Crafting Cradle to Cradle: Upcycled Vocabulary

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

I know, I’m about seven years late to the party here, but I’m just now reading Cradle to Cradle. As I made my way through the book, a terrible realization slowly dawned on me, and this one line from The Princess Bride has been running through my head since then:

I am the Vizzini in [...]

Summit of Awesome Comes to Washington D.C.

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

Hello Craft is hosting the very first Summit of Awesome May 1-3 in Washington D.C.!

What is the Summit of Awesome? It’s three days of workshops, seminars, and socializing for independent artists and crafters of all skill levels. Organizer Kelly Rand says it’s “a one way ticket to propel you and your craft to [...]

Sublime Stitching’s Upcycling Contest

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Here’s a great opportunity for all you crafty green upgraders… Sublime Stitching’s Upcycling Contest

Craft Project: Wino Corkboard

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

We love to entertain. Folks come over at least a couple of nights a week to hang out, and they almost always bring a bottle of wine. Combine that with my habit of saving anything that looks like it could possibly become part of a craft project, and you have a really, really [...]

Odds and Ends, Bits and Pieces Furniture

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Using 16 discarded blankets and 34 old wooden beams Jo Meesters created a room full of colorful, soft, and appealing furniture.

Saving The Planet Through Decoupage

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

The Bombus Shop perfects decoupage, or the pasting of colored paper pieces onto an object or surface. Self proclaimed “hoarders” Bombus strives to save “the planet through decoupage!” With vintage fabrics, comics, maps and atlases, the Bombus studio, based out of the UK, produces colorful and visually rich crafts from gathered trash (carefully selected trash [...]

DIY Reusable Bags Made From… Bags

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

We feature reusable shopping bags all the time on greenUPGRADER and while they are an important staple in our sustainable lives, they are beginning to get boring.  If you’ve seen one you’ve seen em all… except this bag (pictured on the right) that I found over at MyRecycledBags.com, which I can safely say I’ve [...]