Year of the Dragon Quilt – Made from Upcycled Kite
I made this quilt to upcycle a kite and now it represents my excitement about becoming a high school teacher!
Making a Protective Case for a Japanese Flute (Fue) from a PVC Tube
The PVC pipe is padded on both sides with soft covers to keep my flutes and other gear safe.
How to Refresh Chairs with Denim Seat Covers
Are your chairs looking a little scruffy? I made new seat covers for two of our dining room chairs from upcycled blue jeans.
Upcycling my Wedding Quilt
In 1997, I sewed a quilt to display at my wedding ceremony but I didn’t love the design, so I have upcycled it into items I love more.
Upcycle Broken Tent Into Playmats or Quilts
I upcycle a child’s tent into play mats or wall hangings.
Recycle Ties into a Quilt – Second Design
This quilt is a complementary project to my first necktie quilt because it uses up the narrow sections of the neckties.
Recycle Neckties into a Quilt
I’m very excited that so many people are enjoying my necktie quilt tutorial! Check it out!
How to Make Bags from Recycled Food Packaging
In this tutorial, I share how to make fun bags from plastic packaging such as frozen strawberry bags, dried fruit and nut bags, juice pouches and more.
Umbrellas Creative Reuse
You can make so many useful items from a broken umbrella, using just the fabric, just the frame, or both!
Visible Mending
There is a creative reuse trend to mend your clothes with decorative stitches, making the item stronger and also more beautiful.
Buttons Creative Reuse
Learn about the incredible ways artists work with buttons and get ideas for creatively reusing your own buttons.
Fundraising with Scrap Quilts
You can fundraise for a cause AND build community if you make scrap quilts that include messages from your supporters.
Exercise Equipment from Recycled Materials
Get inspired to keep your new year’s resolutions about exercise by making exercise equipment from recycled materials.
Vintage Linens and Needlework Creative Reuse
Even if you love the vintage handkerchiefs, pillowcases or quilts that you inherited, what can you do with them?
Bras Creative Reuse
Whether your bras are gently-used or well-worn, get tips on places you can donate or art you can make.
Community Service Through Creative Reuse
Find out how you can build stronger community while also creatively reusing trash. It’s like a 2-for-1 good deed!
Bojagi or Pojagi – Korean Patchwork
Bojagi are Korean wrapping cloths and they are a great way to creatively reuse fabric remnants in more delicate fabrics like silk, ramie and organza.
Inner Tubes Creative Reuse
Some artisans call inner tubes vegan leather because they can be cut and sewn together like leather, so come get ideas for what you can do with recycled inner tubes.
Sweaters, Wool and Yarn – Creative Reuse
From shrunken felted sweaters to tiny balls of leftover yarn, get ideas for ways to creatively reuse your sweaters, wool and yarn.
Gift Wrapping from Recycled Materials
Many people wrap gifts in brown paper bags or fabric, but that is only the start of ways you can wrap gifts without creating trash.
Make a Reusable Gift Tag and Bow
Make a beautiful and reusable gift tag and bow from recycled plastic materials to reduce holiday packaging waste.
Denim Jeans Recycling
What can you make with jeans that are out-of-style, ripped beyond repair or painted, or with the leftovers when you make a quilt from jeans?
Handmade Gifts from Recycled Materials for Mother’s Day & More!
Each month, I make a handmade gift for my grandmother Rea from recycled materials – which brings her joy and increases my discipline around getting creative projects done.
T-Shirts: Making Yarn, Alterations and Tapestries
T-shirts have a big environmental impact but luckily there are a ton of ways to creatively reuse t-shirts – so let’s get busy!
Monsters from Recycled Materials
Found objects and recycled materials can be a great inspiration for monster sculptures.
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