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It turns out that vegan sugar skulls are even easier to make than the conventional kind, since you can use the cornstarch from your cupboard instead of searching for that hard-to-find meringue powder. Exactly HOW easy are they? If I can make these perfect sugar skulls for my kiddos to decorate on my very first attempt, then so can you! To make my vegan sugar skulls, I used this vegan sugar skull recipe, and these detailed sugar skull instructions....
You will need: greeting cards you’ve received and wish to recycle; a large craft punch in a shape you’d like to use as a gift tag (traditional tag shapes work, obviously, but so would squares or circles); a small hole punch (1/8″ is a nice size) Using your large craft punch, punch gift tag shapes out of your recycled greeting cards. You can fussy cut out particular pictures or patterns, or punch randomly....
Before we get into 5 ways you can recycle plastic bags, I want to encourage you first and foremost to use reusable grocery bags instead of plastic bags. However, there are those days when we forget our reusable ones, and I know not all of our friends and family use reusable grocery bags. With all of that said, here are five unique ways to reuse plastic bags: 1. Plastic Bag Crochet There are so many incredible projects that I could highlight that involve crocheting with plastic bags!...
Last weekend I was looking for Thanksgiving table decorations on Pinterest. I came across these fabulous utensil holders from The Idea Room. I decided to use their idea, but put an eco-friendly spin on it by using a recycled cardboard box instead of cardstock. What You Will Need: A recycled cardboard box A stapler Markers Scissors How To Do It: Take a part your cardboard box. Cut a long rectangle like so:...
And man, the guilt was REAL when my kid took each one out of the dryer for the first time. All that faux fur, matted. That lovely soft texture, gone. Gifts from her grandparents, now basically ruined. My family doesn’t buy a lot of new things, and presents are generally limited to major holidays. It was a big bummer, then, to mess up the kid’s nice Christmas gifts and turn them stiff, tangled, and ugly....
It’s definitely, probably, a sewing machine attachment, but what does it do? It sort of looks like it would fit on your sewing machine at home, but you’re not totally sure. And it looks like it might do something fancy and cool, but what? And does it do something that you would even use? Because you do NOT need more useless junk around (you’re channeling me here, I know, but just go with it)....
What You Will Need: A large embroidery hoop Fabric. Make sure you use an eco-friendly fabric like hemp or organic cotton. Book pages or other recycled paper Recycled cardboard Scissors Crayons School glue. If you can, use eco glue! Hot glue/hot glue gun Black permanent marker (optional) How To Do It: Cut your fabric to the size of your embroidery hoop. Then, insert the fabric into the embroidery hoop and tighten it....
Below, you’ll find lots of macrame tutorials, ranging from beginner-friendly to ones that require more fine-motor finesse. I like to have a few different projects, in a range of difficulties, when I do macrame with kids. Some kids do best with a project that lets them practice just the square knot, while other kids will be ready to move on to water bottle slings and rescue bracelets and cat hammocks....
Every month we have the privilege of featuring the top 5 crafts from our Green Crafts Showcase! Your projects continue to inspire me! Here are the top 5 projects from this month: 1. Upcycled Wine Cork Stamps by Bespangled Jewelry Bespangled Jewelry took ordinary wine corks and transformed them into cute, custom stamps! They’re perfect for a repeating pattern or you can make a word like she did! Check out Bespangled Jewelry’s site to see how she made these adorable “love” stamps....
To upcycle all’s you need to do is take ordinary materials, craft left overs or items destined for the trash or recycle bin, and turn them into something new and better. Once you do that, you can enter your new and improved crafty awesome into the Upcycle Contest with Sublime Stitching. To enter submit a photo of your entry by April 27, 2009 to the Sublime Stitching Customer Gallery and label it with the word “Upcycled”....
Loosing heat out of these cracks not only ups your electric bill due to having to heat the house more to compensate for this loss, but it also contributes to our carbon footprint. So here is a quick and easy tutorial on how to upcycle an old long sleeve shirt or sweater and make, what I call a draft catcher. This is a temporary band-aid fix for the larger project of having the door replaced, which us renters might not be able to do....
Like vinegar, vodka is excellent at disinfecting, but it also fights odors like baking soda and acts as a solvent, like lemon juice. It’s a great green cleaning supply to have on hand and a good alternative to vinegar, if the smell of vinegar is too much for you. Vodka Cleaning Recipes 1. All-Purpose Cleaner or Glass Cleaner Combine 1 part vodka and 2 parts water in a spray bottle, and spritz wherever you need some cleaning, disinfecting power....
You don’t have to sit in a twenty-buck seat in a movie theater or barter your kid for a 3D printer to play with 3D. The following DIY 3D craft projects all let you experiment with adding dimensionality and movement to your work–no more flat surfaces! Whether you like to draw (check out the 3D glasses), sew (3D embroidery is for you!), do woodwork (stand-up trees for the win!), or play with any of a dozen or so other crafts, look below to find a way to make your next project stick up, stand out, or otherwise play with its relative dimension in space… but not time....
I know that Groundhog Day isn’t the hippest of holidays, but hey–any holiday is an excuse for making something adorable. So if you need an excuse to make something adorable this week, don’t forget February 2! Check out the list below and find just the project that you need to make your Groundhog Day adorable: 1. cupcakes. How cute are these?!? 2. egg carton groundhog. No matter the occasion, you know there’s always going to be a craft for it that uses toilet paper tubes and a craft that uses egg cartons....
Houseplants are so important to maintaining good air quality in your home, but who on earth has all of that shelf space? Here come hanging planters to the rescue! Unlike container gardens, these DIY hanging planters will convert a regular potted plant, just sitting there and taking up shelf space, into a hanging plant that will perch nicely up out of the way and still freshen the air and brighten your living space....
In my family, we (mostly my butterfingered kids…) have broken SOOOOO many dishes, and as irritated as it makes me (I REALLY loved that giant green Fiestaware coffee mug!), I do get a lot of satisfaction out of the resultant planters, mosaics, pendants, and other awesome things that I’ve made from the pieces. Pick out a project below and take back a bit of satisfaction from YOUR next irritating adventure, too!...
Keep your Halloween green, Friends, with these 32 Halloween crafts from recycled materials! balancing bat. This is a cool craft project or fun party activity made from cardboard. 2. button bat. Use this bat, upcycled from buttons and stash ribbon, as a decoration or turn it into a brooch. 3. button ghost. You know you’ve got more white buttons than you know what to do with. 4. cardboard tombstone. Score a great big box, and you can make a ton of these!...
The stuff you do is messy, right? Honestly, I can ruin an entire outfit just microwaving leftover spaghetti. Aprons can help with that. You will WANT to wear an apron every time you cook or craft as soon as you see all these super cute, super awesome, homemade aprons that you can make. Also, all of these patterns are FREE. Check them out! One-Yard Apron This brilliant apron pattern uses almost exactly one yard of fabric, with very little waste....
When I was younger (and even now) I loved to collect shells on the beach when my family went on vacation. When we got home, though, we had a ton of shells with no real purpose. Instead of storing them or throwing them away, try making these amazing craft projects! 1. Shell Sea Creatures by Kleas Kleas used various shells, red paint, pipe cleaners, and red yarn to make these adorable crabs!...
