Add some flair to a plain piece of furniture with stamping! Gail, from My Repurposed Life used large cling stamps and Decor Paint to stamp on the top of her table. She even made her own leg accents from clay. … Read More...
Project: Recycled Puzzle Piece Magnets
Got some old puzzles that have lost some pieces? What can you do with the left overs? How about recycle them into some cool paper craft projects. Neva Cole covered some old puzzle pieces in paint and added stamped words … Read More...
Tip: Upcycle Gift Wrap
Now that the holidays are over don’t throw all that pretty wrapping in the trash, recycle it into tags, packaging and more. Stamping and Co. has some great eco friendly tips on their blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Faux Snow Globe
By turning a large clear plastic container upside down and filling it with stamped images and die cut shapes Georgia from Paper Possibilities had made the most adorable faux snow globe, visit her blog for more pics and info.
-Heather
Project: Recycled Tags
So many items come in pretty packing and decorated boxes now a days, don’t let them go to waste! Upcycle them into hand made items like these great holiday tags from Savvy. Die cut a pretty patterned cardboard box, add … Read More...
Tip: Make Stamps from Wood Embellishments
Helga at the My Artist Life blog has a great idea for using small wooden embellishments. She’s adhered them to corks and used them as stamps, how clever! Click here to find out more. I think I *need* some of … Read More...
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: Stamped Tag w/ Yellow Pages Flower
Wendy from Studio 490 shares step by step how to make this lovely tag, including how to make the paper flower from phone book yellow pages, very cool! Click here for her directions.
-Heather
Project: Recycled Dryer Sheet Flowers
Visit the Such a Pretty Mess blog and learn how to recycle dryer sheets into beautiful flower embellishments. These are simply divine!
-Heather
DIY: Sewn Soap Pouches
Arwen O’Reilly Griffith shares a solution for cleaning hands covered in dirt from activities like gardening. Reusing old, worn-out washcloths as pouches for old, worn-out soap, Arwen created sewn soap pouches.
Project: Altered Bagel Box
Join Vaneesa Spencer on the Stampington website for a cool eco friendly project, she altered and repurposed bagel boxes with paint and stamps, what super fun and very “green” idea!
-Heather
Project: Recipe Box
Visit the Punk Projects website for a full tutorial to make this fun paper crafting project, recycling a cardboard box into a fun recipe box using patterned papers and scrapbook embellishments, very cute!!
-Heather
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...