I love the iridescent quality of dragonfly wings and some things like maple seed happen to be translucent enough to recreate the look of wings and leaves with just the bit of color. Fly on over to …
An inexpensive and highly engaging process art experience for young children.
DIY projects can be so expensive, but not these recycled item DIYs. Show them off to your friends so they see just how resourceful and creative you are!
Using yarn in unconventional ways to make decorations and art is one of my favorite things to look for as I have quite the yarn stash. This idea for weaving on a branch is sooooo cool. The shape of…
Upcycle for lyfe.
This cute Paper Roll Cat Craft is a great back to school craft and fun recycled project to get kids excited for school!
If you like making mixed-media projects that include shadow boxes and little scenes over at the blog Paper Artsy there is an amazing collection shadow box mixed-media art that includes this adorabl…
With ideas for kids and grown-ups.
At a time when the importance of sustainability is needed, DIY projects - made by yourself, that is - are becoming more and more common.
I love this book art. I think it is ironic as we look at books and it is looking back at us. It is part of a great post over at Green Chair Press blog that features all sorts of recycled book ideas…
The most adorable miniature banjos made from recycled jar lids and loom bands. This is a great way to upcycle and a fun STEM DIY toy for kids!
A Quick and Easy, DIY, Valentine’s Decoration or Gift. The “Love Coaster with Easel” is one of the projects that I made at the StyleTechCraft booth while at Creativation last week…
I made these "light houses" from used milk boxes. The little secret is that you have to make many little openings so the plastic inside will not be burned.
Today we have chosen to get lost in the wonderful realm of books, more specific the creative methods of recycling book paper and the many delicate book
There's a wonderful cool front that's swept into San Antonio today, finally taking us out of the triple-digits. We're enjoying a beautiful breezy day, and I thought it would be perfect to share this little
16 homemade cardboard Christmas decorations to decorate your home for the holiday season for pennies! Upcycle and recycle cardboard boxes.
Chances are, you have packing tubes and paper towel rolls in a recycling bin. We sure did. Until we decided to build a cardboard castle out of recyclables.
If you get lots of boxes coming to your house from all the online shopping here is a great way to use all that recycled cardboard to make fun toys or decorations. Pop on over to the blog Super Make…
Take a piece of cardboard, some strands of rope, and a few pom poms, and turn them into a beautiful bohemian rug.
Hey, spring is already here and seems like summer is well underway! Both of these seasons are the best for enjoying the outdoors. You can go camping, have
This is the BEST paper tube Koi Fish, and one of several other Lunar New Year Animal inspired art lessons that we offer. This fun DIY craft is an original idea from ART CAMP Studio. It's a great year round project for all ages.
Today's tutorial is a wonderful recycling craft , one of those fun craft ideas for kids! This brilliant handmade shadow theater is easy to do and inexpensive, a perfect gift for your kids! Sometimes handmade toys and presents are brings much more fun and happiness than the store bought versions especially shadow theaters, because you can make it with every fairy tale characters that your kids loves most! You can create an ice castle tale with the characters of Frozen, a woodland theme with different animals.. The possibilities are endless! With this nice step-by-step cardboard box shadow theater tutorial you can make one easily for your kids and thew will love it!
Upcycled Pringles Can DIY Drum
These little doll figures are so cute. I bet with just a few color changes and materials the technique could be altered to make darling little Halloween decorations. I spotted these wire, ribbon a…
Easiest DIY faux leather storage basket with $2 surprise material! Get organized with this beautiful functional home decor & 10-minute craft.
15 creative ideas on how to refashion and restyle your old t shirts into fun crafts and accessories like headbands, clothing, bags and more...
Fernando and Humberto Campana, the Brazilian brother design duo, have long been known for their unique combination of craft-meets-contemporary, recycled-meets-high design furniture. This past summer, they debuted their latest creations, called TransPlastic,
Unique hand made balls by Morkey, bowls and sculptures made from keys, reclaimed copper pipe, wire and coins for the house and garden.
Crafting with newspaper goes beyond making papier mache and collages. Learn how to make wall decor, lamps, and clothing, all from newspaper!
Now I keep just about every scrap of paper, fabric and fiber. I don’t have the most perfect method for storing it so it can be recycled into new projects but I am always working on it. These …
I would guess at one point or another we have all made a yarn mandala, most likely with branches or popsicle sticks. This tiny mandala made with tooth picks and string is so delicate. Just by chang…
These creative uses for old books will inspire you to repurpose old books into art. Beautiful book crafts are created from pages, covers, and whole books.
Transformez vos vieilles chaussettes avec 26 idées de recyclage créatif.
This is a guide to making DIY Swedish advent stars. Learn how to make a fun and festive craft using old books, by following this step-by-step Hometalk tutorial.
With having three little ones (well, two little and one who is entering big boyhood) it's getting tough trying to satisfy everyone's gift wants and our bank account simultaneously. And truly, the two oldest are
What are your resolutions for the New Year? As a DIY lover, you must want to DIY more pretty things in 2018. Since the New
Tons of ideas here for art, crafts and activities using toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, poster tubes, wrapping paper tubes and more!
The most adorable miniature banjos made from recycled jar lids and loom bands. This is a great way to upcycle and a fun STEM DIY toy for kids!
We'll showcase some of the best Delightfully Creepy Upcycled Doll Projects! Be prepared to tread along the terminator line that divides art & freak show!
Tetra Paks fallen zu Hause einfach immer an. Statt Sie in den Müll zu werfen, habe ich ein schöne Idee für euch, wie Ihr Tetra Paks weiterverwenden könnt. Upcycling von Tetra Paks zu Geldbörsen geht schnell, ist einfach und macht eine Menge Spaß. Schritt für Schritt Anleitung für das Upcycling zur Geldbörse.
Keep 'em busy with these cute and easy fairy crafts
With Earth Day coming up, we're trying to craft with recycled items and things we already have in our home. I am loving these 5 eco-friendly crafts I found. I can't wait to try these out this month.