This guide contains craft ideas for bricks. Do you have a couple extra bricks laying around but just don't know what to do with them? Bricks can make beautiful craft projects, from yard art to book ends.
Recycled Candle Wax Air Freshener
Use candle wax scraps to make an air freshener.
When my children were home, we were on a pretty tight budget. I would save the white foam meat trays and use the cookie cutters to cut designs in the meat trays.
Make an easy quick gift all from recycled materials. You will need the cuff from an old shirt, scrap of light weight cardboard, a scrap of cotton batting or flannel, and some floss for stitching a design.
Making a Laptop Bag from Jeans
This is a guide about making a laptop bag from jeans. Jeans are constructed from denim which is a very sturdy fabric. This durability and the overall popularity of jeans themselves, provides many of us with lots of worn jeans that can be used for a variety of recycled projects, including making a laptop bag.
Craft Project: Decorated Quilted Hangers
By taking second hand quilted hangers, you can embellish them to give or keep.
This is a guide about uses for old linens. Old linens are a great source for crafting materials to make quilts, doll clothing, or for more practical uses such as curtains. No matter what your project there may be a place in it for recycled old linens.
Craft Project: Refinishing an Old End Table
I got this table free at a garage sale. It was not in the best of shape as one drawer was stuck and the outside just needed help. I was pretty sure I could refinish the top, but the bottom of the end table had too much "curly ques" to spend the time on.
Craft Project: Memorial Day Wreaths
Many years ago my mother-in-law taught me to make this wreath and this year I am making it for her.
A frugal, floating keyring made from wine corks and scrap is a great Christmas gift for any boat enthusiast or fisherman.
Uses for Old Christmas or Greeting Cards
Don't throw away all the pretty Christmas cards you get away. There are so many things you can do with them. Everyone knows you can make postcards and name tags for gifts with them, but you can also cut out the design you might want to use when you scrapbook.
Craft Project: Sea Glass Magnets
So easy, your kids can do this homemade gift craft! Frozen juice can lids pair with glass to create a stylish and lovely accent for next to nothing.
Craft Project: Scrap Fabric Roses
Have your babies or kids outgrown some seriously cute clothes? Don't want to make a quilt? Make some roses and then turn those into headbands, obi belts, or any number of other craft-worthy things with this super-easy and FUN embellishment!
Crafts that Reuse Tissue Paper
I dislike seeing things thrown away without ever being used. We have thrown away large handfuls of gift tissue that comes in those gift bags and this is such a waste.
Kids will enjoy playing with these tops made from recycled CDs or DVDs. They also make great party favors.
Craft Project: Fabric Covered Tuna Can
This is a tuna can covered with a quilted fabric remnant and some left over cross-stitch mini squares, and a cardboard cloth covered lid.
Make Styrofoam plates into cute hanging stars after rinsing and letting dry (or brushing off crumbs). I used a stencil of a star for my patterns and cut these out using craft scissors. They are strung on regular sewing thread with a few beads at the top.
Craft Project: Recycled Note Holder
This is a recycled craft that the kids can make for dad on his special day (with a little help from mom). It is made from a french fry container from McDonald's.
Save a cap/top from your liquid laundry detergent container. Rinse and wipe dry. To weight the cap/top, fill half of the center with aquarium stones or, if you live near the beach, use some small pebbles from the shore.
Craft Organizer From Cat Food Bags
A while back a fellow TF reader mentioned making a organizer from a catfood bag. That got me going and here is the one I made.
I made two draft stoppers from a clean pair of my husband's old worn out jeans by cutting off both legs. I stuffed them full of white rice. I also made two sleeves so they could be thrown into the washer, when they got dirty.
Craft Project: Sweater Gift Bag
Turn the sleeve of an old sweater into a personalized gift bag. Place it over a canning jar filled with homemade soup, layered cookie mix, or some homemade goodies and you'll have a warm and cozy gift for a friend or shut-in!
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Craft Project: Sea Glass Magnets
So easy, your kids can do this homemade gift craft! Frozen juice can lids pair with glass to create a stylish and lovely accent for next to nothing.
Craft Project: Scrap Fabric Roses
Have your babies or kids outgrown some seriously cute clothes? Don't want to make a quilt? Make some roses and then turn those into headbands, obi belts, or any number of other craft-worthy things with this super-easy and FUN embellishment!
Kids will enjoy playing with these tops made from recycled CDs or DVDs. They also make great party favors.
Craft Project: Fabric Covered Tuna Can
This is a tuna can covered with a quilted fabric remnant and some left over cross-stitch mini squares, and a cardboard cloth covered lid.
