Recycling Crafts All
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Toilet Paper Tube Cactus Craft
When I started to attempt at cleaning out my studio a month or so ago, I came across a little box full of toilet paper tubes that I'd painted green, in order to make toilet paper tube cacti of course, just had not gotten around to it, for at least a year plus, sigh. The…
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Cardboard Passover Pyramid Craft
Hoping to make a bunch of cardboard and recycled cardboard pyramids this year, but for now, reposting this from the archives to give you a head start! With Passover arriving this coming Saturday night, now is the time to fit in some last minute crafting in anticipation of this wonderful holiday, and possibly keep the…
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Recycled Cereal Box Gift Bag
It has been quite a while since I made gift bags from cereal boxes, but somehow after all the crafting I did this year for Tu B'Shevat and then Purim, it just seemed natural to go with the flow! So this year, rather than giving neighbors a nice selection of Morocan salads for our Mishloach…
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Origami Butterfly Pom Pom Medallion Wall Decor Craft
I'll admit, I started folding hundreds of origami butterflies in a few sizes for out community women's Purim party, with no actual plan other than maybe some colorful paper clouds and a sky filled with butterflies. I started to think about how I could assemble something at home to make the job on-site quicker, and…
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Pear Of Hearts Milk Carton Painting Craft
Introducing my pear of hearts milk carton painting! So friends, it turns out that painting tiny hearts on milk cartons can get a bit addictive as layer after layer is so very relaxing! That means more milk cartons filled with hearts to then turn into pear of hearts milk cartons, because the pear is created…
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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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Simple DIY Broken Tile Mosaic
I love mosaics of all kinds, though the ones I’ve actually made have mostly been using broken ceramic tile and dishes. So this August when our airbnb’s rooftop porch had lots of mosaic covered surfaces, I felt right at home! The mosaic portions are actually the top of the exterior walls of the home below,…
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Bird On A Branch Mosaic Craft
One of the highlights of our summer travels within Israel was spotting creative mosaics in just about every new location! While i have not done any mosaics in years, spotting them sure does warm my heart, and I do of course plan to do some again some day, as yes, I do have some boxes…