ReinCarnations of Creamer Bottles

Ok, I admit it.  I have a weakness for Nescafe Columbian instant coffee, with 1 heaping teaspoon of Carnation CoffeeMate Creamer Light and a good-sized dollop of skim milk.  It’s my morning wake-up beverage and very often my afternoon pick-me-up when energy levels flag but duty relentlessly calls. 
 This daily habit leaves behind umpteen empty coffee creamer bottles, which [...]

Recycled Mini Greenhouses

Don’t spend your money on seed starter mini greenhouses - make your own from recycled food containers with a transparent plastic cover. 
Those convenient domed containers used for rotisserie chicken make ideal mini greenhouses if you clean them thoroughly before use.  I  have successfully started calendula seedlings in homemade newspaper pots that were housed in a [...]

Crafty Shower Curtain Uses

Don’t throw away an old shower curtain when you update your bathroom decor - find a crafty way to reuse it! Not only will you save space in the landfill, you will also save money on the things that you won’t have to buy!
In the Garden

use as a barbecue cover; simply tie in place with [...]

Recycling Denim Jeans

Reusing Denim
Don’t throw away those outgrown blue jeans - there’s lots more wear left in that hard-working denim! Tear off the pockets and get out the hot glue gun to make Denim Pocket Locker or Fridge Magnets - a great little gift for the teen in your life.
Or how about making a Denim Diary [...]

Recycle Old Christmas Cards

 Before you discard the cards that you received for Christmas, check out different ways  of recycling them first.  The Woodland Trust in the UK welcomes donations of used Christmas cards until the end of January - just take your cards to any Tesco or WH Smith store for recycling.  Unfortunately, the St Jude’s Ranch for Children [...]

Make a Glass Slipper

If you have a pair of too-small high-heeled shoes lurking in your closet, then try this recycling project on for size and make them into a pair of Glass Slippers. 
The glass buttons used in this project are available in most dollar stores and craft stores in a wide range of translucent colors.  All you need apart [...]

New Christmas Cards from Old Ones

Some of the most expensive Christmas cards that you can buy in the stores today are those with three-dimensional elements that set them apart from the same old flat Christmas card boxed sets of yore.  I like the creative look of these cards, but not the price, so I set out to make a unique set of high-quality Christmas [...]

Recycle a Christmas Tree

 “Treecyling”
or How to Recycle a Christmas Tree
When it is time to take down the Christmas tree, don’t just discard it - think green and recycle!  There are many simple recycling ideas which can prolong the useful life of your Christmas tree long after the Christmas season.
Prepare your Christmas tree for recycling this year by first removing any [...]

Dryer Lint Crafts

I had some fun writing this article on the Many Uses of Dryer Lint - and have to admit that the many uses of dryer lint surprised the heck out of me.  Maybe you will be equally surprised.  Did you know, for instance, that dryer lint can be used to make paper, sculpted into exhibition quality objet [...]

Faux Crafts

I was just tickled with the way this Faux Gumball Machine turned out. Basically, all you need is a terra cotta pot and saucer, an ivy bowl and some paint - oh! and some gumballs of course!
The shoe polish “wooden” finish on this Faux Wooden Checkerboard Box is so real that you might have to [...]