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Guest Post: Eco-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day

March 11th, 2010 at 05:00am Under St. Patrick's Day

[Editorial Note: I'm posting this on behalf of Celebrate Green! Info at bottom]
March can be a drab month–waiting for winter to end and the first signs of spring to emerge. That’s why, whether you’re Irish or not, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is a cool idea–especially if you make it eco! Here are some simple, fun, affordable [...]

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Guest Post: Lucky the Leprechaun Terrarium

March 10th, 2010 at 11:23pm Under St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t the craftiest of holidays for me.  Let’s face it.  How many shamrocks can you stand to make out of green construction paper?  I’d much rather be cooking corned beef and drinking a tall mug of Guinness!
But since Caley (one of the editors of FaveCraft) asked me to provide a St. Patrick’s [...]

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March Giveaway: Earth Safe Finishes

March 4th, 2010 at 05:19pm Under Product Reviews

For the March Giveaway , we are giving away a gift basket of craft products from Earth Safe Finishes with a total retail value of $100.

Gift Basket Includes 1 each:

Gel Glaze
Acrylic Paint-Glacier
Fabric Magic
Perfect Paint-White
Acrylic Gouache
Marine Varnish Gloss
Sealer
Colorant (Black, Blue, Yellow, Red)

Contest ends April 1, 2010. You can enter once daily, so return often to improve [...]

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Link Love: Glee Gum

January 14th, 2010 at 11:58am Under Sites We Love

FaveCrafts was contacted recently by a company called Verve, which makes all-natural Glee Gum and Make Your Own Candy Kits. These kits include Make Your Own Chocolate, Make Your Own Chewing Gum and Make Your Own Gummies. Now while we certainly love the DIY focus here at FaveCrafts, I took a moment to check out [...]

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How to: Make your Own Paper from Leftover Wrapping Paper

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, [...]

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Product Review and Giveaway: Go Green Stamps

October 16th, 2009 at 05:00am Under Product Reviews

The clear stamps in this set are all on the theme of recycling, nature and helping the Earth. One of the stamps is a border of different images. You will need an acyrlic block to mount these stamps, but if you have a fondness for environmentalism, check this set out.  Learn more and enter to [...]

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Guest Post: Recycle Your Husband’s Old T-shirts

October 9th, 2009 at 10:29am Under Guest Post+ Uncategorized

Behold! My first contribution as a guest on this wonderful site, and this here thus, is my first guest blog post. I’m so excited I can barely contain my “yehaws and guffaws!”.
Ladies (and perhaps some gentlemen) if you are like me, you have a wonderful husband who holds onto his youth through his t-shirt collection. [...]

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When Creativity Knocks: Recycle Plastic Bottles!

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 [...]

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Guest Sewing Tutorial: Sweatshirts into Chic Button Tunic

September 15th, 2009 at 10:18am Under Sewing

Have I expressed how much I love projects that reuse, recycle, repurpose? Too many times? Well, this sewing tutorial for old sweatshirts is just awesome! Carly J. Cais of Chic Steals turns 3 over-sized men’s sweatshirts into an amazing button tunic which converts into 2 different skirt styles. How fun! This is what she has [...]

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When Creativity Knocks: Start the School Year Off Right with these Recycled Projects

September 11th, 2009 at 05:00am Under When Creativity Knocks

[This is the start of a series from When Creativity Knocks, a great online craft show we are excited to feature. Check back every Wednesday for information on the next video episode and great craft projects selected by Ana Araujo.]
Now that Labor Day is over and schools are in session, moms will be going though a [...]

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