I love reusing items from your everyday world. This Wine corks board is made using corks from your wine parties, showcasing your love of a fine glass of merlot. (source)
Recycling Wedding Invitations
Thanks to reader Melissa, I now have a great idea for reusing all those leftover invites I’ll have, both from the test invites we’ve ordered and the ones we’ll have from addressing them all. What a great way to … Read More...
Envelope Books
From Martha Stewart’s Daily Orgainizing tip e-mail, this is a great way to reuse all those envelopes that come filled with holiday goodness during the Christmas season. Turn them into an envelope book, and store some of your treasures … Read More...
Halloween Uses For Baby Food Jars
Now that we’ve all admitted our large collections of baby food jars, here’s a great Halloween tutorial for making some adorable votive holders. Your supplies are simply Mod Podge, some orange/white streamers, construction paper, and a brush or sponge. Follow … Read More...
Crafty Uses For Recycled Baby Food Jars
If you are like my father, who has saved baby food jars for TWENTY YEARS in order to make sure they’re reused and don’t go to waste, then this post from Re Nest is perfect for you. Offering up some … Read More...
Reader-Submitted Upcycled Produce Bag
I’m all about bringing your own bags to the store, and I’m all about recycling and upcycling, and I’m definitely all about when our readers make their own items and submit them to me, so this bag is perfect! Deborah … Read More...
Marjorie’s Cracked Plate Jewelry
I’ve never been someone who has wanted china in my house, as I tend to break things way too often! But if I ever did have china, Marjorie would be who I’d send my broken pieces to! Marjorie’s Cracked Plate … Read More...
Paper Bag Notecards
If you’re still using paper bags from the grocery store, you’ve hopefully got stock piles of them because you don’t want to throw them out and are looking for ways to recycle them. Inspiration Turn Design has a great tutorial… Read More...
Paint Chip Notebooks
I’m a huge fan of using paint chips to make notebooks, although I’ve always made mine with spiral binding. If you can’t get your hands on a spiral binding machine, this wonderful tutorial from Whimsy Girl shows you how, armed … Read More...
Vintage Doily Produce Bags
Now that we’ve all got reusable shopping bags, crafty folks are upping the ante by making their own produce bags. These bags are a great way to transport your fruits and veggies to and from the farmer’s market or the … Read More...
Make A Book Of Scraps!
Most of us have some piles of scrap paper laying around. Some can be an understatement for me, but you know what I mean. If you’re looking for a way to use up some of that paper and give yourself … Read More...
Thrifting Old Sweaters For New Uses
Between the holidays coming up, crafting for charity and loved ones all year, and the economy here in America consistently on a downturn lately (or does it just feel like it?), I’ve been looking for unique ways to up-cycle found … Read More...
Etsy Shop Love
With so many Etsy shops out there selling top notch goods, it can be overwhelming trying to find items that use recycled and upcycled materials. I thought today I’d feature a few for those of you who are still newish … Read More...
Reycled Tin Cans Reuse
Looking for an inexpensive (and surprisingly crafty) way to redo your bathroom drawers? Use tin cans! Simply wash them out after use, sand down the edges if they’re rough, and drop them into your drawers. They can hold everything from … Read More...
Apartment Therapy Reuses In Unusual Ways
I love to read Apartment Therapy. They provide daily doses of great design for more than just hipster apartments … we’ve found plenty of design advice for our own home, for example. Lately they’ve taken on some great reusable crafty … Read More...
DIY Babylegs
For the folks out there with kids, there’s these great tight-like contraptions called Baby Legs that you can slap on your kidlet when it gets a bit colder without having to put tights on a wee one. Brilliant idea, and … Read More...
No Spit Consumption Boxers Back
No Spit Consumption Boxers Back
Originally uploaded by hotteaapparel
Ridiculously awesome! Hot Tea Apparel submitted photos of this great pair of boxer briefs upcycled from two tees, and I had to re-post it here for all to see. From her … Read More...
Steel Wool Sharpens Your Pins!
If you’re someone who sews a lot, you might notice your straight pins will get a bit dull after repeated use. Instead of tossing them in the trash, make yourself a pin cushion with steel wool in it. This steel … Read More...
Sorry For The Long Absence!
Hey there all! Sorry I’ve been offline forever and a day … I got engaged last Wednesday and sort of fell into an engagement hole of sorts. But I’m back online now, and have some great reader-inspired links to share!… Read More...
Mani Designs
I love getting e-mails from readers, showing off all the great crafting they do with recycled materials. So when Amber e-mailed me about her shop Mani Designs Jewelry, I was super tickled.
Featuring a variety of jewelry types, she … Read More...