06
Feb
Hello, Hot Stuff.
Valentine’s Day – Not the holiday typically set aside for handmade / recycled gifts, unless they’re from your 5 year-old. Or so I thought. Keep your flowers and chocolates – I totally want this.
Tag Archives: handmade
15
Jan
Upcycled Magazine Envelopes
I’m addicted to these – and I don’t care who knows it.
I love to make them and I love to use them.
03
Jan
Something Created Every Day
I’m always on the lookout for cool ideas – if I were making a list this would be at the top.
26
Dec
Upcycling Clothespins into Donations
Evidently there is a woman in our community who upcycles clothespins into donations. The best part is that the Healdsburg Animal Shelter, Senior Center, Boys & Girls Club and Food Pantry will all benefit from her kindness. The second best part is that I get to keep the cute Christmas clothespin!
05
Oct
Super-Awesome-Smart
I was visiting my super-awesome-sister, who also happens to be super-awesome-thrifty, she was mid-painting when I noticed she was using a plastic movie case as a painting palette. check out some of her super-awesome-paintings at www.etsy.com/shop/jeney.
02
Aug
Plarn Grocery Bag
Plarn (plastic yarn) is made from plastic grocery bags cut into strips then crocheted to create virtually anything – In this case we’re using a grocery bag to create … a grocery bag.
16
Jul
Upcycle That Water Bottle
Sock + Empty Water Bottle = Best Puppy Toy Ever!
Just insert bottle into sock – tie a knot and it’s on like donkey kong.
21
Dec
Christmas Card Ornaments
I love getting Christmas cards – I love it so much I want to marry it.
15
Nov
Operation Christmas Child – A Simple Shoebox
Tomorrow kicks off the national collection week for Operation Christmas Child – although for many of us this project actually begins in July, when it’s still hot outside and most people aren’t thinking about Christmas.
Today our small church exchanged our normal Sunday morning service for a box packing service – everyone of every age participated. Two hours and 1200 shoe boxes later we had turned a small congregation into world-wide missionaries, sending hope to children all over the world.
01
Nov
Upcycle/Recycle/Freecycle.org
I sometimes use the words upcycle and recycle interchangeably, much like Alanis Morissette uses ironic and coincidence? or some other word. Today I want to talk about the similar sounding ? freecycle.