I know you would never guess by looking at this pretty little tag album that the pockets are made from a recycled paper towel or bathroom tissue cardboard tubes but it is! Pop on over to the blog Scrapbook-Crazy for … Read More...
How to make a recycled sweater rose wreath
Over at the blog Creative Passage Ellen couldn’t wait until Halloween was over to get a jump on her winter crafting (I know the feeling Ellen!) See more pictures of this warm and fuzzy recycled sweater rose wreath and her … Read More...
Recycle a greeting card and fix a flip book all in one
Sarah of the blog Dolls and Daydreams sent in this tutorial where she shows how she fixed a board book that was missing a flap with a greeting card. What a great way to keep those slightly damaged books still … Read More...
Recycle those baby overalls into a cute attachable tote
Millie sent in this adorable project she posted at her blog Sewing and Growing for turning outgrown but still cute as can be baby overalls into a tote that can be linked onto your purse. What a great idea!
Recycle those old fake pumpkins into faux mercury glass beauties
Over at the blog The DIY Showoff there is a great tutorial for turning those old drab and boring pumpkins into pretty mercury glass style ones.
Recycle those old silk flowers into a Halloween Wreath
It is truly the magic the transformation a simple can of black spray paint can have. Cindi sent in her wonderful recycled flower wreath project posted at her blog The Brass Paperclip perfect to welcome your trick or treaters this … Read More...
A whole bunch of “Green” Halloween Crafts made out of all sorts of this and that
Caley sent in this link to all sorts of green Halloween Crafts posted at FaveCrafts. I am sure you will find something spooktactular to craft with bits of this and that you are sure to have around.
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“Green” Monster Halloween Treat bucket tutorial
Tiffanie sent in this quite literally “green” Halloween Craft. See how she turned an ordinary bucket into a super scary, not really, more like cute as ever treat bucket over at her blog Blue Cricket Design.
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How to make the cutest Mummy Halloween decoration
Are these guys cute or what? Thank you Amy of the blog Then She Made… for sending in a link to her tutorial for turning some recycled food boxes into just darling Halloween mummy decorations.
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How to make a recycled rolled newspaper sword and bandanna skirt
This post over at Alphamom was posted for Talk like a pirate Day but I think both of the tutorials would make great costume element for Halloween. Pop on over to this link to see how to make a rolled … Read More...
Spook-tacular Recycled t-shirt tote tutorial
Over at Phyllis Dobbs’s blog she designed this cute Halloween tote made from a recycled t-shirt. Pop on over to this post for her fabulous tutorial.
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How to make paper towel tube pumpkins
Last week I posted how to make a pumpkin from a whole roll of toilet paper now here’s one with just the tube! And you thought there was nothing left to make with those paper and bathroom tissue tubes. Well, … Read More...
Recycle those summer paper party lanterns into Halloween Eyeballs
OK this post is a bit self serving. I confess eyeballs are probably my favorite Halloween motif and I have made eyeballs out of all sorts of things, mostly sports balls but this set made from paper party lanterns from … Read More...
How to make a recycled plastic milk jug skeleton
There is a spectacular tutorial for recycling milk jugs into a wonderful skeleton Halloween decoration over at the blog All Good Things Come To Them That Thwaits!
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How to make a pumpkin with a roll of Bathroom tissue
Today’s craft falls under one of those categories that could be questioned. Is this really a recycled craft, more of a repurposed item or simply a great way to disguise one of those necessities. I am voting for all of … Read More...
Folded paper spider webs
Check out these cool spider webs Jennifer of the blog Muse Lodge sent in. She made the paper template in Excel. I vote for this being the best re-purposing of office software in a craft project yet! See more of … Read More...
How to make a wreath with chess pieces
Over at The Value Village site there are tons of pretty Halloween decorations including this cool wreath made from chess pieces. I like the “spiky” quality. It looks intimidating but really isn’t. Time to dig through the toy box and … Read More...
Cool recycled bobbin and snap earrings
I love this pair bobbin earrings in Arieltelsa’s Flickr Page. I suppose I love bobbins because they are traditionally a chick thing but they look so mechanical and industrial. Want a chance to win a new sewing machine pop … Read More...
Driftwood Paper weights or Halloween Decorations
When I spotted this driftwood paper weight project over at The Crafty Crow I thought, Halloween Decoration! I could see painting the wood branches black maybe and dangling little items from the branches?
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Brown Bag Banner
My favorite crafts are those made from items we would normally throw away or toss in the recycling bin. I love to reuse something and make it into something cool. This BOO banner is made from a brown paper bag … Read More...