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This post will warm your heart because these projects come from the next generation. Pop on over to Jodie’s blog Love Them Madly to see the toys she and her kids made from recycled  clementine wood crates.…

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I love old wooden thread spools and the clever crafter Jean of the blog The Quilted Cupcake came up with this fun way to make a heart shaped thread spool decoration. I wonder if there is an easy way to do this but so you can still take the spools off?…

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Fun little idea to share with you courtesy of Linda of the blog Partycraft Secrets. Often times preschool art is just a bunch of pretty colors. Why not cut the art into strips and the possibilities are endless!…

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I love cute recycled craft projects and new words like plarn (plastic yarn). If you do too check out this cute plarn clothes pin bag featured over at the blog thredHED.…

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Got come scrap crayons and an egg mold? Why not combine them to make some fun Easter egg shaped crayons. Check out the tutorial on how to make Easter egg crayons over at the blog Henry Happened.…

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Over at Beth Watson Design Studio there is a great idea (literal light bulb going off!) on how to make a recycled light bulb Easter bunny.…

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Want to give those standard plastic Easter eggs a more organic and natural look? Why not try this great idea featured  over at the blog We Know Stuff on how to make speckled Easter eggs.…

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Today you get a two-fer.

Yes 2 great ways to take your recycled tights and ties and use them to dress up your eggs for Easter. Pop on over to Crafts ‘n Coffee for the full tutorial on how to make recycled clothing covered Easter eggs.

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Over at the blog Vintage Umbrella there is a fun tutorial on how to make a recycled paint chip bunny peep garland.…

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Need a little basket or bowl to fill with Easter treats? Pop on over to the blog We Know stuff where there is an easy tutorial on how to make a recycled paper nest style bowl.…

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This is a great idea to dress up an old decoration into a spiffy new one thanks to Sasha for sending her link in! Pop on over to her blog House Dressing Style where she featured a tutorial on how to make an inexpensive foiled Easter decoration.…

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I believe this is the second time this week I have had the pleasure of using the same word repetitively in the title of a post. Sometimes it’s the little things that just make me giggle. But more to the point, recycled crafting. If you like to make little boxes pop on over to the Attune Foods website and check …

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Now that St Patrick’s Day is a glorious green memory Easter decorating is in full swing. Check out the tutorial over at Craftside on how to make Pop Art style Easter egg magnets from recycled scrapbook paper catalogs and magnets a project inspired by the book Art Lab for Kids.…

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Old table cloths often have great designs but rarely are in good shape. What’s a girl to do? Why not try this easy tutorial shared by Rebecca of the blog Born Again Creations on how to sew a round pillow from a recycled table cloth. While you are there check out her recycled table cloth bibs too!…

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Over at the blog Threading My Way Pam shared a whole bunch of great clothing recycling ideas. See how she turned a bunch of adult clothes into some really cute kid’s clothes.…

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If you know me you know I love books and I go through a bagilion post-its marking pages of things I want to make. So when Cryrstal of the blog Make It Easy Crafts sent in a link to her felt and tp tube napkin rings I did a little surfing around her fun blog and I spotted this tutorial …

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This is just darling and so perfect for the 4th of July! Pop on over to Lowri’s blog Paper vine for the tutorial on how to make a fold out mini album in a recycled tin (the album is a rectangle of paper that is simply cut along certain folds while others aren’t.…

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Over at Sharon’s blog Crafts ‘n Coffee there is a whole bunch of super fun snowmen themed crafts made from all sorts of recycled clothing. Pop on over and check out her snowmen making tutorials.…

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These are so awesome! I have a nice little stash of leather from clothes and a purse factory and I will so so be getting out my Sizzix die cutting machine to be making some of these Recycled leather and denim cuffs. See more great accessories and the tutorial featured at Mel’s Designs on how to make recycled leather and

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Yes I know I say this all the time I have stashes of this and that (oh come on I know you do too) but yup I have a stash of vintage matchbooks and thanks to Jessica of the blog Making Minneapolis I now have a great recycled craft to use them in! Check out her great tutorial on how

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I love gathering shells at the beach but I rarely know what I’m going to do with the pretty beach loot. Well thanks to Rumkihn of the blog Rumkihn Crafts there is a charming tutorial on how to make a recycled seashell rose.…

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OK, is this not the cutest or what? Not only is there a great video tutorial over at Linda’s blog Pane, Amore e Creativita on how to make this cute little yarn nest filled with little yarn eggs perfect to decorate your home for Easter the bonus is you get to listen to the instructions in Italian, I could listen …

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If you are a fan of the mini hat like I am I bet you will love this fun glittertastic mini leprechaun hat that Crystal made for St. Patrick’s Day. Check out her fabulous tutorial she posted on her blog Make it Easy Crafts on how to make a recycled plastic cup mini leprechaun hat.…

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S.W.A.K ! Literally! If this just makes you smile as much as it does me, pop on over to Sheri’s blog Awesomesauce & Asshattery for the tutorial on how to make clothespin sweethearts that I bet would be darling closure for a gift bag…

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From someone who loves fabric and clothes as much as I do this is such a darling idea for little ones to get the fashion fever! Check out the cool tutorial link Cinti sent in to her blog My Poppet where she featured her tutorial on how to make a dress-up girl game from recycled fabric scraps.…

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