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DIY Eco-Friendly Home Decor

October 9, 2015

Save money when decorating your house by upcycling items that might otherwise be thrown out, and instead creating fun and unique, eco-friendly home decor.

Save money when decorating your house by upcycling items that might otherwise be thrown out, and instead creating fun and unique, eco-friendly home decor. Today I’d like to introduce to you another guest author, Danielle Hegedus. Dannielle is a freelance writer based in Atlanta, GA. She currently pursues her passion for interior design by writing about all…

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Tagged: green living, upcycling

Quick, DIY, Origami Flower Pots From Recycled Newspaper

April 14, 2015

Make your own DIY origami newspaper pots for seedlings. Recycle your newspapers into biodegradable pots that can be planted with your seedlings., thereby protecting the fragile roots of your precious plants!

Make your own DIY origami flower pots for seedlings from recycled newspapers. They make great biodegradable pots that can be planted with your seedlings.   Although it’s officially spring, this year it doesn’t feel like it yet. We were lucky enough to be blessed with a couple of summer-like days, but, as I write, I’m…

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4 Comments / Filed In: Garden & Hens, Home & Garden, Make it Yourself, Upcycling
Tagged: gardening, green living, upcycling

DIY Marble Photo Coasters

November 10, 2014

Several years ago, before my son was born, I worked for a few hours each weekday at a friend’s nursery school to help them out at the start of the school year when things were overwhelming. Working at a nursery school requires a lot of patience. I often wonder how they all keep up their…

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1 Comment / Filed In: Arts & Crafts, Christmas, Make it Yourself
Tagged: gift ideas, upcycling

5-minute Easy DIY Coffee Cozy from a Sock!

April 22, 2014

Warm up with a hot beverage without burning yourself with an easy DIY coffee cozy can be made from a mismatched sock in around 5 minutes! You can also make cup cozies from polar fleece scraps or other knit items.

Warm up with a hot beverage without burning yourself with an easy DIY coffee cozy can be made from a mismatched sock in around 5 minutes! You can also make cup cozies from polar fleece scraps or other knit items. By now you should know that I love to repurpose things. You may have also noticed…

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4 Comments / Filed In: Arts & Crafts, Make it Yourself
Tagged: gift ideas, sewing, upcycling

Quick and Easy DIY Reusable Teabags (From a Sleeve)

February 25, 2014

Quick and Easy DIY Reusable Teabags (From a Sleeve)

Last time, I showed you how I made my 5 minute drawstring pouches from t-shirt sleeves.  With my son growing up, I have had a lot of material to work with, repurposing a lot of his baby clothes.  As you have seen here on the blog, I used the front part of his shirts and…

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Tagged: green living, sewing, upcycling

How to make a Drawstring Bag in under 10 minutes

February 20, 2014

4 drawstring pouches made form the sleeves of baby clothes

Easily make a drawstring bag in less than 10 minutes by upcycling old t-shirts and taking advantage of the hem. You can also make a pouch from the sleeves. The easy drawstring bag/sleeve to pouch concept isn’t a new one to my blog, but it is a basic trick that I use quite often. If…

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6 Comments / Filed In: Arts & Crafts
Tagged: sewing, t-shirts, upcycling

Make a Trick or Treat Bag: T-shirt Upcycle; Only One Seam!

October 28, 2013

Make a Trick or Treat Bag: T-shirt Upcycle; Only One Seam! - Oh, The Things We'll Make!

Make a trick or treat bag from an old t-shirt in a matter of minutes, and then decorate it with homemade stamps that even a toddler can use. Halloween here in Spain is a little bit different. Each year the stores dedicate a bigger percentage of their shopping area to the holiday. More and more bars…

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4 Comments / Filed In: Arts & Crafts, Halloween, Holidays, Make it Yourself
Tagged: Halloween, kids, upcycling

The Fine Line Between Being a Hoarder and Being Sentimental: The Baby Clothes Keepsake Quilt

August 30, 2013

Are you sentimental, but don’t want to be a hoarder? Making a baby clothes keepsake quilt is a practical way to save precious outgrown baby clothes. One of the great differences I have noticed between living in the US and living in Spain, is that sentimentality doesn’t play the same role here that I thought…

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8 Comments / Filed In: Arts & Crafts, Make it Yourself
Tagged: babies, sewing, t-shirts, upcycling

How to Make a T-shirt Bag: 8 Ways to Make a Bag from a Shirt

May 14, 2013

several ways to make a t-shirt bag

There are lots of ways to make a t-shirt into a bag or backpack. I’ll show you eight great ways to do it, and you don’t even need to know how to sew for some! In the last year, here in Spain, a ban has been implemented on giving out free plastic shopping bags at…

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Tagged: green living, sewing, t-shirts, upcycling

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I love making my own natural products like soaps and lotions and my own pantry items like yogurt and salad dressings.
Why do I do it? Sometimes to save money, sometimes because it's healthier, but I always love having control of the ingredients!​ My goal is to show you how to make those things too, and why you'd want to! I also am here to try to help you out when you need it!

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