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Craft Recycled: Make a Cat Bed from a Burlap Sack
The folks at BurlapFabric.com sent me a bit box of their burlap to craft with, and it sat, open, on my desk for a few days before I was able to get to it. In that time, I had to shoo one of my cats away from the thing countless time. I mean, she was obsessed! When I was working on making a grocery tote from one of the burlap sacks, she kept trying to nap on the pieces when I turned my back. That is when inspiration struck: clearly, I needed to make her a cat bag from one of the other totes they sent.
How to: Build a Recycled Milk Jug Igloo
At Maker Faire Bay Area, artist Katy Arillaga built an igloo out of old milk jugs.
Craft Recycled: Junk Mail Stationery
Don’t toss that junk mail into the recycle bin! Use your crafty skills to transform it into unique stationery instead.
Craft Project: Wino Corkboard
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 big bowl [...]
Reclaimed T-Shirt Rug
What to do with all those t-shirts that get printed and never worn? The Cotton Spaghetti Rug from Gaiam is a good solution. Made from recycled unused T-shirt remnants this is a much better place for these victims of poor proof-reading than the landfill. It’s a bit pricey at $360 so if you’re feeling thrifty and crafty [...]
