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Gardening Theme Roundup

We had a great time with our gardening theme where we celebrated Mother Earth with such fun projects such as How-To: Plan a Garden pictured above. Here’s a roundup of all the fun projects, recipes, features, and more. Next up for May is sewing! Projects: How-To: Vitamin Bud Vase How-To: Repot an Orchid How-To: Make […]

Revamped Vintage Plates

In honor of Earth Day last Friday, Whorange included a neat little compilation of “vandalized” vintage plates. The plates in question have been augmented with images from Star Wars, choice descriptors/cuss words, and pinups. These are step beyond the layperson’s way to salvage chipped and cracked plates that we’ve previously shown you how to do.

How-to Garden Projects Roundup

Terrie Miller of Permie.net has put together a wonderful roundup of DIY garden projects using upcycled materials. Learn how to build a seedhouse using a window or glass door, make a garden work table from old pallets, grow 100lbs of potatoes in 4 square feet, and construct a raised garden bed from cut branches. Terrie […]

Wild Flowers of the Forest

Lovely Forget-Me-Nots. Not really wild, but still pretty and dainty volunteers. Last weekend I was lucky enough to get out into the nearby forest, where I discovered an amazing array of wild flowers peeking out of the rich, damp earth. Since then it’s rained, rained, and rained, so I feel especially lucky that I found […]

UpCraft March Roundup

We’ve had a blast this month posting up all of our upcycle projects and posts in March’s UpCraft theme. Here’s a handy roundup to all the featured projects, videos, patterns, and more. Stay tuned as we start our gardening theme tomorrow with a project on making a tackle box planter! Projects Fused Plastic Shopping Bags: […]