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How to Make a Small Snowman Hat
1 Nov 2018

How to Make a Small Snowman Hat

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects | 15

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

k cups, recycling, snowmen
A Mini Yarn Basket
12 Oct 2018

A Mini Yarn Basket

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects | 9

~ 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

k cups, recycling, yarn stash
How to Make a Trivet
8 Sep 2018

How to Make a Trivet

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects | 7

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

Creative crafting group, mosaics, recycling, trivet
CD Scratch Art
18 Aug 2018

CD Scratch Art

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Whimsy | 4

~ 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

cd scratch art, cd's, recycling
Stained Glass Keychimes
5 Aug 2018

Stained Glass Keychimes

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Whimsy | 8

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

cd's, chimes, K, key chimes, keys, recycling
Stained Glass CD
29 Jul 2018

Stained Glass CD

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Whimsy | 10

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

cd stained glass, cd's, recycling

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