These little tp tube Lincoln and Washington figurines are beyond adorable. You know how I love my recycled tp tube crafts. Pop on over to the blog Surviving a Teacher’s Salary on this Presidents Day and make your self some … Read More...
Frugal Easy Last-Minute Valentine’s Gift
This easy Valentine’s Day craft project only costs a whopping $0.50 and not surprisingly, it’s an upcycled project. Valentine’s Day is a nice holiday, but after the Christmas rush (and exhaustion), you want to keep it simple. Since this is … Read More...
Make a cute goose from a paper plate
I bet this cute duck or goose would be adorable to make as one large one out of a dinner plate and a whole row of little ducks made out of smaller cake plates. I spotted this easy paper plate … Read More...
How to make recycled tp tube unicorns
If you have a fan of unicorns in your world then you must trot on over to the blog The Inspiration Edit for this adorable recycled tp tube project. I want to make an entire herd of these rainbow and … Read More...
Cute and easy ways to wrap gifts
I’m always on the lookout for gift wrapping ideas that would be able to go through the mail easily. Pop on over to the blog Burkatron for a whole bunch of super cute and easy ways to wrap gifts with … Read More...
128 Winter crafts for kids from recycled materials
Winter crafts cover many popular winter season themes like snowflakes, snowman, icicles, winter wonderland, Frozen inspired crafts, arctic and polar animals. All crafts are based on materials everyone has in a recycle bin like toilet paper rolls, old newspapers and … Read More...
How To use cling wrap to Transfer an image
In a previous post, I shared a link that explains you to use cling wrap to add an image to fabric.
Here is one that shows how to use it to carve an image into a soft surface. I have … Read More...
How to paint a rose with celery
I love the look of old wall paper floral prints. I have been trying to replicate the look painting and coloring them with colored pencils. When I spotted this stamping a flower with celery I instantly thought of how much … Read More...
How to alter and print pictures on recycled book pages
Image transfer and printing on recycled paper is always on my mind as a recycled artist and crafter. Over at the blog Simply September there is a tutorial on how to pint on recycled book pages. When my printer is … Read More...
A retrospective of recycled collage art and creations
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I was invited to create an exhibit at the Glendale Main Library of recycled art and creations.
This was fun to put together as I have been creating recycled things for a loooooong time! Some of these projects … Read More...
Great collection of recycled bookmarks
I have a Little Free Library and I recently had a Girl Scout troupe make a batch of bookmarks for it. They were a hit needless to say. So I was thinking I would make some more and these recycled … Read More...
How to make recycled lanterns
These are beyond festive! I bet they would be a great group project for just about any holiday or celebration. Pop on over to the blog Around The World for the tutorial on how to make recycled plastic bottle lanterns… Read More...
Adorable wire and button birds
I am always on the lookout for fun button projects. I especially like ones that aren’t too fussy and feature random buttons that are perfect for the button jar stash. You know the ones you cut off the shirts you … Read More...
Upcycle pasta to put words on anything!
If you like putting words on things like I do then this idea for using pasta letters to spell out words is beyond easy and cute! I bet they can be glued on anything. Pop on over to the blog … Read More...
Clicker words fit perfectly on clothes pins
I clove clothes pin crafts and decorating them is so fun. But this idea for using “clicker” words to embellish them has to be the easiest way to turn standard clothes pins into inspirational messages, names or whatever words you … Read More...
Simple nativity scene people
I love the simplicity of this nativity set. I bet it would look as cute in any size you make it based on the size recycled wood you may have on hand. You could make it big for the yard … Read More...
Great way to upcycle a Christmas tree stand and more!
I have never thought of Christmas tree stands as pretty but all it takes is a coat of white paint and they look like cool modern industrial vase holders. Pop some greenery in them and they are transformed into beautiful … Read More...
How to make giant concrete geodes
Geodes are all the rage right now and you know what they say- if you are gonna make something, why not make them super-sized!! Rock and roll over to the blog Made By Barb for the step by step tutorial … Read More...
Fun hidden things
I spotted this lawn gnome in concrete and had to head on over to the blog to find out more about it. Well, it turns out it is a challenge post that features all sorts of “hidden” things. AS the … Read More...
Christmas tree made of mittens- great idea for donation collections
When I first spotted this pretty green tree I thought it was made of socks. But then after a closer look it is made of mittens. I thought it would be a great way to do a donation collection for … Read More...