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| cowgirlandboys |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 11:06:29 PM
Does anyone have any suggestions or favorite project/crafts to do at home with recyclables and things around the house? We are on a tight budget and are trying to live more simply and use things we have around the house to save money and help the environment. We want to do something fun and original like many of the things we see in MJ.
Thank you so much!
rachael |
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 6:08:59 PM
I have purchased some wool sweaters from the Thrift Store and plan on trying to make fingerless gloves and coffee cozies (for travel cups) from them once they are felted. You could maybe even make eyeglass sleeves (to store glasses in when not in use), pillows, handbags (Country Living magazine had instructions for these a few months ago), Tea Cozies and sleeves for Hot Water Bottles :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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| AuntPammy |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 3:01:47 PM
I am hooked on this web site: www.craftgossip.com practically everyday there are new ideas and a great deal of them can be altered to children.You will get tons of ideas from this site.I think I visit there every time I am on the net. Check it out.
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow." Helen Keller
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 2:53:46 PM
I love paperdolls! My boys would even play with them..especially if the dolls were boys too.
I used regular white computer paper...or any kind of paper. We drew or colored the clothes in. There are also lots of free paperdolls and crafts to print from websites. I found folding cars, etc.
Linda in Scranton, PA
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| BarefootGoatGirl |
Posted - Sep 22 2009 : 09:12:41 AM
use an old catalogue or magazine to cut out a paper doll and mount her on cardboard from a used box, then use recycled wrapping paper or wall paper samples to make her clothes.
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland
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| cowgirlandboys |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 5:54:21 PM
Thank you so much! I really appreciate all of the ideas! This forum has such a great group of gals, I am glad to be able to pick your brains! I am going to be able to have projects for a few months now, thanks again!
Happy Trails!
Rachael
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| StarMeadow |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 5:31:57 PM
You can make your own paper! That is really fun. You can make cards or use molds for making pictures/xmas decorations.
You can use magazines to make beads...then make earrings and necklaces.
You can use juice pouches to make wallets and purses by sewing them together.
You can use plastic containers (the clear kind veggies/fruits come in) to make shrinky dinks in the oven.
You can use eggs to make xmas decorations by covering them with sequins/beads/buttons (after you have blown out the insides for an omelet/cake)
You can compost your kitchen waste in a worm farm under your sink.
You can make bird feeders/food from old pine cones or apples/oranges for winter.
AND you can go to http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com one of my favorite sites for ideas!
Have fun!!
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| dutchy |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 12:57:52 PM
Linda thanks for that link!!!!
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
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Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| sherone_13 |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 11:46:23 AM
Last year, I collected tin cans all summer. I painted them white, inside and out. I painted little candy canes all over them. On the front, I wrote "Candy Cane Seeds" with a Sharpie Marker. I filled them with Starlight Mints and wrapped them in plastic, tied with red and white curling ribbon. I gave them as neighbor and family gifts. They were very well received.
Sherone
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 07:15:59 AM
here is the site I liked best. It is the Green section of fave crafts.
http://www.favecrafts.com/Green-Crafting
Linda in Scranton, PA
Q: How can you tell that a blonde's been baking chocolate chip cookies?
A: There's M&M shells all over the floor.
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 07:02:48 AM
http://tipnut.com/category/crafts/repurposing/
look around this site and you will find lots!
Linda in Scranton, PA
Q: How can you tell that a blonde's been baking chocolate chip cookies?
A: There's M&M shells all over the floor.
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| bobbinrobin |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 07:00:00 AM
Have you read "yo yo ideas" in the stitching forum (just a few steps under your question). Lots of good ideas there if you have bits of fabric and can sew a simple seam. Good Luck, Sharon
How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. -G. Elliston
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 04:22:33 AM
One thing that I do with recycleable jars is use them to store things in. Either foodstuffs or craft items,buttons,trims,etc. I used to put squares of clth over the lids and tied it with a yarn or ribbon.
I remember when we used to use those plastic things that went around the six pack can of soda. We cut them apart and crocheted around them in green then tied a bow on and we had these little wreaths that we used to decorate our Christmas tree or packages with.
Hope you can find some good ideas here. Looking forward to hearing from some more girls on what they do.
God is good....all the time.
Denise
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