I love this sleek reuse project from Etsy’s How-To Tuesday series! When my husband and I were dating, he once repaired the radiator hose of a broken-down bus with a bike inner tube he salvaged from my bike. My skepticism turned to amazement, so now we always have a stash of them around! While not […]
It’s not very often that one project can do triple duty as an Earth Day craft, a Mother’s Day gift, and a Father’s Day gift, but Jenny at Craft Test Dummies has done it! Check out her tutorial for upcycling old or out of style neckties into luggage handle cozies and luggage tags. Depending on […]
Our friends and partners at MAKE have a great new contest going on right now, and if you’re a crafter with an environmentally-friendly frame of mind, you’ll want to pay close attention. Calling all remakers, upcyclers, found object artists, and refuse miracle makers! MAKE has teamed up with Schick, and we’re launching the Project Remake […]
It’s Earth Week, and it seems like everyone in the crafty blogosphere is breaking out their best upcycled projects! I’m especially smitten with this gorgeous retro lamp upgrade from Kirsty at Ginger and George. It’s great inspiration for turning your favorite thrift store finds into eye-catching statement pieces. Check out the full post post to […]
Learn to make your own running shoes from a recycled car tire and an old pair of jeans in this tutorial by Andrew Salomone
I’ve got a whole drawer of wine corks in my studio that are just waiting for the right project to come along. And, thanks to this embroidered cork jewelry tutorial that Macedonia-based artist Maya Kuzman shared on the Etsy blog’s How-Tuesday series, I think I’ve finally found it! I love how vibrant and bright the […]
I know we’re past Easter now, but I couldn’t help but share these awesome Pantone Easter Eggs from Jessica of How About Orange. File this away for next year, folks. They’ll be the hit of the designer’s Easter basket! Read how Jessica created them over on her blog. And yes, I’m such a nerd that […]
