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Coast into crafting with coasters

May 24, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Now I’ve made coasters by recycling all sorts of things but it just never occurred to me to to take a cardboard coaster and recycle it but the clever crafter Coleen over at her blog Vintage Terrace 2 did!

[tags]recycled … Read More ...

How to make a new credenza from an old dresser

May 21, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

I love it when I get submissions that also have a sense of humor. Here is what Kim, The Inadvertent Farmer wrote,

“I took an old dresser that my 2 year old broke (it is NOT a step ladder … Read More ...

An old broken chair gets a new life as a jewelry holder

May 20, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Yes this pretty jewelry holder was made from an old chair. Don’t believe me? Pop on over to this post at Today’s Creative Blog to see the original chair and while you are there see a whole bunch of transformed … Read More ...

Win a copy of Sweater Surgery: How to Make New Things from Old Sweaters

May 19, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

You get to benefit from a tiny bit of self promotion! Yup, this is my book. And my publisher, the wonderful Quayside Publishing Group has offered a copy to you my loving Recycled Crafts at Craft Gossip readers. All you … Read More ...

Copy paper boxes recycled into pretty storage

May 18, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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 ...

How to recycle an umbrella into yarn

May 17, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

This just “blew me away” (just like the wind did to this umbrella)! The (in my humble opinion) brilliant Eva of the blog Mademoiselle Chaos sent in this post where she spun an umbrella into yarn! You have got to … Read More ...

Handbags are transformed into stylish wall art

May 14, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

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I believe that a collection of anything can be pretty but when you start out with lovely things the effect of a group of  them is positively stunning.

Such as in this case where the designer at the blog Sassy … Read More ...

Recycle your old shoes into…new shoes!

May 13, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Over at the blog Grosgrain there is a super cute idea for transforming some old shoes into fabulous new ones. Pop back to this post to see how the cherries are made and there is the link to how to … Read More ...

How to make mushrooms from recycled leather scraps

May 12, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

If you read this blog on a regular basis then you know I love mushrooms. And I have posted (I think) one other leather recycling project, so when I saw this super cute leather mushroom project I fell in love! … Read More ...

How to recycle a whiteboard into a magnetic Blackboard

May 12, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

There is a great tutorial over at the blog Made By Nicole on how to turn a whiteboard into a magnetic blackboard. Too Cute!

[tags]recycled chalkboard[/tags]… Read More ...

Win a Copy of Green Craft Magazine

May 10, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

The creative and talented people of Stampington & Company have done it again! Their magazines (which I think are the quality of a book really) are just beautiful and so inspiring. Green Craft is no exception! Would you like to … Read More ...

Happy Mother’s Day! Gift cones

May 8, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Those crafty peeps at the blog Eco Green Crafts have a great tutorial and pattern to make these recycled paper bag cones. Like the artwork too? They’ve got that there too!

[tags]recycled paper cones[/tags]… Read More ...

Use your binder clips to organize your cables

May 7, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

I don’t know about you but all my charging and connector cables are one big old mess. This is a wonderful and easy way to organize them. I think it  is a brilliant bit of repurposing since the binder clip … Read More ...

Upcycled Journal that is so pretty you will definetly not get writer’s block!

May 6, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Make Paper Crafts has this great project and tutorial on how to make a journal out of all sorts of recycled materials and office (and library) supplies you will truly be inspired to write or sketch! Thanks Cynthia for sending … Read More ...

Spring wreath tutorial using leftovers from past projects

May 5, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Over at the blog Tea Rose Home there is a wonderful tutorial for making this lovely spring wreath. It is made using leftovers from her past projects. Love that because I always have extra supplies and samples from past projects. … Read More ...

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