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Wine Corks: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:00:49 +0000

Recently, I got a request to do this post – yay for requests! Wine corks are pretty awesome things to craft with, so here are some fun tutorials and ideas if you’ve been collecting them! Click on the photo to get the tutorial. Enjoy!

Misc. Tutorials:

Cork Dork: 10 Cool Things to Do with Leftover Wine Corks: Dr. Vino
Wine Cork Craft Project Instructions: WineIntro – this site has multiple craft ideas for corks!
How to Reuse Old Wine Corks: WikiHow – this site has 14 great ideas!

10 Uses for Wine Corks: ThisOldHouse - click on the photo to get all 10 tutorials!

Cute Little Cork Stamps: CraftChi

DIY Create Wine or Bottle Stoppers From Old Crystal Knobs, Billiard Balls, Finials: Many Shades of Shabby

Business Card Holders: AnotherWineBlog

Reuse Wine Corks to Make Fun Place Cards: Instructables

DIY Wine Cork Placecard Holders: CasaSugar

Wine or cider mulling spice bags (and recycling wine corks): Eating Well Anywhere

Recycled Wine Cork Keychain Favors: CraftZine

Make a Wine Cork Man: CraftersLoveCrafts - why NOT!?

Cork Trolls: FamilyFun

Home Decor Tutorials:

Wine Cork Corkboard: WineIntro

How to Recycle Corks Into a Corkboard: WikiHow

How to Make a Wine Cork Bulletin Board: eHow

Wine Cork Corkboard: HowStuffWorks

Corkboard: WineIntro

Wine Cork Trivet (hot plate): WineIntro

DIY Wine Cork Trivet: Care2

Wine Cork Trivets: CraftersLoveCrafts

Cork Trivet and Coaster Set: Design Sponge

Make a Wine Cork Wreath: FrugalLiving.About

Christmas Tutorials:

Cork Ornaments: AllThingsChristmas

Make Christmas Tree Ornaments from All Those Cork Wine Stoppers You’ve Been Collecting: Indie Fixx

Wine Cork Angels: CraftersLoveCrafts

Ideas, Inspiration, and Photos:

Cardinal Birdhouse with a Corky Roof: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Wine Cork Coasters Set of Two: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Corky Chalkboard/Message Board: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Cork Furniture Art: GalleryOfFunctionalArt - lots of chair and other furniture ideas for corks!

I’m looking for more! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Faux Fur: What Can I Do With It?

Katar — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:00:01 +0000

So.. what can you do with it? I see it at Jo-Ann’s all the time, and honestly wonder what the heck could possibly be done with it. This post lists everything that I could find, with tutorials!

Actually, I made this stocking with some faux fur for my fiance’s niece. I hope she loves it!

Monster Stocking Tutorial from Crap I've Made

Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Accessory Tutorials:

How to Sew a Child’s Fur Muff: Scribd

DIY Faux Fur Neck Warmer: Love Maegan

How to Make a Fake Fur Stole Wrap: ismoyo

Faux Fur Compact: FamilyFun

Beanie: Child's Faux Fur Trim: CraftBits

My Big Red Muff Tutorial for a Vintage style faux fur handwarmer: Laupre

Clothing Tutorials:

DIY Faux Fur Vest: LoveMaegan

Pet Tutorials:

DIY Reversible Pet Bed Tutorial: RedThreadDIY - hey! That's me!

Luxe Dog Bed From a Faux Fur Coat: FineDivingChicago

How to Sew Faux Fur:

Halloween Tutorials:

Six Kids Animal Halloween Costumes, One Pattern: Suite101

Fur Boots/Feet/Paws: FreeWebs User messerschmitt51

Christmas Tutorials:

Faux Fur Lined Christmas Tree Skirt Tutorial: Centsational Girl

Christmas Stocking Card: Kaboose

Greyhound Santa: AllFreeCrafts

How to Make a Fur Christmas Tree: RoxyCraft

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Fun Faux Fur Bag: U-Handbag

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Potholders: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:00:09 +0000

Potholder Tutorials from Obsessively Stitching:

First, I’d like to start off by focusing on a specific blogger. Obsessively Stitching put together a week’s worth of tutorials for what you can do with potholders.

Her tutorials are below – just click on the photo to go to it!

Pot Holder Seatbelt Covers: Obsessively Stitching

Pot Holder Clutch/Wallet Tutorial: Obsessively Stitching

Pot Holder Travel Sewing Project Kit: Obsessively Stitching

Pot Holder Makeup Bag: Obsessively Stitching

Pot Holder Quiet Book: Obsessively Stitching

Misc. Potholder Tutorials:

Child's Apron Using A Dishtowel and Potholder: Treasures for Tots

I’m looking for more! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Old Scarves: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:00:24 +0000

Make It and Love It put together several tutorials for what you can do with old scarves. This is especially perfect if you have way too many scarves that you keep getting for Christmas!

Her tutorials are below – just click on the photo to go to it!

Turn a Scarf Into a Hat: Make It and Love It

Turn a Scarf into a Girl's Skirt: Make It and Love It

Turn a Scarf into Girl's Leggings: Make It and Love It

Wise Ol' Owl Stuffie from Scarf: Make It and Love It

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. I have a ton of old scarves that I want to recycle! Thanks!

Old Picture Frames: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:37 +0000

I have TONS of old picture frames – TONS. I am pretty set on making sure my frames in each of my rooms match. A lot of times I just spray paint the old frames so that they are all the same color – so that usually works out! However, I have frames with missing glass, latches, and huge chips. There’s a ton of stuff that you can do with these – which brings me to the purpose of this post!

Click on the photo to go to the tutorial.

Misc. Tutorials:

Jewelry Holder: WindHula

Jewelry Holder: Creatively Green

Craft Show Displays: Crafterella

How to Make a Serving Tray from a Picture Frame: The Artful Crafter

Bow Frame: Forrest and Abbie

Fabric Photo Mats: I Love to Create

Pretty Pinboards: Shabby Nest

Dry Erase Calendar: Thirty Handmade Days

Framed Pine Cones: Craftojholics Anonymous

Solar Herb Dryer: CraftZine

Christmas Tutorials:

Prudent Baby Easy Advent Calendar: Design Sponge

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Toilet Paper Rolls: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:00:49 +0000

Honestly, I’m amazed. I didn’t think you could do anything with toilet paper rolls! I am obviously proven wrong. I might have to try the toilet paper roll ornament, seriously! It doesn’t look anything like a TP roll when it’s finished! Oh – and I HAVE to do the pixelated boy. HAVE TO!

Man… this has got to be the weirdest post yet. I mean.. just thinking about using toilet paper rolls kind of freaks me out – but they have been crafted with! What a unique way to recycle!

ArtistsHelpingChildren always have an AMAZING tutorial list for just about everything! Check out their links for what you can do with toilet paper rolls!

Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Home Decor Tutorials:

Monogrammed Napkin Rings: Maya Made

Handmade Napkin Rings: Handcrafted Hitching Post

Toilet Paper Roll Wall Art: Design Sponge

Recycled Sofa for Barbie: Cathie Filian

Paper Roll Squirrel: That Artist Woman

DIY Toilet Roll Pixel Boy: BeruBetto

Toilet Paper Mini Album Tutorial: CreativePaperPrincess

Recycled Wreath Tutorial: AlisaBurke

Misc. Tutorials:

How to Transform a Toilet Paper Roll Into a Sling Gun: WonderHowTo

How to Wind Center Pull Balls of Yarn: CraftStylish

Making Toilet Paper Roll Seed Starters: SimplyForties

Packaging Tutorials:

Yule Love This: Pretty Little Things

Halloween Tutorials:

Halloween Favor Boxes: Crafting a Green World

DIY Childrens Costume Rococo Toilet Paper Roll Wig: OutsaPop

Thanksgiving Tutorials:

How to Make a Decorative Table Centerpiece Out Of Paper: eHow

Christmas Tutorials:

Making a Toilet Paper Roll Ornament: MikeContent on YouTube

Handmade Christmas Crackers: OurBigEarth

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Toilet Paper Roll Sculptures: LoudDreams

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Old Skool and Burnt Out Light Bulbs: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:48 +0000

When I moved into the new house, my fiance and I made a pact: to never ever use incandescent light bulbs, and to only use CFL bulbs. Let’s face it – you save so much more money with them! Since we consistently are forgetting to turn off the lights, doing this was truly worth it. My fiance even wrote a post about how green we plan to be!

Our new house was covered in ‘old skool light bulbs’ as I like to call them. They are now sitting in a box in the garage – waiting to be crafted with. Honestly, before I found some of these tutorials, I was just going to throw them out on the curb in a box that said “FREE.” Never mind to that! Click on the photo to grab the tutorial, and have fun recycling!

Misc. Tutorials:

Salt and Pepper Shakers: Crafty Crafty

Reusing Light Bulbs as Planters or Mini Terrariums: Instructables

Halloween Tutorials:

Halloween Witch Light Bulb: CraftyCrafty

Christmas Tutorials:

Christmas Ornaments from Light Bulbs: Video on Instructables

Burnt Out Christmas Light Bulb Brooch: Craftster - I have so many burnt out Christmas lights saved! I am definitely going to make some of these!!

Reindeer Light Bulb Ornament: Craft Elf

Glittered Recycled Bulb Ornaments: CraftChi

Make a Christmas Ornament from a Light Bulb: Creative Kids at Home

Light Bulb Santa: FamilyCrafts.About

How to Make a Penguin Out of a Light Bulb: FamilyCrafts.About

Christmas Doily Light Bulb: All Free Crafts

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Old Greeting Cards: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:55 +0000

Don’t throw your old greeting cards away! There is plenty that you can do with them. Click on the photo to grab the tutorial.

Looking for more Christmas tutorials? Simply check out my blog archive for Christmas!

Misc. Tutorials:

Recycled Greeting Card Ideas: SCJohnson

How to Make Tie-On Charms from Recycled Christmas Cards: Happy Birds Crafting Haven

Scented Sachet with Recycled Greeting Cards: Cathie Filian

Greeting Card Box: KinderArt

Crochet Card Bowl: Family Crafts.About

How to Make a Christmas Card Basket: All Free Crafts

Advent Calendar Tutorials:

Greeting Card Advent Calendar: Martha Stewart

Greeting Card Advent Calendar: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Card Tutorials:

Holiday Cards from Recycled Paper and Greeting Cards: twistedlimb1 on YouTube

Gift Tag Tutorials:

Making Christmas Tags: Altered Stuff

Ornament Tutorials:

Looking for more ornament tutorials? Check out my previous blog post: DIY Ornament Tutorials

Make a Christmas Card Star: WikiHow

Recycled Card Ornaments: Vickie Howell

Cardstock Globe Ornament: RubberStamping.About

Recycle a Card into a Crochet Ornament: Roots and Wings Co.

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Leaves and Tree Branches: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:28 +0000

I am all raked out.

I’ve recently raked leaves at a park for community service, at my parent’s cottages, at my fiance’s parent’s house, and of course, at our house (which took several hours and basically an entire weekend!)

Our house right before Halloween

Our neighbor's lawn - it's hard to tell from the photos, but those leaves were piled inches high!

This weekend, we even went back to my fiance’s parents house to finish up the raking job that we started! There are TOO MANY LEAVES! So what can we do with these leaves, you ask? Sure.. you’ll probably use yard waste recycling, but why not pick out the awesome ones to craft with!? I’m sure while you’re raking, you’ll find some tree branches mixed in along the way, so put them to good use as well! Here are some tutorials:

Leaf Tutorials:

Make a Fall Wreath: Gingerbread Snowflakes

How to Make a Leaf Wreath with Autumn Leaves: eHow

Fall Leaf Candle: Gingerbread Snowflakes

How to Make Roses from Maple Leaves: Haha.Nu

Playing with Gourds, Dried Leaves and Mod Podge: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Tree Branch Tutorials:

Tree Branch Curtain Rod: DIY Ideas

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Old, Boring T-Shirts: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:00:30 +0000

I saved so many of my shirts from going to concerts, vacations, summer camps, etc. because I wanted to make a sweet t-shirt quilt one day. So far, that hasn’t really happened. However, I do recommend an AMAZING book if you do want to make a t-shirt quilt. It is extremely easy to understand for beginner quilters like myself, and is really interesting! It’s called: The Extraordinary T-Shirt Quilt: A Scrapbook You Can Sleep Under by Lauren Kingsland. You can pick up the book for as low as $15.50! Pretty sweet.

Oh yeah – and I have the biggest collection of BORING shirts. They have basically been sitting in my closet unworn for years. Something MUST BE DONE… and SOON!

Making a quilt and donating your old t-shirts is awesome and all – but aren’t these tutorials for what you can do with your old, boring, or meaningful shirts awesome as well? Check ‘em out! Click on the photo to go to the tutorial.

Accessory Tutorials:

T-Shirt Memory Scarf: CraftZine

Cures for Boring Shirt Tutorials:

Puffed Sleeves Tutorial: Dana Made It

Quick and Dirty Knit Neckline Refashion: Hoppobumpo

Jeweled Tee Tutorial: Still Dottie

Flower Collar Tutorial: KatieDid

Rose Petal Tee: The Storque

Women's Shirt: Make It and Love It

T-shirt Refashion into Ruffle Madness: My Mama Made It

Ruffle Necklace Waffle Shirt: Ruffles and Stuff

Argyle Shirt Tutorial: LuBirdBaby

Side Panel Shirt Refashion Tutorial: Crafterhours

Home Decor Tutorials:

Recycling T-shirts into Rugs: Fat Bottom Bags

Halloween Tutorials:

Recycled T-Shirt Door Witch: Craftbits

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

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Wine Corks: What Can I Do With Them?

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Misc. Tutorials:

Home Decor Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Ideas, Inspiration, and Photos:

Faux Fur: What Can I Do With It?

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Accessory Tutorials:

Clothing Tutorials:

Pet Tutorials:

How to Sew Faux Fur:

Halloween Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Potholders: What Can I Do With Them?

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Potholder Tutorials from Obsessively Stitching:

Misc. Potholder Tutorials:

Old Scarves: What Can I Do With Them?

Old Picture Frames: What Can I Do With Them?

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Misc. Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Toilet Paper Rolls: What Can I Do With Them?

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Home Decor Tutorials:

Misc. Tutorials:

Packaging Tutorials:

Halloween Tutorials:

Thanksgiving Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Old Skool and Burnt Out Light Bulbs: What Can I Do With Them?

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Misc. Tutorials:

Halloween Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Old Greeting Cards: What Can I Do With Them?

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Misc. Tutorials:

Advent Calendar Tutorials:

Card Tutorials:

Gift Tag Tutorials:

Ornament Tutorials:

Leaves and Tree Branches: What Can I Do With Them?

Leaf Tutorials:

Tree Branch Tutorials:

Old, Boring T-Shirts: What Can I Do With Them?

Accessory Tutorials:

Cures for Boring Shirt Tutorials:

Home Decor Tutorials:

Halloween Tutorials: