Turn Your Jack-o-Lantern into Dessert
Rather than throw your jack-o-lantern away, Junk Mail Gems blog has recipe for recycling it into a delicious pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread or freezing for later.
holiday projects
HOW TO – Recycled Glass Garden Chandelier
Ecologue shares this fun recycled chandelier project, created using glass yogurt jars (baby food jars would work too), beaded chain from the hardware store, and an old circular cooling rack. What a lovely and inexpensive way to pretty up your garden!
HOW TO – Candy Package Robots
As my fellow blogger Rachel pointed out this morning, you’re likely surrounded by lots of Halloween candy today…or maybe a lot of empty candy boxes and wrappers? That Artist Woman shows you how to make these funny robots using the packaging you might normally have thrown away. Via The Crafty Crow.
Stools from Old Newspapers
Jonah@ MAKE writes: These cool newspaper chairs are built from tightly rolled up bundles of old newspapers. The project was inspired by the practice of shop owners placing old papers outside their shops on Saturday nights in urban spaces.
Recyclobot Costume
Tiffany at RePlayGround writes: Need a quick, last minute Halloween costume? Dig through your recycling bin and gear up for this easy robot project. You’ll be thinking inside the box in true recycled style! Also, Tiffany will be on Philadelphia’s “Your Morning on CN8” on Wednesday, showing off this craft Halloween project as well as […]
HOW TO – Make a Packing Peanut Chandelier
Molly Dash and her boyfriend Bryan came up with this packing peanut chandelier and were generous enough to share the instructions at Design Sponge. Related Banana Box Chandelier Milk Jug Chandelier Spoon Chandelier
HOW TO – Make a Big Foot Costume
Threadbanger has more Halloween treats up their sleeve with this video on how to make a Big Foot Costume.