Recycled Crafts Roundup

Earth Day is today, April 22nd! I love recycling and upcycling. Besides the feel good feelings of creating something with your hands, there is the added bonus of keeping something out of a landfill and making it useful again by giving it a new life and new use. 1. Fun Craft Roundup with Tanner Tanner
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Trash You’d Kill For

Did you know that it is so expensive to pay drayage and other freight fees for furniture for trade show displays that companies often buy the product at Ikea and then throw it in the trash because it is cheaper? What if you knew that some of the product you were coveting during all 4
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Altered Christmas Birdhouses – Heidi Swapp + Xyron Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Heidi Swapp adn Xyron Blog Hop! All week long our teams have swapped product and challenged each other to create Christmas cheer and papercrafting inspiration. Today, I created an altered Christmas birdhouse in two styles, perfect for display on the mantle for the holidays. Each altered Christmas birdhouse is covered with Heidi
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XaverMade – He Can Wire Wrap! Who Knew?

This weekend Xaver is getting knee surgery so I thought it fitting to share a project that he created about a year ago. When I started getting back into jewelry making and beading, Xaver was intrigued. He started picking up odds and ends as we went to various craft stores or downtown LA and start
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Upcycled Cereal Box Notebooks

Ever wonder what kinds of crafts you could do with a cereal box? How about a fun notebook? Here’s how: 1. Cut the box apart, discarding the sides and flaps. Trim the front and back of the box to the same size, no larger than 8.5″ x 11″. These will form the covers of the
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