Repurposed Yogurt Cup
Learn how to repurpose yogurt cups creatively with these simple and eco-friendly DIY ideas. Transform waste into useful items for your home.
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DIY Finals Test Treat
Can you believe that it’s finals time already?! My oldest “baby” is facing college finals next week and my younger “baby” is facing them in high school next month. I wanted to make my daughters a little treat to encourage them as they face their testing. I came up with this easy DIY finals test treat that…
Candy Graduation Cap Favors
Last year when my oldest “baby” graduated from high school, it was an opportunity to craft away. I even roped my friend, J., into helping me craft for my daughter’s graduation party. One of our favorite crafts were these candy graduation cap favors. They’re easy to make and were a big hit with the graduate…
How to Reorganize a Kitchen
If you know me and live near me, I’ve offered at least once to help you organize anything you like to tackle. Fortunately, I have wonderful friends who aren’t insulted when I offer and even take me up on the offer. Last week, my crafting-buddy friend, J., invited me over for a fun day of reorganizing…
Recycled Laundry Scoop
Each time I share my obsession with repurposing my trash into crafts, I become just a bit less embarrassed about it (and it now embarrasses me that I’m not embarrassed any more). I’ve been hoarding laundry scoops for years. I’d build up a big stack while trying to figure out what in the world to do…
DIY Advent Calendar from Recycled Yogurt Cups
My mom always made Advent special when I was growing up. We had an Advent Calendar that she made and she found special little gifts or wrote sweet little notes for my brother and I to open each day. It’s was such a wonderful way to anticipate Christmas coming each year. I’ve passed this tradition…
Scrap Buster Mummy Treats
As I’m crafting and getting ready for Halloween this year, I keep coming back to mummys. Not sure why, but it may be those googly eyes (googly eyes are just too fun). My friend, J., and I whipped these adorable scrap buster mummy treats at our last crafting date using my stash of paper scraps. I’m…
Halloween Pencil Case
I always stock up on school supplies during the back-to-school sales. This year I picked up a bunch of pencil cases for $.25. I wished I’d gotten more. In the past, I’ve put them, filled with school supplies, in care packages like Operation Christmas Child. This year when I saw the bright colors, I knew…
Candy Graduation Caps
It’s easy to make your own DIY candy graduation caps for parties and party favors
Upcycled Jar Party Lanterns
It’s June and that means outdoor party season. We have a big graduation party coming up this month and I wanted to make outdoor lanterns to decorate the tables and provide a little ambiance. I had made some adorable beach lanterns for a friend’s party a few months ago. I used repurposed glass jars to…