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Spotted: Paper Feathers

By On August 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Craftivism, Tutorials

I love all of the pretty feather imagery out in crafty land lately, but since feathers come from birds, they’re not a vegan craft supply. I shared a tutorial last week at Green Upgrader on how to make your own vegan feathers for craft projects, and I just stumbled upon [...]

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5 Questions With Amelia Beth

By On September 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In 5 Questions

AmeliaBeth makes lovely jewelry and accessories out of Scrabble tiles. I’ve got to say, I run across a LOT of Scrabble jewelry on Etsy when I’m hunting for repurposed crafts to feature here and on Crafting a Green World, and these really stand out to me. Her designs are so [...]

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Tutorial: How to Make A Simple, Recycled Mailer

By On March 2, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Tutorials

Since I started listing scrap packs in my shop, I’ve been going through mailers like nobody’s business! I’d already worked through the stash I’d set aside from packages that came to us, and using brand new ones just felt so wasteful. Instead, I decided to raid the recycle bin and see about whipping up [...]

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Heidi Kenney’s Recycled Trees

By On May 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

I am completely in love with these trees that Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane made for a group show featuring recycled art!

She constructed the trees using old cereal boxes, and the moss on the ground is a repurposed ribbon that originally was tied around a gift! She’s got a couple more [...]

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