Over at the blog Misia Pepa Adventures there is a wonderful tutorial for turning a laundry bag into a bunch of produce bags so that you don’t need to use the plastic ones. Thanks for sending in this great project … Read More...

Hand Me-Ups: Recrafting Kid’s Clothes with Easy Techniques and Fun Designs

Playing with Books:

Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book

By Jason Thompson

I was so “torn” when I first read this book, I couldn’t decide whether savor each page slowly and absorb all the details or keep furiously flipping each … Read More...

Clever blogger Einat of the blog Scrapin’ it decided her once throw-away the milk carton needed a new life and she put her crafty spin on it to make a cute recipe box.

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The force was totally with the clever mom of the blog In The Happily Ever After to make such a cute belt buckle for her son from Logo action figures. Pop on over to her blog for the tutorial. Thanks … Read More...

Wow! I never would have thought of trying to use a craft punch with food but this clever blogger- Bloomize (blooming ideas for living ) tried punching the outer peals from garlic. So pretty and delicate. Be sure to pop … Read More...

Jennifer sent in a link to this cute Etsy shop that features tons of wonderful designs made from recycled plastic gift cards. This checkerboard with barista game pieces was my absolute fave! Pop on over to her shop Jupita to … Read More...

Eileen Hull over at the blog Thoughts From My Studio came up with this great way to take last year’s date book and turn it into a record of her markers and punches and things she already has so when … Read More...

Over at the blog Chica and Jo there is a wonderful tutorial on how to recycle a cd holder into a gift card box. I do love the irony here in that the gift card they happen to feature is … Read More...

Upcycled Accessories: 25 Projects Using Repurposed Plastic

By

Tracie Lampe

This book should be called the “Encyclopedia of plastic bag recycling” it is packed full of techniques using recycled plastic bags and then once you have tried all the cool … Read More...

Over at the Etsy store AnnyMay has turned denim jeans into cute mary jane style slippers. I love when you can take one garment that maybe doesn’t fit or has gone out of style and with a few stitches turn … Read More...

indi of the blog Beyond the Picket Fence sent in this great idea of simply gluing lovely colored glass plates to a window to create a “stained glass” look. So simple yet so pretty.

There is something rather dangerous about … Read More...

The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide

By

Hillary Mendelsohn and Ian Anderson

This is a very cool book packed full of great info and ideas.

What I mean by that is that sometimes you know what you’re looking … Read More...

Over at Apartment Therapy there is a fun project from the upcoming book Playing With Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book by Jason Thompson for turning a book cover into a fun postcard.

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Do you love musical instrument parts and think they are just beautiful? Designer Wesla Bay Weller did too and check out the gorgeous jewelry she makes with vintage violin and guitar pegs not to mention drum heads! Pop on over … Read More...

OK you may be asking yourself why is this book review of Steampunkery in the Recycled Crafts section? I’ll tell you. One of the cool aspects of the Steampunk  style is the reuse and recycling of old elements in new … Read More...

Over at the blog Tattered Edge there is this cute mini journal made from gift cards and security envelopes. Pop on over to this post to see the pretty inside.

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Looking for printable journaling items? … Read More...