 Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, coming up on April 22nd, 2010, with a variety of earth-friendly recycling and gardening craft ideas. Check out our Recycling Crafts for ways to recycle common household items such as paper and cardboard, old denim jeans, cds and plastic bags.
One of our new recycling ideas is this Trash to Treasure Lamp, by Susan Spatone, that uses easy craft techniques to give a whole, new look to an old Ikea lamp.
You'll find more ideas on our blog for Recycled Lamps , made from canning jars, teacups and saucers, or other household "junk" that you might otherwise throw away.
 Also check out Gardening Crafts for seasonal gardening tips such as how to make a Soda Bottle Seed Starter, or check our blog for ways to reuse food containers with a transparent plastic cover, (like those used for deli-roasted chickens) as Recycled Seed Starters for your garden. In Nature Crafts, you'll find birding crafts and other projects using natural materials.
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 Add soft sheen and fragrance to your hair by making a simple rosemary hair rinse. Rosemary Hair Rinse Recipe
Place four cups of water (preferably distilled) in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup of dried rosemary leaves. To soften the water, you may also stir in 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda or 1/2 teaspoon of borax (found in the laundry aisle). Let the infusion steep and cool for a few hours, then strain and bottle. Use a plastic squeeze bottles for easy application. Use 1/2 cup to 1 cup as the final rinse after washing hair. Do not rinse out; simply dry your hair and set as usual.
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Reuse Two Plastic Straws
Before starting a knitting or crocheting pattern with two yarn colors, slip a straw over the end of each yarn skein. The straw sleeves help keep the yarns from tangling as you work.
Make a Recycled Craft Organizer
Save an empty tissue box and several smaller boxes or toilet rolls. Slit the tissue box from the opening to all four corners, push the flaps down and glue in place. Now cut smaller boxes and toilet rolls to the height of the tissue box. Glue these inside the tissue box to organize craft supplies such as brushes, rulers, pencils, scissors, paper clips and glue.
 
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