As promised, we have a lovely prize pack for our #GoGreen Linky party!! First off, thank you to everyone who linked up! We had 96 awesome recycled craft products. I LOVE that we had so many ec0-friendly crafters out there who were happy to share their creations. Secondly, I really think that this collection will be a great resource for the year to come. I know that when I need a gift idea or crafts for the kids, I’m looking […]
Archives for April 2011
Craft Product Review: Daily Junque Paper Line by Pink Paislee House of Three
In the years since scrapbooking and paper crafting became big, the paper lines and their coordinating accessories have just gotten better and better each year. Â Every season, I am amazed at what beautiful papers are released, along with so many gorgeous stamps, tags, tickets, labels, stickers, etc etc etc…to go along with the papers. Â And just in the past year or so, the paper crafting companies have really begun to up their game, it seems, coming out with even more […]
Craft Product Review: deColourant by KandiCorp
DeColourant by KandiCorp was one of the new and exciting products I saw at CHA last winter. It’s a product that you apply to fabric and it will either a) remove the fabric color or b) remove the fabric color and deposit a new color onto your fabric. Here’s how it’s described on their website: Have you ever tried using Discharge Pastes to remove the color from fabric? If so, you KNOW how messy and smelly the process is, and […]
Recycle Craft: Suitcase Shrines
This is the most amazing idea ever, and I can say that because it isn’t MINE. Let this sink in a minute: Decoupaged Suitcase Shrines. Yeah. My friend E is a Roller Derby gal and is also the league historian- and she chose to commemorate the 5th anniversary by making a traveling exhibit out of discarded suitcases.What makes the idea brilliant is that she can set up the suitcases and literally pack the shirts, skates,and other 3-D memorabilia in them- […]
Craft Product Review: Canvas Corp Products
Canvas Corp’s booth at CHA was one that made me do a double-take- I loved the natural fibers, the earthy palette, and of course BANNERS. I was super-excited to try some of their products out and share my results with you! For those who have never heard of Canvas Corp, here is a bit of their history, taken from the website: Canvas Corp was inspired in Summer of 2005 and founded in that Fall. The team studied interior design, packaging, […]
Recycle Craft: Fabric Flowers from Dress Maker’s Scraps
Here’s a tutorial I wrote from CraftsUnleashed.com as part of their design team- but since it’s Earth month, I thought I’d share it here as part of my #GoGreen theme. Most of the materials can be found on ConsumerCrafts.com. I love to be able to recycle- it means I can stretch my money and save more for my craft shopping! Well, this handy-dandy flower is made from recycled silk or taffeta (I got mine from a relative who sews prom […]
Craft Product Review: Petaloo Color Me Crazy Flowers
Last week, I reviewed the Chantilly line of crafting flowers from Petaloo. Â This week, I am so excited to share with you another line from Petaloo – the Color Me Crazy line. Â This is a fun and unique line of flowers (both dimensional and flatter designs), images printed on a sort of foam material, die-cut dimensional images, and new trims – all of which are specifically designed for you to color them as YOU desire! Â Per the packaging, you […]
Green Crafting: Recycled Aluminum Can Brooches
It’s amazing to me what the right tool can do for you- and in this case, the tool is the Cuttlebug This little hand-cranked gem can help you transform old aluminum soda cans into cool, kitchy blooms that you can wear as pins! For this craft, you will need: Aluminum can, rinsed well Craft Blade Household scissors Cuttlebug machine Damask embossing folder (or embossing folder of your choice) Adirondack inks in your favorite colors (optional) Scalloped Circles Nestabilities dies Black […]
Craft Product Review: Garden Art Kit from Artterro
Since April is my “Go Green” month, I thought it was high time to revisit the marvelous art kits by ArtTerro. Previously I’d reviewed Painting with Wool, the Bubble Wand, and the Wire and Bead Sculpture Kits, so this time ’round we’re going to talk about the Garden Art Kit– apropos, right? The Garden Art Kit is described thusly on their website: Combine thick high quality copper and thinner colored wire, glass, shell and wooden beads and marbles to make […]
Craft Product Review: Petaloo Flowers
I love using flowers in my crafting. Â I mean, I ADORE using flowers. Â I may have a slight addiction to flowers. Â I used to hoard them…I’d buy them, and never use them. Â They were so beautiful, I just couldn’t bring myself to use them up, because then they’d be…gone. I’ve finally gotten to a place where I can now actually use my flowers…and I was thrilled to try out the flowery goodness from Petaloo!! Â I was even MORE excited when […]
Craft Product Review: Paris Trunk Dye Ink Pads from EcoGreen Crafts
With all of the concern with allergies and the environment, the paints and inks that crafters use have come under scrutiny. Do you know what’s in the inks you use? I sure don’t- at least until I met Julia Andrus and got to know her company, EcoGreen Crafts. (I wrote a review of her acrylic paints earlier.) Julia suffered a “nasty” form of cancer, and she and her doctor concurred that part of what was exacerbating her health issues was […]
Recycle Craft: Fabric Corsage
I loved reviewing the Clover Flower Frill Template, and it kind of got my creative juices flowing. I started thinking of all the ways I could use the template to upcycle and recycle fabric to make chic, fun hair pins and fabric corsages. I thought I’d share my technique with you, so you can try it, too. You’ll need: recycled fabric- a cloth that is made of cotton or silk works best, and try to use fabrics that are the […]
Craft Book Review: Eco Books: Inventive Projects from the Recycling Bin
This imaginative book by Terry Taylor totally got my juices flowing- and that’s just when I read the title on Amazon.com. When it arrived, Eco Books: Inventive Projects from the Recycling Bin didn’t disappoint me. I consider myself a medium-to-advanced recycle crafter, in that I use about 50% recycled materials in a lot of the art I make. However, this book blew me away- first, in ideas, and second, in execution. So, in case the title wasn’t enough to tip […]
Craft Tool Review: G2 Generation Green Bottle Cutter
Everything old is new again, and that goes for some of the “green” crafts of the 70’s including recycling bottles and glass. DiamondTech is right on top of the trend with the G2 Generation Green Bottle Cutter. It was up for a CHA Innovation Award at Winter CHA, and I was excited to try it out myself. Here’s how it’s described on the website: Be part of Crafting a Green World, it’s easy with the new Generation Green (g2) Bottle […]
Behind the Scenes at “Scrapbook Soup”
I find it amusing and beyond coincidence that the majority of PBS craft shows are shot on the East side of Cleveland. Every week, my favorite crafty people fly in, shoot their segments, and fly away back to their busy lives. Imagine how thrilled I was when one of my new crafty friends, Julie McGuffee, rang me up to let me know she was in town taping her new show, Scrapbook Soup, and I was invited to stop by and […]
Craft Product Review: Bottle Cap, Inc.
I remember many years ago when bottle caps were all the rave in scrapbooking. Â And then they went “out of style” for quite some time. Â But guess what? Â Sort of like skinny jeans and stirrup pants, THEY’RE BAA-AACK! Â (Though I’m much more excited about the return of bottle caps than I am of stirrup pants, I must say!) I happen to love bottle caps, and I loved the booth set up by Bottle Cap, Inc. at Winter CHA – those […]
Craft Product Review: Amazing EcoGlue Craft Adhesive
In my quest to find products that are more “green”- that is, Earth and human friendly, I found a product by the makers of Amazing Goop, Eclectic Products. I love me some good glue, and if they had a “non-toxic” version of Goop, then I wanted to be the one to bring it to you. Meet EcoGlue Craft Adhesive! I checked out the properties as listed on the package and website, and this is what I found: Amazing EcoGlue® is […]
Craft Product Review: Krylon H20 Latex Spray Paint
If you like to upcycle old furniture home decor items, chances are spray paint is one of your best friends. But if you are worried about solvents polluting your lungs and the air, it’s kind a necessary evil. But now Krylon has come up with a NEW water-based latex spray paint! I just had to try it out! First, I’ll share some of the “bullet points” I found on the website: Protects against nicks and chips, indoors and out Contributes […]
Vicki Howell Spins Newspaper into Yarn
I love me some cool recycling crafts. And as an avid newspaper reader, I really have a LOT of paper to recycle at the end of the week! This week though, I’m going to pull some out and try this idea from Vicki Howell on making yarn. Don’t have a drop spindle? Don’t worry. Folks at Spindle and Wheel have a tutorial on how to make one from recycled CDs! Yes, folks, this post is a two-fer! I think this […]
Green Craft Products: Review of ecosystem Sketchbooks
A while back I reviewed the ecosystem artist’s journals, and I absolutely loved them. Imagine how thrilled I was to find out that they have come out with a NEW version- a sketch book! Lucky for me, I got my hands on one to review. The reason I love these books- and are including them in my GO GREEN month- is that they are 100% recycled materials. Yes, you read that right. Amazing! And when you can combine eco-friendly practices […]