Celebrate the Holidays Without Spending a Penny
As a wine-lover and pack-rat, I always tend to have a few old wine corks on hand in my kitchen “junk” drawer. So, drawing on inspiration from a few other crafters, I created these cork Christmas-tree ornaments.
Making them is super-simple:
Punch a hole through the middle of the cork using a hammer and long, thick nail [...]
Who doesn’t have a few old t-shirts or raggedy towels around the house? My favorite eco-minded architect/crafter Michelle Kaufmann offers this idea for transforming them into a soft and attractive bath rug.
Here’s a great gift idea I can vouch for personally: homemade soap refills for those foam-soap dispensers. This stuff is easy to make, cheap and super-effective. Check out the recipe here.
If you’re like many people of, let’s say, a certain age or older, you’ve probably got a stack of old vinyl LPs stowed away in a box in the hall closet, basement or attic. Dig those things out, because you can create an artsy-looking bowl using an old record by following these instructions at Modern [...]
