Crafts
Pretty Recycled Cardboard Flowers Pins for Mother’s Day
Learn how to transform cardboard from everyday household products into a special handmade Mother’s Day gift… a pretty flower pin.
Crafts
Doodle Art Postcards: the beauty of white gel ink on painted recycled cardboard
Making these Doodle Art Postcards is incredibly soothing. It doesn’t take a lot of skill but it looks like it does and that is the trick!
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Birdhouse Ornaments (made from Pint-Sized Dairy Cartons)
Upcycle used pint-sized dairy cartons into mini birdhouse ornaments for your Christmas tree. We show you how to do it yourself.
Holidays
Milk Carton Haunted House (Halloween Craft)
Learn to upcycle your milk cartons into fun Haunted Houses for your Halloween decorations.
Crafts
Wind Chime Chili: a recipe AND a craft!
Upcycle the “tin cans” you use to make your homemade chili into a handmade wind chime. Chile recipe and wind chime craft directions included!
Holidays
Hanukkah Craft: Tiny Little Neighborhood
Tired of homemade menorahs and popsicle-stick Star-of-Davids? Here’s something new and fun to do with your children during Hanukkah. Make a happy little Hanukkah Village out of raisin boxes!
Holidays
Recycle What’s In Your Lunchbox!
Plastic cups, juice boxes, baggies, lids.. You could recycle these items OR you could save yourself a money at the craft store and make things with it!
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Upcycle your T-shirt into a Cute Potholder
We teach you and the kids how to upcycle your colorful, but no longer used, tees into cute pot holders and mini rag rugs, too.
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Waxed-Fabric Food Wraps for School Lunches
A quick step-by-step tutorial post for on how to make your own reusable waxed-fabric food wrappers.
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Monster Valentine Mailboxes of the Not So Scary Kind!
Kids make Valentine Mailboxes these days for the exchanging of classroom valentines. We teach you how to make one from a recycled a cereal box.
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How to Repurpose Damaged Books into Purses Craft
We teach you how to repurpose damaged hard-covered books into purses for kids, tweens or yourself.
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Vintage Clock Radio Planters for Dad!
For Father’s Day gifts we upcycled these vintage electronic clock radios into planters. We show you how to make your own here. They’re super cool for the super crafty and handy.
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Pretty Flower and Ice Shard Tea Light Votives DIY
We love upcycled crafts and here we show you how to recycle a plastic milk carton into pretty tea light votives. It’s a great craft especially if you’re homebound during the cold months.
Holidays
Tiny Cardboard Christmas Tree Craft!
Craft your own mini Christmas tree decorations with recycled cardboard. We show you how with this tutorial. It’s pretty, easy peasy, and it keep your kids busy. Score!
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How to Make a Jigsaw Puzzle Holiday Wreath
Have a gazillion piece jigsaw puzzle that’s not complete? Well, here’s a way to bring new life through upcycling especially for a jigsaw puzzle fan this holiday season.
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Easiest Wild Things Costume Tutorial
Our Max from this “Where The Wild Things Are” inspired costume is so simple to make for Halloween or just pretend play, year round.
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DIY Kitchen Garden Gift for Mom
We love these succulent plants that are planted into recycled food tin cans. They are cute DIY gifts for Mother’s Day.
Holidays
Earth Day Craft: Recycled Art Postcards!
Recycle those Spring catalogs while spending quality time with the kids making some pretty postcards to send to loved ones during an Earth Day crafting party.
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Milk Carton Christmas Village Craft
Lots of holiday company and lots of creamy delicious holiday desserts has brought an abundance of milk and cream cartons through our refrigerator and instead of just tossing them this year I washed them out and saved them to upcycle and craft into a simple Christmas village!
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T-shirt Scarf Craft for Kids!
Have fun with the kids making this adorable scarf from an old t-shirt. Just follow our simple tutorial!