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Reusing is Green: Finding Second Hand Craft Supplies
Spread the love: I am super passionate about reusing because I love taking one person’s “trash” and turning it into treasure! So many people take the easy way out and go to big box stores to buy items...
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10 Upcycled Plastic Grocery Bag Crafts
Spread the love: Got a stash of plastic bags that you can’t bear to toss? Try some of these plastic grocery bag crafts to give them a new life instead! Oh, plastic grocery bags! No matter how I try,...
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Is Fused Plastic a Green Fabric?
Spread the love: Fused plastic fabric diverts waste from the landfill, but is it green? Let’s weigh the pros and cons! A couple of weeks ago, I fused plastic to make fabric for a couple of craft...
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Spotted: Beer Can “Ornaments” in Hawaii (+ 10 soda can ornament ideas!)
Spread the love: A friend of mine in Hawaii sent me a photo of these DIY beer can “ornaments,” and they were too hilarious not to share with you guys! Obviously, these are meant to be a joke...
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Nepali Artists Turn Mt. Everest Trash into Art
Spread the love: When you picture Mount Everest, you probably imagine a pristine, snow-covered peak, a lonely climber making his way to the very top, and maybe a small campfire or campsite where weary...
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What’s your crafty new year’s resolution?
Spread the love: Hello, 2013! A new year means that for many of us it’s resolution time…do you have a crafty new year’s resolution? I’ve been mulling over this resolution thing for a few weeks now, and...
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Reader Question: Crafting with E-Waste
Spread the love: Back in October we asked you guys what kinds of things you’d like more help reusing or upcycling, and you had some great questions, both via comment and email. We’ve addressed quite a...
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10 DIY Ways to Revamp Old Furniture
Spread the love: Got an old chair that could really use some love or a bench that would be perfect if only the cushion weren’t covered in a horrible, dated fabric? Don’t despair! We’ve got some DIY...
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How-to: Upcycled Cloth Pads in 30 Minutes
Spread the love: Do you use cloth pads? If you’ve been wanting to give this a try – or need to bulk out your current stash of pads – this quickie tutorial will have you sewing your own cloth pads in 30...
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Cold & Flu Season is Here: Let’s Talk Hankies!
Spread the love: I spent basically all of last week battling a horrendous ick: fever chills, watery eyes, and (of course) an endlessly runny nose. From what I’ve been hearing, this has been one of the...
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How-to: Make a DIY Restaurant Review Log Using the Eco-Friendly Materials...
Spread the love: Need some encouragement to try out more local, independent restaurants? To get us out of our same Mexican restaurant/same pizza place/same frozen yogurt shop jag, I had my kids help me...
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How-to: Make Monsanto Seed Bombs to Genetically Modify Your Entire Neighborhood!
Spread the love: seed bomb image via Shutterstock I know that you’re enjoying your own home garden of Monsanto’s genetically modified soybeans, sugar beets, potatoes and corn. Don’t you just love those...
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20 Earth Day Crafts: Get Your Reuse On!
Spread the love: This Monday is Earth Day, and there’s no better time to get your green craft on! …actually, if you want to tackle some of these fun, eco-friendly craft projects over this weekend...
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How-to: Make Reusable Baby Wipes
Spread the love: It’s super simple to make reusable baby wipes to reduce waste and save yourself some cash! For the eco-mama, cloth diapering is a no-brainer, right? You save money in the long run by...
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5 Recycled Felt Projects
Spread the love: We love recycled felt around here! Ecofi felt is made from post-consumer plastic bottles, which means that every time you use it in your crafting, you’re helping to divert plastic...
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Fab Fabrics: Waterproof Lotus Flower Fabric
Spread the love: Finding sustainable, waterproof fabric can be tricky. Even recycled synthetics contain quite a bit of new plastic in addition to the recycled content. That’s why I was super excited to...
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Remembering Kathreen Ricketson
Spread the love: I was shocked to read this morning about the tragic deaths of Whip Up founder Kathreen Ricketson and her partner, Rob Shugg. The couple was on vacation in Australia with their two...
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Sharing is Green: Let’s Share and Swap!
Spread the love: Did you know that Crafting a Green World has a classifieds section devoted to sharing and swapping craft supplies? There’s something inspiring about getting your hands on a fresh batch...
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5 Simple Sewing Projects to Replace Disposables
Spread the love: Tired of wasting paper and plastic? Check out these easy sewing projects to help you replace disposables in your life with reusable alternatives! Of course as an ethical crafter you...
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3 Ways to Upcycle Business Cards
Spread the love: Whether you run a crafty business or just nabbed a swag bag at a craft market, chances are you’ve got some business cards handy that have outlived their usefulness. Instead of tossing...
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