It may be obvious to you since I have a blog dedicated to upcycling, but I love recycling. I try to reuse and recycle as many things as I can because it saves money and helps the environment even just a little bit. One easy way to reuse things is by reusing plastic bags. You…
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I found this super cute cat chalkboard in the Halloween clearance section (for 50 cents!) and I just had to get it. Upon arriving home, I realized that the board came with chalk, but nowhere to put the said chalk and no eraser. But like the crafty crafter that I am, I devised a solution….
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Please ignore the ugly featured image for this post. I was just about to get up to take a picture of my pretty, pretty jar when a certain demanding cat literally pushed the laptop off of my lap to make room for herself. So I am now stuck on the couch for all eternity or…
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As you may have noticed, I <3 hair bows. So when I saw this on Pinterest (http://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2015/05/candy-wrapper-hair-bows-or-bowties.html), I just have to give it a try. This is a very creative way to upcycle and it makes some pretty cute accessories. Supplies: Wrapper (I used toy wrappers, but food/candy wrappers work as well.) Scissors Ribbon/cloth Hot…
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Glue strips of paper bags around the edges of cardboard to smooth them out and make them easier to paint. I prefer to use take out bags/gift bags as opposed to grocery bags, because they are thinner and easier to manipulate. See the full tutorial here. Keep small scraps from cloth and ribbons in a…
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I originally got the idea of these from an awesome link that one of my awesome friends (Hi, Zi!) posted on my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MetDaanMagazine/videos/1947288775508837/). For my bows, I switched up the end process, because either I am much cheaper than the original creators or I just love having tons and tons of bows and…
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