Welcome to my blog. DIY upcycled crafts for the whole family.
My crafts use materials from around the house to make art and crafts. Most of my crafts are designed to be easy enough for all levels of crafters and allow you to include even small children in the crafting process while leaving you with things you actually want. Turn your waste into great stuff!
Easy Two Color Mandala Tie Dye
Mandala tie dye is one of the designs that look super impressive but are actually quite easy. This design is a simplified version that uses only two colors, simplifies the tying process, and uses beginner-friendly Rit dyes* so that you can learn all the basic skills to do a more complicated design but still…
How To Successfully Dye With Rit Dye
Rit dyes* are family-friendly fabric dyes. They do not require any special prep or chemicals to work. Because of this, you can simply grab the fabric you want to dye, tie and dye, and see the final result within hours. This convenience does come with a bit of a drawback though. Rit dyes are…
How To Fold A T-shirt For Tie Dying – Triangle Fold
There are many t-shirt tie-dye designs that start with folding the shirt in what I am calling a triangular fold. This fold makes eight identical triangular sections rotated around a point centred on the front of the t-shirt. The t-shirt is folded in such a way that the left and right sides will be…
Paper Upcycling Ideas for Family Paint Night
A family paint night is a great way to share time together. Painting is great activity for all ages allowing for lots of flexibility and creativity to accommodate every member of the family. Here are some ideas to use waste items you have around your house to make fun upcycled painting projects. Alternative Canvases…
Paper Clay Recipe
A easy paper clay recipe that uses scrap paper and other simple ingredients you likely have at home. Make this paper clay in minutes. It can be used as a play clay or to make art and crafts.
Easy Ladybug Painting Tutorial – Free Printable
VIDEO: Step-by-step instructions to paint a ladybug. This is a great project for family paint night because it is so easy to do for all ages.
Easy Bookbinding for Kids
VIDEO: Learn how to turn kid art into cute DIY sewn mini-books. These books are great to have on hand for journals, notes, to-do lists, sketch books… and more. They make great gifts too!
Free or Cheap Macrame Cord Ideas
Macrame cord doesn’t have to be expensive or hard to get. Try some of these free or cheap macrame cord ideas to get your project started today.
Simple Macrame Pop Bottle Planter Hanger
VIDEO: Learn how to make a super simple macrame plant hanger for pop bottle planters. This project takes less than 10 minutes and requires only simple knots.
Self-Watering Planters DIY – Upcycling Soda Bottles
Turn your used empty pop bottles to self-watering planters. An easy upcycle and an easy way to grow healthy houseplants.