you are handy with a saw and like building stuff then pop on over to Craftside and leave a comment to get yourself in the running for a copy of Building With Secondhand Stuff: How to Re-Claim, Re-Vamp, Re-Purpose … Read More ...
How to make super cute recycled pigs that rock
This little piggie went to the stadium, this little piggie rocked the house! You can make a rockin’ cute recycled piggie too with the awesome tutorial that Sarah posted at her site This Little Pig. See how to make a … Read More ...
