Easy Way to Remove Labels From Bottles
Today I have a simple and quick way to remove labels and label residue from glass bottles to prep them for upcycling and re-purposing.
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Hard Plastic Bracelet Upcycled From A Styrofoam Take Out Container
Did you know you could make hard plastic shapes from styrofoam? Well that’s what we are doing today in the lab. It’s part fun science part silly craft project. To start we need to make a mold for our project.
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Woven Flag Placemat Made from Old Clothing
Did you know that in the US we dispose of Millions of tons of textiles every year and only a small percentage are recycled. According to the most recent report from the EPA in 2014 we tossed out almost 25 million tons of rubber leather and textiles. And even though this group includes rubber and…
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Upcycled Egg Peeler
I don’t know about you but I love those simple “life hacks.” You know the ones that make you wonder, “now why didn’t I think of that?” The only problem is that I never remember them when I actually need them.
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Upcycled Plastic Bottle Caps to Decorative Curtain Rod Ends – Dogs vs Cat Episode 11
I am giving partial credit to the dogs for this project not because they were actually able to leap up to the top of our windows and chew up the ends of our curtain rods. But because of the project that lead up to the making of the new curtain rod ends.
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Easy Quilling Projects Using A Tight Coil Shape
Hi All, Super short post today because I have a video to share instead. Happy Upcycling,
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Big and Gaudy – Rings Made From Trash – Slumber Party Craft Idea
I am trying to age as gracefully as I can. However, given that I wasn’t that graceful to begin with it is difficult to ascertain how well I am doing. Adding to the confusion is the question of whether or not one should, in fact “act their age” or, “embrace their inner child.” Which of these…
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Giant Quilled Paper Bowl Made From Magazines
I am not much of a knitter but I do like to keep my hands busy while watching TV, something we do way too much of during the winter months. Thanks goodness for spring and summer to get me out in the yard more.
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Simple Rustic Coasters Made From Trash
I am trying to eat better and lose some weight but I have to make sure that I still get enough protein. Apparently tuna is one of the foods with the most protein per calorie ratio or something like that. I can only assume that the nutritional wizard who came up with this tuna rating…
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Last Minute Mothers Day Gift DIY
Are you like me always putting things off until the last minute? Well as you probably already know Mothers day is this Sunday and as usual I am still working on my gifts.