Eco-friendly Craft: Blown Out Eggs for Modern Decor

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Eco-friendly Craft: Blown Out Eggs for Modern Decor

After a year in our houses, I think we’re all ready for a serious home decor refresh, am I right? Can someone get Joanna Gaines on the phone?! Even my dog is tired of our decorating scheme.

My mama, the original eco-goddess, has been blowing out eggs and making gorgeous, personalized Christmas ornaments out of them for decades, so while throwing some eggshells in the compost bin, inspiration struck! Why not make my own decorative blown-out eggs?!

Let’s be real; you’re here for the DIY… and so am I. Let’s get down to business!

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Eco-friendly Easter Bunnies from Repurposed Oui by Yoplait Yogurt Jars

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Eco-friendly Easter Bunnies from Repurposed Oui by Yoplait Yogurt Jars

I love Easter, and every year for the last 34 years (except last year, thanks to the pandemic), my parents have hosted a neighborhood-wide Easter egg hunt with close to 100 kids. Thus, it is in my blood to go ham on Easter, but all those candy wrappers, plastic eggs, and plastic Easter grass are such a downer.

So today, I’m doing my take on the Oui by Yoplait challenge to repurpose their yogurt jars! (Note: you can purchase lids for your existing jars here.) We’ll be making adorable, pint-sized bunny rabbits for you to fill with candy, flowers, or tiny surprises for your loved ones.

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How to Upcycle a Craft Liquor Box into an Adorable Craft Organizer

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How to Upcycle a Craft Liquor Box into an Adorable Craft Organizer

Crafting clutter will surely be my undoing, so today I’m going to show you how to upcycle a wood craft cocktail box into an adorable craft organizer!

Your crafting clutter will be organized, portable, and in a stylish box now rescued from the landfill!

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15 Reasons Your Natural Dye Project FAILED (And Why You Should Do It Anyway)

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15 Reasons Your Natural Dye Project FAILED (And Why You Should Do It Anyway)

If you’re reading this, you most likely saw an “Easy DIY Natural Dye” project on Pinterest but are now surrounded by mushy dye pots and soggy fabric, mid-primal scream, and wondering what the hell went wrong.

I got you, girl. Pour yourself a glass of bubbly and let’s unpack 15 Reasons Why Your DIY Natural Dye Project FAILED.

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DIY Rose and Meyer Lemon Salt Scrub

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DIY Rose and Meyer Lemon Salt Scrub

Turns out, I love some self-care. I not only love it, I’m now constantly looking for little ways to squeeze more into my daily routine… including trashing my Valentine’s Day bouquet to make a DIY rose and Meyer lemon salt scrub, much to my boyfriend’s confusion.

Ready to upcycle your Valentine’s Day bouquet into a relaxing DIY Rose and Meyer Lemon Salt Scrub? Ready to relax and enjoy softer, healthier skin without washing toxic chemicals down the drain? Let’s do this.

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How to Upcycle Your Christmas Tree into an Adorable Table Runner

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How to Upcycle Your Christmas Tree into an Adorable Table Runner

Wondering what to do with your old Christmas tree? You can always compost or donate it, but let’s take a creative approach to waste… Why not upcycle it?!

Today I’m going to show you how to upcycle your Christmas Tree into a gorgeous spring table runner.

Save some money, learn how to think outside the box about waste, and break that West Elm addiction!

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5 Easy, Realistic Ways to Upcycle Your Christmas Tree Needles

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5 Easy, Realistic Ways to Upcycle Your Christmas Tree Needles

As I mentioned before, the real versus artificial Christmas tree environmental impact debate 100% hinges on the assumption that you are treating your Christmas tree as a single use disposable item.

Here are 5 ways to easily upcycle the needles from your Christmas tree that will allow you to get just a little more out of your ole holiday decoration.

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How to Upcycle Your Christmas Tree into Non-toxic Vinegar-Based Cleaning Solution

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How to Upcycle Your Christmas Tree into Non-toxic Vinegar-Based Cleaning Solution

All our arguments about which is more eco-friendly, an artificial or natural Christmas tree, are predicated on the idea that your Christmas tree is a single use, disposable item. Here’s the reality: there are a million ways to upcycle your Christmas tree. Today, we’re staring with DIY Christmas Tree Vinegar Cleaner

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4 Realistic Ways to Upcycle Your Zero Waste Dried Orange Garland (That Aren’t Food)

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4 Realistic Ways to Upcycle Your Zero Waste Dried Orange Garland (That Aren’t Food)

Orange garlands are one of my favorite zero waste Christmas decorations. They’re beautiful, they smell amazing, and they’re compostable, assuming you use plant-based twine and thread. But isn’t it a shame to only use them as a decoration and then throw them out? Guess what, there are actually a number of ways to upcycle your dried orange garland! Waste not, want not, y’all!

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DIY Paper Banner from Upcycled Wrapping Paper

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DIY Paper Banner from Upcycled Wrapping Paper

Wondering what to do with used wrapping paper? I’ve got another quick and easy no-spend DIY! Click on through for a DIY Paper Banner from Upcycled Wrapping Paper to upcycle your gift bags and gift wrap into a pretty New Years Eve paper banner!

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3 DIY Paper Crowns from Upcycled Wrapping Paper

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3 DIY Paper Crowns from Upcycled Wrapping Paper

How’s a girl to creatively upcycle tons of wrapping paper? How about making pretty DIY paper crowns for New Years Eve with her 10-year-old niece?! We actually did this all on Christmas afternoon and our whole family each wore a crown for Christmas dinner. It added such a fun and playful aspect to our holiday, we may have to turn this into a tradition!

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