Recycled Crafts

Quilted bags are special due to their hodge-podge designs and unique clash of color, stitch work, and size. The quickest, cheapest, and most creative way to make your own quilted handbag is by...

Has your son or daughter grown too tall for those blue jeans? Find a really cute pair at a garage sale but they don't quite fit? With a little sewing know-how, you can create an adorable, sturdy...

Making your washcloths is a good way to save money and recycle your old towels. Our towels thin with age or fray around the edges, partially because of washing in light bleach, or washing them...

This is my way of doing household chores without ruining my nails. This is my own design using hosiery yarn but it can be made with all types of yarn (e.g. plarn/plastic yarn or tarn/t-shirt yarn...

You see embroidery on everything these days and I have placed it on the hem of my favorite walking shorts. The instructions are simple and if you machine embroider, you will love this project.

Vintage or antique tablecloths and other linens often have beautiful patterns and colors, but plenty of wear and tear from years of use. Recycle those treasured heirlooms in projects that bypass...

Canvas bags are becoming all the rage as we leave behind our plastic bags at the grocery store. Canvas bags are sturdy, reliable, and earth friendly (reusable). If your handy with a sewing...

A great going green project is making homemade dolls from socks. The material can varies from nylon stocking to cotton socks. It is a timeless doll craft pass down from generation to generation....

You can make a stuffed fabric seagull or any bird or animal for that matter without a purchased pattern or new materials. I made a seagull in one evening and I will tell you how I did it using...

Recycling your scraps and left over sewing materials is all you need to create some tossed pillows.

For several years I’ve saved the plastic net bags that fruit and poultry come in and just wadded them up to use for dish scrubbers. They’re great because you can scrub anything from fine china...