Recycling

Recycling Ink and Toner Cartridges

By editor ⋅ July 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

How to recycle empty ink or toner cartridges and raise money for education or receive in-store reward coupons.

50 Ways to Use Ribbon

By editor ⋅ January 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Over 50 ways to use up ribbons that you have left over from other projects, including a ribbon butterfly note holder, ribbon message board, and ribbon wrapped hanger.

Snowman Crafts

By editor ⋅ November 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Make a snowman for the tree or make a Christmas centerpiece with one of our free snowman crafts made from wood stakes, candlecups, mittens, a hurricane globe, or recycled materials. We also have easy directions to make your own stamped snowman Christmas cards.

Homemade Checkers or Tic Tac Toe

By editor ⋅ November 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Make homemade versions of two traditional games – checkers and tic tac toe; both game sets have a box to store the game pieces, and are easy enough for older children to make as homemade gifts for friends, cousins or siblings.

Terra Cotta Crafts

By editor ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Over 30 craft projects based on terra cotta or clay pots and saucers, from planters, candle holders and topiaries, to sculptures, angels and dragonflies, scarecrows and witches.

Pill Bottle Sculptures

By editor ⋅ September 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Would you like to donate your pill bottles for use in an art exhibition by Ron Jones? The recycled bottles will be part of a multiple sculpture exhibit at the White Sturgeon Gallery in Vancouver, WA.

Sew a Skirt from Blue Jeans

By editor ⋅ September 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

How to sew a denim skirt from old blue jeans, with photos showing how to cut off the jean legs, use the legs to make four panels, then inset the panels to make the skirt.

Recycled CDs and DVDs

By editor ⋅ August 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A round-up of great CD recycling ideas, from functional reuses to artistically funky makeovers.

How to Make a Shoe Chair

By editor ⋅ August 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Instructions from 1877 showing how to recycle a cane chair or wooden barrel into a Victorian-style shoe chair.

Denim Recycling

By editor ⋅ May 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Denim is a natural for recycling; it is such a sturdy fabric that when the knees wear out of your favorite jeans, you hesitate to just toss them out. Here’s the answer – recycle old blue jeans into Denim Bathroom Accessories, including a valance, bathroom rug, toilet paper holder, toilet lid cover and trimmed bathroom [...]