Crafts: Recycling
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Plastic Bag Pom Pom Fruit Craft
I’ve been wanting to make fruit from plastic bag pom poms for a few good years now, and it finally happened, and I just love them. Now if only I had plastic bags in orange and yellow, well things would be even more festive. Plastic bag pom pom fruit can be great hung as a…
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Graffiti Hearts Milk Carton Craft
With the Jewish New Year for the trees, Tu B’Shevat coming up this Sunday night I thought I’d revamp some of my painted milk cartons to go with the new ones covered in hearts. I had almost forgotten how many graffiti hearts projects I’ve done, so it is a good thing there is an archives…
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DIY Plastic Bag Pom Pom Cake Toppers
Looking for a festive cake topper idea in a pinch? How about plastic bag pom pom cake toppers? I’ll admit, this was truly a last minute idea as I had made the pom poms to hang from our dining room table chandelier but hadn’t quite gotten around to it, so I quickly stuck skewers into…
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How To Make Multi-Colored Plastic Bag Yarn Or “Plarn”
Hopefully wherever you may live plastic bags are not something that are so easy to find, but if you are like me, and live somewhere where plastic bags are still plentiful, unfortunately, well the best thing is to craft with them! First of all, there are a few ways to make “plarn” but I’m going…
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Braided DIY Dog Toy Gift, Or Gift Topper, Using T-Shirt Yarn!
Growing up we always made lanyard keychains at summer camp, from the simplest to the most complex spirals, and somewhere in my crafts stash I even have a bunch of lanyard lace that I bought as an adult, to do crafts with my kids. As you may know, I also happen to love t-shirt yarn,…
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Embroidered Pomegranite On Cardboard Ornament Craft
There is something just so very fun about embroidery on recycled materials, whether it be embroidery on styro-foam trays, or in this case on recycled cereal box cardboard! And while I did use traditional embroidery floss here, meaning whatever I had on hand, one can use yarn, string, plastic bag yarn (note to self) or…
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Embroidered Apple On Cardboard Rosh HaShana Card Craft
I followed my own advice about making some cross stitch apple crafts (check out my first cross stitch apple craft here) for Rosh Hashana, and last night in the wee hours of the morning I made my son a birthday card featuring a slightly different cross stitch apple, and this time on cereal box cardboard.…
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Simple Cross Stitch Apple Recycling Craft
I have dusted off this project from my archives, as it is truly one of my all time favorites! And of course, one can also opt to do this cross stitch on a cereal box, a cardboard box, or even on a piece of fabric, the main thing is to go big! And this apple…
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Simple Broken Tile Mosaic Mandala Craft For Summer!
Looking for the perfect summer craft to end vacation with some family creativity? My answer, (other than succah decorations) is yes, mosaics! Mosaics can be quite messy, and are thus best done outdoors, making them the perfect summer craft! Plus, intricate or larger mosaics will need to be created over a period of time, another…
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DIY Cardboard Cactus With Blooms!
With the Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming this Saturday night, now is the time to decorate the house with flowers and greenery, so why not make some cardboard or paper versions that you can then use again, or that keep looking great? My cardboard cactus with blooms is quite quick to make, and of course…
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Recycled Paper Towel Tube Logs!
Pulled this one out of the archives because it is a keeper! Here’s a fun recycled cardboard tube craft, in this case I used paper towel tubes, that is perfect just about any time really……though of course with the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer coming up next week, that is what I have made them…
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Vegetable Crate Cut Outs Make Great Toys!
This is not the first time I’ve made toys from vegetable crate cut outs, as they are just so downright wonderful! This is however the first time that I’ve succeeded in adding a tractor and a tree to my fruit and veggies collection, and it really is delightful! So friends, why not make a great…