Green Crafting
March 12th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Green Crafting
Dear Maria,
Do you have any ideas for those orange Rx bottles? My husband is on many medicines and I hate to throw these bottles away. I use them to save buttons, razor blades, needles etc., but I wonder if you have other ideas. Thanks.
Maria C.
ANSWER
Make sure that the pill bottles [...]
Continue Reading Ask Maria “What To Do With All Those Bottles!”
Tags: crafter, crafting, crafts, Easter crafts, Green Crafting, Maria Nerius, recycle pill bottles
By Maria
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:59am
Under Green Crafting+ Home Decor and Design
Decorating your home doesn’t have to be as expensive as you think. Not only can you make your decorations by getting crafty, but you can also make these decorations out of recycled materials. Don’t throw out everything you think is considered garbage. Go green and craft with your old, used or “garbage” materials.
CD Case Picture Frame- [...]
Continue Reading Home Decor Tuesday: Green Crafting
Tags: Green Crafting, recycled crafts
By Christine
January 8th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Green Crafting
Wool sweaters should be dry-cleaned before storing to keep them from developing moth holes. In addition, you can use inexpensive paper napkins and a sewing machine to create your own herbal sachets to repel months in drawers and closets. Fill the sachets with moth-repellent dried herbs such as lavender, cloves, rosemary and thyme. Unfortunately, moth [...]
Continue Reading Thrifty Crafts Friday: Felted Sweaters
Tags: Felt, thrifty
By Caley
December 27th, 2009 at 09:30am
Under Gifts+ Green Crafting
You know the old saying “out with the old and in with the new.” Instead of purging your things and throwing them away, this New Year, make old things new again with crafting. Everyone is looking for a way to start fresh as we prepare to enter into a brand new year, 2010. With your [...]
Continue Reading Gift Sunday: New Year Crafts with Old Things
Tags: gift ideas, Green Crafting, holiday crafting, new year crafts
By Kristen
December 23rd, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Christmas+ Green Crafting
When all the presents have been opened on Christmas (or after the eight nights of Hannukah), you are likely to find yourself with a mound of crumpled and torn wrapping paper. While your first thought might be to throw everything away, think again! With crafting, you can recycle that wrapping paper in your own home, [...]
Continue Reading How to: Make your Own Paper from Leftover Wrapping Paper
Tags: Christmas, green, recycling
By Caley
December 8th, 2009 at 03:33pm
Under Green Crafting
If you had a chance to read my blog from this past Friday, then you know that I had a busy weekend of perusing through indie-crafts and designs at the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago. Wow, was it an experience. First of all, it was SOOOO busy. The turnout was amazing, and a bit crowded [...]
Continue Reading Holiday Renegade Craft Fair, Chicago Part 2
Tags: eco-friendly, indie-crafting, recycled, renegade craft fair, upcycled
By Kristen
December 4th, 2009 at 04:12pm
Under Craft Festivals+ Green Crafting
This weekend, December 5 and 6 is the holiday edition of the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago. I’ll be attending on Saturday to check out the 150+ indie-crafters and designers that will be showcasing their work. I’m excited to see how holiday crafting trends are shaping up in the indie-crafting world. Often times indie-crafts take [...]
Continue Reading Holiday Renegade Craft Fair, Chicago Part 1
Tags: burlap works, earth cadets, Green Crafting, renegade craft fair chicago
By Kristen
October 7th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Green Crafting+ Help a Reader
Can you come up with a craft idea for this reader? She has some spare prescription bottles.
Do you have any ideas for those orange Rx bottles? my husband is on many medicines, and I hate to throw these bottles away. I use them to save buttons, razor blades, needles etc. but I wonder if you [...]
Continue Reading Help a Reader: Orange Rx Bottles
Tags: reader, reuse
By Caley
October 5th, 2009 at 10:03am
Under Green Crafting+ News
Ever heard of the saying less is more? The more you have to do the more stressed you are. Learn to do less and love more. Craft and keep yourself busy. Using recyclable in your home makes things a lot easier as well. You don’t have to go out and buy materials if you already [...]
Continue Reading Living a Better Life with Less by Crafting
Tags: crafting, Crochet, recyclables
By Christine
September 18th, 2009 at 05:49am
Under Green Crafting+ When Creativity Knocks
I love to recycle plastic water and liter bottles into craft projects! I have done many projects over the years; but when I saw these Pumpkin Luminaries, I thought that they were a “FAVE”ulous idea! An easy and very inexpensive way to decorate for Halloween. I can just see these lining my walkway as the [...]
Continue Reading When Creativity Knocks: Recycle Plastic Bottles!
Tags: green, halloween, recycle
By Ana
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