Over at the Etsy store AnnyMay has turned denim jeans into cute mary jane style slippers. I love when you can take one garment that maybe doesn’t fit or has gone out of style and with a few stitches turn … Read More ...
Circuit Boards are recycled into magnificent modern art
I love circuit boards and so when I saw what this fab designer from the blog Five Green Acres did with them I wanted to share it with you all! Be sure to check out her total bathroom redo, there … Read More ...
How to mosaic a garden ball by recycling a bowling ball
Betty of the blog Altered Expressions certainly altered a bowling ball in a beautiful way! Pop on over to her blog to check out her directions. Oh and if you are looking for another “look” in bowling ball mosaics pop … Read More ...
10 Leprechaun traps that re-use all sorts of things
I hadn’t heard of this little phenomenon but apparently leprechaun traps are needed around this time of year and what a better project than to whip one up out of found and recycled things. Pop on over to How Does … Read More ...
Plate up a beautiful “stained glass” window
Cindi of the blog Beyond the Picket Fence sent in this great idea of simply gluing lovely colored glass plates to a window to create a “stained glass” look. So simple yet so pretty.
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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 make a surpise gift ball of yarn and other goodies
I don’t know about you but I end up with all sorts of odds and ends left over from projects and sometimes I’m not sure what to do with them. Here is a great way to recycle all those bits … Read More ...
Zip up some great fashion with recycled zipper projects
Over at Threadbanger there is a great collection of recycled zipper projects that include jewelry, clothing and home dec. This simple choker is my favorite but there are some really pretty flowers and some really crazy/wild stuff. Zip over there … Read More ...
Recycle a large shirt into a little dress
Over at the blog Blue Print Crafts Jordan is celebrating Nation Craft month by going green and is posting all sorts of green crafts. She kicks off the month with this cute little dress made from a mens shirt. I … Read More ...
Brown paper bags are recycled into embellished wallets
Over at Marylin Huskamp’s blog, Marylin’s Nouvelle she shows off some cute little wallet/bags that she made with recycled paper bags, fabric scraps, trim and buttons. They are so cute!
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Serving up a plate of crafty goodness-chalkboard style part deux
Molly the maven of the blog The Creative Maven sent in this this easy and fun idea for turning a plate into a chalkboard! You all seem to be lovin’ the chalkboard conversions….and really who doesn’t except for when you … Read More ...
How to make a mini recycled greenhouse
Want to include a little bit of engineering into your recycled crafting? Here is a great transformation of a “bendi” straw. It being the perfect structural element to create the corner for the framework of a greenhouse. Pop on over … Read More ...
Recycle that old furniture into fun organizational pieces
Kim, The Inadvertent Farmer just sent in this great link to her remake of some old furniture into some great organizational pieces that offer a boat load of fun because they are painted with chalkboard paint!
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Recycled Plastic bottle flowers that are bloomin’ cool!
This is a close up shot of a wonderful Anthropology window display that blogger Grace Violet posted. It does include a quick and easy tutorial to make them yourself!
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