If you’ve unmounted your stamp from their blocks (or maybe never mounted them in the first place) you might be wondering what to do with those unused wooden blocks. The Tricky Tip Tuesday blog (say that three times fast :)) … Read More...
Technique: Stamping with Recycled Materials
Renee at Bolton House shares how to make some interesting stamped backgrounds for Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s) using various materials like bubble wrap (very cool!) for a fun ATC accordion booklet.
-Heather
Project: Paper Nest
Claudine Hellmuth has a terrific idea for using up shredded scraps of papers, she turned them into wonderful little paper birds nests! I can picture using all kinds of colorful pattern paper shreds to make some really fun nests for … Read More...
Floppy Disk Planters
Here’s a creative way to use outdated floppy disks, create a tech garden! These would make fun gifts too, and the succulent idea is a great one for those with a less than green thumb. Get the tutorial here — … Read More...
How to make recycled sweater decorations
Yah, I know Christmas just happened but as we crafters know you can never start making the next holiday’s decorations too soon. Wouldn’t this chick look too cute hanging from the handle of an Easter basket? See how to make … Read More...
How to turn an old headboard into a bench
Over at the blog Scissors & Spatulas and Everything in between Jen posted her great tutorial on how to turn an old wood headboard into a rustic style bench. This is a great way to use on outgrown or … Read More...
Recycling Ideas for Plastic Milk Jugs
Whether it’s crafts or organizing, feeding your pets or making Kool-Aid, there are plenty of ways to reuse milk jugs. So before you send them to the recycle bin, check out Home Made Simple for a bunch of great ideas … Read More...
Recycle Sweaters: Make a Throw or Pillow
I love this idea and wish that wool sweaters were more available; but have been grabbed up at the goodwill shops with the popularity of recycling. During the summer hit all the garage sales for old moth eaten sweaters and … Read More...
15 Things to do with Matchboxes
I bet you didn’t know there WERE 15 different things you could do with matchboxes! I didn’t either, but Heather over at Home Made Simple shares her fun ideas. Check them out here — Uses for Matchboxes | Home Made … Read More...
Indoor Dish Garden
Hit the thrift store lately? Or maybe you have a bunch of mismatched dishes you aren’t sure what to do with. Create a dish garden in your home, a fun element that’s bursting with life. Get the instructions here — … Read More...
Gum wrapper weaving goes out for coffee
Weaving gum wrapper crafts go waaaaay back but I love the new spin Marisa of the blog Mar de Sonhos: Imitation of Life put on her weaving by using coffee bags to make this cute lunch bag.
Project: Washer Necklace
I love seeing ordinary house hold objects turned into fun arts and crafts! Take this necklace for instance, it’s made from hardware store washers! Find out how to add Alcohol Inks (you could also stamp on them with Staz- On … Read More...
How to make a recycled box cute house
I love this kind of old school craft project. See how to transform a simple box into a cute little house with the tutorial Sonia shared at her blog Cards, Crafts, Kids Projects.
Tutorial: Make a Stamp from Recycled Materials
Using plastic take out containers and cardboard from a cereal box “smallgirl” from Teddy Forest created this adorable bear stamp. Find out how to stamp and recycle at the same time here at her blog post.
-Heather
Project: Birthday Calendar
Here’s a clever and cute way to keep track of all the birthdays you need to make cards for by recycling a Rolodex card holder. Find directions over on the Spotted Canary site.
-Heather
Tutorial: Veggie Stamping
Eat your veggies! Here’s a great way to “recycle” and stamp at the same time. Using bok choy cuttings with a little ink makes a lovely rose print and this is a great craft for the kiddos too! Find more … Read More...
Project: Kitty Covered Notebook
Amy aka The Scrapping Mommy shows how to take apart a plain spiral notebook, cover it with papers, dies and stamps for a purrrfect new notebook! Meow!
-Heather
Technique: TP Embossing
Need to make a card but don’t have any cardstock on hand? That’s ok, run to the bathroom and grab some toilet paper! No, seriously 🙂 Leigh with Blockheads shows how to emboss TP for a cool (and unusual) background. … Read More...
Project: When Pigs Fly Clock
Ok, so this project doesn’t have any stamping on it, but seriously, how could I *not* share this?! Plus I just love a man who crafts! The Gentleman Crafter posts directions for making his flying pig altered alarm clock using … Read More...
Project: Message Clips Made From……
Seriously, some people’s creativity astounds me! These wonderful little message clips are made from of all things, mouse traps! Shelly Hickox made the ones shown above, she got her inspiration from Suzy’s Sitcom, her ideas are shown below. Click … Read More...