Category: Green crafts

• Crafty jewelry with Recycling ideas

  Beading and knotting, Green crafts, Jewelry making, Recycle   |  0 Comment

  DIY Hex Nut Wrap Bracelet   Yes, I know, I have to stop making bracelets. It’s an addiction. Is there a support group for this? But I see these fun, colorful wrap bracelets everywhere, and they are sooo easy that even this craft-challenged mom can’t resist. And seriously J. Crew, $36 for this? Step 1: Get thee to Goodwill and buy a crazy heinous skirt for $3. Then stop by the hardware store for a dozen or so brass hex nuts at 15 cents

• Recycling for Halloween Lanterns craft tutorial

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  Recycling for Halloween Lanterns craft tutorial It’s October and Halloween is quickly approaching, even though I still have no idea what all of us will dress up as.  But I am however thinking about crafts and fun.  I would not be me if I didn’t incorporate Recycled Milk Boxes  into one of the crafts.  God knows I am swimming in them even though lately my husband is trying to prove to me that there is no difference between regular and organic

• Recycling paper : Apple Trees for every age

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  Recycling paper : Apple Trees for every age   Take your empty toilet rolls and you can make three different kids of apple trees! 1. Foamy tree with foam "apples" (baby and toddler version) 2. Mosaic tree with foam, paper and bead "apples" (preschool version) 3. Tissue paper apple tree (from the newly minted grade one!)   What you need: Toilet rolls Glue Scissors Green paper Red or green foam sheets Red or green beads Cardboard for tree backing (cereal boxes work well!) Brown crayon Green and red tissue paper   For all the trees you need

• Crafty jewelry with recycling ideas: modern earrings

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  Happy Hour   Crafty jewelry with recycling ideas: modern earrings I really wanted to go get a huge Coke Zero from Sonic during their happy hour so I texted Jacob to see if he wanted to go. After no reply for a couple of minutes, I went ahead to Sonic with  the intention of bringing him something. I went to his apartment with his limeade, and we were chatting next to his current project. He added a card to his computer and had




• Recycling ideas and tutorial: New Key Fob with Zipper

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  Recycling ideas and tutorial:   New Key Fob with Zipper I made some key fobs using by zipper. Recently I'm spending a time for make something using by zipper　(o`･∀･´o)yes!! It really is fun to make it with zipper! It looks very gorgeous! I used heavy weight interfacing tape inside. So there are very durable. They don't loose shape when you hold. Let's try to make it!! Material : Metal zipper 19cm(already cut off top end stopper and removed slider) Cotton fabric 4cm × 19cm Heavy weight Iron-on interfacing tape 2cm ×

• Recycling paper: toilet paper roll paper pumpkin art

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  I love seeing all the great projects people have created using toilet paper rolls. For Fall, I thought I'd try to create something of my own. My goal was to make something that cost nothing and here it is...my totally free, toilet paper roll art! Recycling paper: toilet paper roll paper pumpkin art This project was simple. I saw this rolled paper frame and knew it would be perfect (I antiqued the background with a layer of Mod-Podge and watered down paint). The toilet paper roll strips

• Recycling paper : Howdy to Homemade Costumes!

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  Everyone wants their kid to look cute on Halloween, but no one wants to buy an expensive costume for them to wear just once (especially nowadays).  Here is a NO SEWING homemade costume that can be done the night before, even though I do not recommend waiting until that close.  Say “Howdy” to my bull rider! Recycling paper : Howdy to Homemade Costumes! What you will need for this project: 1 large box – that your child could easily fit around himself 1 small

• Recycling paper: Cardboard Tube Giraffe tutorial

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  Recycling paper: Cardboard Tube Giraffe tutorial This adorable giraffe is made completely from toilet paper cardboard tubes and some printed felt. You could paint the tubes instead, but I found the printed felt at Hobby Lobby on sale, couldn’t pass that up! He’s just busy nommin’ on my bushes… :) There’s a little story behind this giraffe. This was originally intended for Kaboose, one of my day jobs, but the aim there is to create easy crafts for small children. While I intended

• Crafts for fall: Williams Sonoma Inspired Fall Glass Hurricanes tutorial

  Candle, Green crafts, Hallooween's day, Holiday & seasonal crafts, Natural crafts   |  0 Comment

  Crafts for fall: Williams Sonoma Inspired Fall Glass Hurricanes tutorial I've started to put out some more fall decor.  I have a small thing for candles. I've seen these pretty little things floating around blogland so I decided to make my own.  They are glass hurricanes from Williams Sonoma for $68 plus the glass sleeve for $16.   Don't think that is gonna happen on my budget. I gathered my supplies: glass vase from Dollar Tree glass candle holder from Dollar Tree glass enclosed candle from Dollar

• Crafty jewelry and recycling paper: Book Page Necklace tutorial

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  Crafty jewelry and recycling paper: Book Page Necklace tutorial   I introduced this necklace a while back and sold a couple at the facebook sale, but since my shop is going in a different direction, I've decided to share the tutorial for this necklace. MATERIALS NEEDED: 30" of chain 2 pages from an old book 1 piece of poster board Glue 1 quarter Scissors Varnish Matches Pearls Jump rings Lobster Claps [1] Cut two pieces of chain, 15 1/2, and 18 inches long. [2] Attach the two chains at both ends with small jump rings: [Should look like this] [3] Rip out 2 pages from

• Paper crafts: Eco-Chic Bouquet Alternative tutorial

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  Paper crafts: Eco-Chic Bouquet Alternative tutorial This fabulous new DIY Tutorial comes from the ultra-creative Jesi of Jesi Haack Weddings and features clever “paper bag flowers” crafted from brown Trader Joe’s grocery bags. While the paper flowers are cool on their own, they also look fabulous when mixed with a few tissue flowers and fresh flowers for an eco-chic wedding bouquet or party centerpiece. Read on for all the step-by-step details (with gorgeous images!), as told by Jesi… 1. Start off with a grocery bag. (I love Trader Joe’s, but Whole Foods or Henry’s

• Crafts for home decor: Mod Podge Canvas Art tutorial

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  Crafts for home decor: Mod Podge Canvas Art tutorial I pulled out all of my scraps and started tearing them into smaller pieces.   I had my 2-year-old help me with mod podging them onto the canvas. My technique was more of a organized randomness and his technique was just gluing things like crazy. His side actually ended up looking better than mine. (I tend to overthink things like this)   My original goal was to make a Welcome sign, so I cut the word

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