In the summer I made some solar lights for on the deck using a glass container and some stained glass paint. The glass containers were purchased from the thrift store as a fraction of the cost of buying them new. … Continued
Do you accumulate the coffee pod containers? Even though we buy the Canadian Beaver Rock brand, which are totally recyclable (if your area accepts them) I still like to save them for craft projects. In our house only my husband … Continued
~ I’m trying to come up with ways of recycling these empty k cups instead of just recycling them. The ones we buy are recyclable but many of them aren’t and these ideas will keep some of them from going … Continued
You can easily make your own trivet out of a 7 inch cork circle, broken tiles, tile adhesive, mod podge and coloured sand. We recently made one in the Creative crafting group that meets on Fridays. The cork circles … Continued
~ If you are like me you have an abundance of CDs. There was a time when you got all sorts of them with free programs, or you have a lot of old ones from computer storage. I’m a saver, … Continued
I’ve been making garden whimsy with old cd’s for a long time. One o the first things I made was some key chimes. Unfortunately the old cds and the weather aren’t good companions and the shine of the cd starts … Continued
Turn an old cd into a stained glass decoration. Take the old cds you have and start to strip off the shiny part. You score it just a little bit and then use some wide sticky tape, the stickier the … Continued
~ This cd starburst reminds me so much of the clocks from the 1960’s. It was another great project shared with us by Gail at Creative Crafting. You need 2 cds, some bbq skewers, paint, items to embellish, paint, and … Continued