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Craft Recycled: 5 Crafts from Old Plastic Bottles
Plastic bottles are terrible for the planet, there's really no question about it. They're made to be used once and then tossed, which means tons of plastic filling our landfills and polluting our...
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Craft Recycled: 8 Projects for Metal Bottlecaps
Does your town recycle metal bottlecaps? Some cities do, but not all. Even if your city's recycling program does accept metal bottlecaps, it takes energy to transport them to the recycling facility...
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Craft Recycled: 9 Projects from Sticks and Twigs
They don't call this season "fall" for nothin'! If your neighborhood is anything like mine, chances are downed leaves and branches are covering the streets and sidewalks. You can wait for the city to...
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Craft Recycled: 5 Plastic Bottle Crafts
On Wednesday we talked about an awesome new roofing concept that could improve quality of live in the developing world and tackle some of the plastic bottle pollution, but what about those empty...
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Craft Recycled: 5 DIY Ornaments
Are you doing a Christmas tree this year? Instead of picking up ornaments at the big box store, why not get crafty and make your own DIY ornaments for a tree that's 100% you! You can have a fun family...
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Craft Recycled: 5 Ways to Upcycle Old Books
Got some old books that you can't bear to part with but are a little too disheveled to read? It's time to get crafty! Books make wonderful craft supplies! You can use the pages for origami, collage,...
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Craft Recycled: 4 Upcycled Suitcase Crafts
Got an old suitcase in your attic that you can't bear to part with? Give it a brand new life with one of these fun suitcase craft ideas! If you don't have a vintage suitcase handy, I've discovered...
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Craft Recycled: 5 Ways to Reuse Old Crayons
Got a stash of broken crayons that you can't bear to part with? Check out these fun, crafty ways to reuse old crayons! Coloring isn't the only way that you can get crafty with crayons. Instead of...
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Craft Recycled: 5 Upcycled Valentine’s Day Crafts
Valentine's day is is coming up fast! Check out these cute DIY decor ideas! Sure, you could hit the big box store for made-in-China decorations and the huge carbon footprint that comes along with...
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Craft Recycled: 5 Ways to Alter and Repair Your Jeans
I love shopping for jeans at the thrift store. Some of my favorite pairs of jeans have come from the thrift store and cost me less than $5. The thing that can be frustrating is when you find a pair of...
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Craft Recycled: 5 DIY Grocery Bags
Is your stash of reusable grocery bags a little slim? Beef it up with these DIY ideas! Did you know that you should be washing your reusable bags? Those totes are much better for the planet than the...
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Tutorial: Turn an Old Playpen into a Laundry Sorter
by Cristin Frank, author of Living Simple, Free & Happy: How to Simplify, Declutter Your Home, and Reduce Stress, Debt & Waste Hi Green Upgrader readers! I'm Cristin from Eve of Reduction and...
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Craft Recycled: Your Spring Garden
Spring is so close that I can smell it! It's just about time to start planting those spring crops, and now is also the perfect time to add a few upcycled touches to your spring garden. Here are a few...
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5 Ways to Reuse Cereal Boxes and Organize Your Life!
[This magazine rack is made from recycled cereal boxes!] Feeling guilty about the cereal boxes in your recycle bin? Pull 'em out and try some of these upcycled projects to give them a new life!...
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Spotted: Wine Cork Pendants
Check out these beautiful pendants made from reclaimed wine corks! We love crafting with wine corks around here. That humble little cork in your bottle of vino has so many crafty possibilities!...
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Mother’s Day Gift Idea: Blue Ribbon Brooch
Mother's Day is on May 12 this year, so if you want to get crafty for mom, you've only got a few days left! This Sunday is all about making mom feel special, and what says special better than a sweet...
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5 Recycled Gift Card Craft Projects
Got a gift card that's all used up? Don't throw it away! Check out some of these ways to repurpose old gift cards instead. It's so fun to receive a gift card, but once they're empty they're just...
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Spotted: DIY Bling from Old Magazines!
Can you believe that this beautiful costume jewelry is made from upcycled magazine pages? Crafty superstar Mark Montano shared a super awesome video tutorial on how to make your very own 80s-inspired...
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Spotted: Upcycled Ottoman from a Wood Pallet
We love a good pallet project around here, and this tufted, upcycled ottoman is rocking our socks! Allyson at Domestic Superhero made this ottoman from a reclaimed wood pallet. It's kind of a beast of...
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Spotted: DIY Fruit Basket Made from Grocery Bags
These sweet fruit baskets are made from reclaimed paper grocery bags! As much as I'd like to say that I always bring reusable bags to the store, sometimes I slip up. Other times, I bring one bag...
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