Crafts: Recycling
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Dollhouse Furniture From Found Objects
When you're deep into the Spring cleaning, don't forget to keep your eyes open for things that could be ready made dollhouse furniture! Last week as I was going through some of the final drawers for our thorough Passover cleaning, I came across a few little things that were just perfect for some of my…
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Monster Ketchup For The Ten Plagues
Here is it, the simplest monster party idea ever, monster ketchup, and right now it's all about monster ketchup for the Passover Seder, you know for the plague of dam (blood)! Most of us don't have time for more than a ten minute craft at this point, so this one's perfect, and if you buy…
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Craft Dye From Old Markers
Dear thrifty readers, don't toss your old markers as I was just about to do, open them up and save the ink cartridges to make some great dye for crafting. Now, if you've been paying attention over the past few years, this is not the first time I've posted about this great idea of upcycling…
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Potholders From Recycled Long Sleeved T-shirts
You can make some great woven potholders from up-cycled clothing! The potholders I just made from t-shirts, well I should specify and say actually from the sleeves of my daughter's old t-shirts, are so great I just had to share this idea with you. Plus I do believe that I sort of promised I'd try…
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How To Make Yarn From Sheets
Making yarn from old sheets is a great way to up-cycle something you might otherwise toss, and it turns out that knitting and crocheting with sheets is really so satisfying. So I have to admit, I really need to be cleaning for Passover right now, but when I eyed that bag of sheets my neighbor…
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Castle Centerpiece From Recycled Cardboard Tubes
Purim is just around the corner and I'm thinking about castles — castles made out of recycled cardboard tubes and a shoebox, of course! I've always wanted to make a castle, and realized that a colorful castle crafted by mom or the kids or both, could be a fantastic centerpiece for the Purim sueda (meal).…
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Shoe Box Dollhouse Craft For Kids
As you know from yesterday's post, we've been busy making some shoebox dollhouse rooms, and I'm so happy to say this project was a huge success. My kids are even talking about building their own multi-story house from the shoe box rooms they'll make. And, if one lets the child really do as much as…
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Spring Gift Baskets From Embroidered Styrofoam Bowls
Aren't these embroidered styrofoam bowls great? With Purim coming up and Spring on our doorstep, now is the time to make little baskets, right? And really, embroidering on styrofoam is just too much fun! How about washing out a large coffee cup from your last coffee run (try a little bleach to get rid of…
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Embroidery On Recycled Styrofoam Trays
Embroidery on recycled styrofoam trays is just too much fun, and I’m already envisioning a whole series of mini embroidered pictures. Embroidering on styrofoam trays is a great way to introduce the art of sewing to young kids or take a little time out for yourself to make a small whimsical embroidered picture. You’ll Need:…
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Woven Recycled Bleach Bottle Basket
You can use a recycled bleach bottle to make a really fun woven basket. And when you add a little felt liner, your recycled bottle basket suddenly becomes really amazingly cute. If I do say so myself. Now, I must admit, I made this basket over two years ago, and for some reason never quite…
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Spring Craft: TP Tube Trees In Bloom
Who would have thought that toilet paper tube trees could be so sweet? And especially these little toilet paper tube trees in bloom, just in time for Tu B’Shevat, when we celebrate the New Year for the trees, and hopefully witness the first fruit trees (almond trees) in bloom. I’ve been wanting to do some…