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Re-purposed Heat Safe Curling Iron Carrier  No need to wait for the hot iron to cool down before you pack it.  The lining of this bag is made from an old ironing board cover so it is heat safe.  

Winter is over and it is time to put away the scarves…or is it?   Why not re-purpose your favorite scarf into a table runner, no sewing required.  This way you get to use it all year!

Easter Aftermath If you have children, you may have an abundance of easter plastic left over from the holiday.  Here are some ways to repurpose that pesky plastic: Easter Baskets– Remove the handles from the baskets and use them to … Continue reading →

For our re-purposing project today we made a little game/activity container.  This can be used for babies as a shaker or a game to fit the pieces into the hole or for a toddler/pre-school child to learn the letters in … Continue reading →

Storage Box For today’s project we used small pieces of cardboard from food and snack boxes.  We sewed the cardboard into fabric and hand sewed  the bottom piece on last.  We hot glued the inside pieces in for separate storage … Continue reading →

Happy Egg, Bunny, Candy day! (Oh, and Easter). We did some egg coloring with re-purposed items from the compost pile. We saved purple onion skins, yellow onion skins and coffee grounds. For the coffee, we wrapped the eggs with rubber … Continue reading →

Egg carton week project #4: decorative lights. We cut out the individual egg holder, shaped them and used a paper punch to make decorations. Then cut a center, put a small Christmas light through, and we have a sweet decorative … Continue reading →

Kid week meets egg carton week. The action figure tank. By taking an egg carton, some paint and some bits and pieces of various things,( like bottle caps, plastic toy parts ) we created a fun army tank that fits … Continue reading →

Our third project for egg carton week is a bulletin board. Stay with us. Using 2 cartons, cut the tops off (to use in another project), tape the 2 carton pieces together on the inside, making sure there is a … Continue reading →

Egg Carton week continues. Today’s project: drawer organizer. By cutting up one egg carton to fit a small drawer, we were able to turn a messy junk drawer in to a functional drawer.