20 Recycled Crafts with Wine Bottles

January 15, 2016 by FaveCrafts 6 Comments

If your family is anything like mine, then you probably drink tons of wine whenever you get together. By the end of the night after a big party, you may have lots of empty wine bottles that you’ll just end up throwing in the recycling. Rather than letting all of those empty wine bottles go to waste, use them to make recycled wine bottle crafts. You can make all sorts of fun things with recycled wine bottles, such as chandeliers, vases, candle holders, and even decorative olive oil dispensers. Don’t throw away that cork either; you can use them to make all sorts of wine cork crafts for your home. This collection of 20 Recycled Crafts with Wine Bottles will leave your home looking like a gorgeously rustic vineyard.

Wine Bottle Crafts

Wine bottle crafts are a rite of passage for every wine lover. When you get to the point of not only drinking your favorite wine, but also decorating your home with the beautiful bottles it comes in, that’s when you know you’re a real wine connoisseur. Recycled crafts with wine bottles are great because they have the inexpensive quality of all recycled crafts, but they look so classy and elegant that one might think you had bought them from an expensive home decor store.

Wine Cork Crafts

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What’s your favorite way to decorate with wine bottles?

The BEST Holiday Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

September 21, 2015 by FaveCrafts 1 Comment

Save those toilet paper rolls! You won’t want to toss them away and miss out on some awesome craft projects. Toilet paper roll crafts are great projects for kids for so many reasons. To start off, they’re cheap! These crafts with toilet paper rolls are the best way to use a common household item that everyone just throws away. Instead, put them to use as fun toilet paper roll crafts for kids. You won’t regret it. If their budget-friendly aspect doesn’t get to you, then the fact that they’re super easy might. They make great crafts for all ages.

Your kids will be mesmerized when they see what they can transform this common household item into with just a few easy steps. Considered to be “garbage”, toilet paper rolls make great crafts for any season. We’ve put together a list of fall and Thanksgiving crafts for kids, so your little ones can add their own special touch to your home’s decor. They’ll be so proud to show off their crafty creations.

What’s more, we’ve included fun Halloween crafts for kids and some Christmas craft ideas too! Your kids will be amazed at all the favorite seasonal characters they can create. They can create anything from scary, yet Goofy Gouls to Toilet Paper Roll Star Ornaments for decorating the tree. Encourage your kids to get creative by putting their own twist on these crafts. Let their imaginations run wild and they’ll be so excited for the holiday season.

The BEST Holiday Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

Fall and Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Toilet Tube Turkeys

Toilet Tube Hooty Owls

Burlap Toilet Roll Turkey

DIY Paper Roll Pumpkins

Cardboard Tube Pilgrims and Indians

Halloween Crafts for Kids

Hanging Toilet Paper Roll Bats

Goofy Toilet Roll Ghouls

Toilet Paper Roll Bat Buddies

Toilet Roll Pumpkins and Skulls

Trick or Treat Owl

Christmas Craft Ideas

Toilet Tube Christmas Wreath

Easy Toilet Tube Star Ornaments

Toilet Roll Snowman

Toilet Paper Roll Reindeer Ornaments

Precious Polar Bear Paper Roll Craft

Toilet Paper Roll Star Ornaments

If you like these toilet paper roll crafts, be sure to check out our collection of Brown Paper Bag Crafts! They’re great for crafting on a budget or creating an art curriculum for your classroom.

What’s your favorite toilet paper roll craft?

Recycled Crafts: Minion Craft Full Tutorial

July 13, 2015 by FaveCrafts 3 Comments

SPOILER ALERT! This is an adorable preschool craft in lieu of the new Minions movie, and I wanted to give you a full tutorial of a quick craft for kids. Toilet paper roll crafts are such a big craft because they are always around and there’s so much to do with them. This is a full tutorial for a cute little minion toy that your child can easily take with them anywhere they go. This one calls for the traditional yellow minions, but you can also change it up a bit and make the evil purple minions.

I feel like as I get older, the more I appreciate the stuff I took advantage of as a kid, or rather what I didn’t take advantage of. I was one of those kids who wanted to grow up way too fast and was way too serious. So as a 22-year old college student, psychologists would say that I have been trying to make up for my childhood by my Disney obsession, but, like wine, those just get better with age. Being a summer pre-k teacher, you quickly find out what your group of kids enjoy and still challenge their motor skills. Recycling is very important to me to begin with, as is green cleaning, so I loved to implement that in the classroom. The best part about this brilliant little kids’ craft is that a free printable pattern is provided, so even the littlest minion fans can join in the fun. They can practice their tracing and cutting skills to bring the minions to life.

Recycled Minion Craft Full Tutorial

Made for AllFreeKidsCrafts by Amanda Formaro

Materials:

3 cardboard tubes
Glue stick
Scissors
Black, gray brown and yellow markers
Construction paper: blue, yellow, white, black
Minion coveralls and goggles pattern

Instructions

1. Cut a sheet of yellow construction paper in half lengthwise. You can get two minions from each half. Apply glue stick to the yellow paper and wrap it around the cardboard tube. Trim the excess (about half a sheet) and repeat this process for the next two minions.

2. Cut a sheet of blue construction paper in half lengthwise. Take one of the halves and cut it in half in the opposite direction. Now, from one of those halves, cut it in half again, lengthwise. The strips you need measure 2×6-inches.

3. Use the pattern to cut the coveralls out of your blue strip.

4. Glue the coveralls to the yellow tube, lining it up along the bottom of the tube.

5. If you like, you can add the details such as the buttons on the coveralls using a black marker, and the front pocket with the letter “G” onto the front. For smaller kids, you may want to skip this part.

6. Cut a thin strip of black paper, about 1/4″ wide for the giggles. Glue the strip around the head area of the tube, about 3/4″ from the top of the tube.

7. Cut the goggle pieces from the black and white paper. For a minion with one eye, use the larger circles, for two eyes, use the small set of circles.

8. Glue the white circle to the black circle and draw a pupil in the eye using a brown marker. You can add a dot of black to the brown. Glue the eye to the head of the minion overlapping the goggle strap. If you like, you can make the eyes appear to be squinting by adding yellow marker to the white as shown by the minion on the left.

9. Use gray or brown markers to add mouths.

10. If you would like to add hair, cut from black paper and glue to the inside of the tube at the front.

Check out this crocheted Evil Minion Baby Hat! It’s so cute that it’s a crime.

Who is cuter: the evil minions or the yellow ones?

14 DIY Recycled Crafts That Will Help The Earth

April 15, 2015 by Tanner Bell Leave a Comment

I just love it when I can take something from around my house that might normally end up in the trash and make it into something beautiful or useful. It’s not only economical but it helps the environment too! Earth Day is coming up but let’s find ways to take care of the earth every single day. Recycling items we would normally toss away or items we no longer have a use for (at least as they are now) is a great way to start.

Paper towel rolls, bottle caps, old magazines, cereal boxes, soda cans…the possibilities are endless. Sometimes it’s just a matter of trying to look at the item differently. Instead of seeing it as trash, look at it as a chance to be creative and think outside the box. And if you’re stumped for ideas, don’t worry. I’ve gathered 14 of my favorite craft projects using recycled items together here for you.

There are some great crafts here for kids and teens like the tin can wind chimes, soda can tab belt, and the t-shirt shag rug. That sumo wrestler plastic bottle bowling set is adorable! I just love the soda can camera and the honey bear vases myself. They are so unique and creative! They would both make great accent pieces in any room. But don’t think you can’t make crafty projects using recycled materials for adults too. Check out the coiled magazine bowl and DIY desk organizer for starters.

1.DIY smart phone charging station from A Little Craft in Your Day
2.Coiled magazine bowl from Creative Cynchronicity
3.Bottle Cap Collage from BluKat Kraft
4.No Sew T-Shirt Tote Bag from Mommypotamus
5.Recycled Bottle Cap Frame from A Little Craft in Your Day
6.DIY Recycled Desk Organizer from Mod Podge Rocks
7.Gold Leaf Honey Bear Vase from A Beautiful Mess
8.Soda Can Tab Belt from Craft Bits
9.T-shirt Shag Rug from Molly Kay Stoltz
10.Sumo Wrestler Plastic Bottle Bowling from Hello Mess
11.Tin Can Wind Chimes from Design Dazzle
12.Egg Carton Lamp from AllYou
13.Paper Tube Japanese Flying Carp from Squirrelly Minds
14. Arizona Tea Soda Can Camera from Perfectly Unperfect Life

The options are limitless. You can use recycled materials to make jewelry and fashion, home décor pieces, items to help you get organized and even toys.

Which of these recycled material crafts is your favorite? Go raid your recycling bin and see what you can make!

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17 Earth Day Crafts for Kids

March 25, 2015 by Tanner Bell 1 Comment

Earth Day is going to be here before we know it and I’m sure you’re wondering what you could do with the kids this year! Today I’m rounding up 18 of my favorite upcycled DIY kid crafts you can create with recycled items. You can turn a lot of items that normally gets tossed into some wonderful kid crafts. One of my favorite Earth Day kid craft project would have to be #10. You learn exactly how to take all your old shopping bags and turn them into a incredible Jelly Fish only using items you already have.

My favorite part of Earth Day is that it encourages everyone to find other uses for items. Why would you want to go buy construction paper for the kids to paint on when you could just use old newspaper that would not be used?

1.Super Simple T-Shirt Scarf from Favecrafts
2. Funky Paint Chip Garland from Favecrafts
3. Colorful Ladybugs Toilet Paper Roll Craft from Favecrafts
4. How to Stamp a Circle Shirt using Fabric Paint from A Little Craft In Your Day
5. Tissue Box Guitar from Octavia and Vicky
6. Simple DIY Seed Bombs from Favecrafts
7. Tissue Box Monster from A Little Craft In Your Day
8. Jackson Pollock’s Favorite Shirt from Favecrafts
9. Make a recycled herb garden with the kids from Small Fry
10. Jelly Fish created with recycled bags from Teach Me Mommy
11. Mini Tin Can Drums Earth Day Craft from Make and Takes
12. DIY Bird Feeder for the kids from HelloBee
13. Paper Roll Bracelets Craft from Learn Create Love
14. We’ve got the whole world in our hands kid craft from Meet the Dubiens
15. Earth Day World Paint Craft from Pin Inspired
16. Earth Day Eco-friendly Fishes from Mixie Studio
17. Stained Glass Planet Earth from Mom On Timeout

Here is a DIY video which I shared over on the Favecrafts Youtube Channel. You can learn how to simply create this DIY toilet paper roll butterfly with just a few simple materials you probably already have on hand.

If that isn’t enough Earth Day inspired projects, be sure to check out this free eBook that Favecrafts has published, It is called “Trash to Treasure : 28 Recycled Crafts”

16 Plastic Spoon Crafts for the Thrifty Crafter

March 15, 2015 by Tanner Bell 6 Comments

Have you ever considered plastic spoons as a staple craft supply? If you haven’t, you need to see all of the amazing things you can make with them! I personally love plastic spoons because of how inexpensive they are and the never ending variety of colors that they come in. Plastic spoons can be found anywhere; I like to pick them up at the dollar store. They usually have a very large selection and you can get a lot of spoons for just one dollar. You can create amazing wreaths, kid crafts, decor, and more with plastic spoons. We have rounded up some of our favorite Plastic Spoon Crafts from talented craft bloggers for you today.

There are many fun techniques for crafting with plastic spoons. One of my personal favorites is cutting them up and spray painting them. You’re able to customize them to any color you like. I really like trying out the ombre effect. You can also melt the spoons and create plastic spoon roses. If you would like to learn more about that special technique, check out #14- Plastic Spoon Roses.

1. Plastic Spoon Puppets from Creative Jewish Mom
2. M aracas from Plastic Spoons from Dana Made It
3. Plastic Spoon Flowers from A Cross The Blvd
4. Chocolate Spoon Gift idea from Red Ted Art
5. Pineapple Lamp from Craft Foxes
6. Plastic Spoon Wall Decor from Jeanetics
7. Bug Craft with Plastic Spoons from Perfect Playgroup
8. Plastic Spoon Laurel Wreaths from A Subtle Revelry
9. Plastic Spoon Lamp from Handimania
10. Plastic Spoon Christmas Tree from One Project Closer
11. Plastic Spoon Fall Pumpkin DIY from Club Chica Circle
12. Pottery Barn Inspired Hurricane with Plastic Spoons from The Happier Homemaker
13. Plastic Spoon Snowmen in Clay Pots from Crafts By Amanda
14. Plastic Spoon Roses from Favecrafts
15. Spring Flower Garland with Plastic Spoons from Club Chica Circle
16. DIY Spoon Mirror from Crafters Anonymous

These plastic spoon crafts are so much fun! All the ideas for creating with plastic spoons is really fascinating. Kids will love all the fun and easy ideas that they can create with plastic spoons.

Leave us a comment telling us what Plastic Spoon Craft you’re going to try first!

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Link Love: DIY Antlers

January 16, 2015 by FaveCrafts Leave a Comment

It’s time for a somewhat unusual link love post, but unusual in the best way. Because, quite frankly, these craft projects are actually becoming more and more common and we don’t hate them. In fact, there are plenty of reasons crafting with antlers is actually quite amazing.

Some things to note before you send PETA after me.

Deer, and other antlered animals, shed their antlers naturally
Some, if not all, of the projects below can be made using fake antlers (plastic, plaster, etc) that you can probably find online somewhere
I don’t like hunting. I am not supporting killing deer in any way at all.

These antler projects are trending all over the place. I’ve seen antlers in home decor magazines and there are TONS of painted antlers on Etsy that are simply gorgeous. These diy antler projects will inspire you to use this renewable resource in your home decor. I like to think of it as a “rustic meets modern” sort of project. We can all see the natural element in these antler craft ideas and by bringing nature indoors, we are admiring and bringing beauty in our homes. Appreciate the natural and abstract shape of antlers and embrace the uniqueness of each one. Plus, there are even diy faux antlers that you can try to make. Learn how to make antlers with paper mache or even clay and you’ll love the result. Painting deer antlers is just one way to make these natural pieces a little more urban and chic. It’s time to make deer antlers a part of your home decor this year.

Antler Necklace DIY from Always Rooney
DIY Paper Mache Deer Antlers from PoppyQuinn
DIY Antler Jewelry Organizer from Southern Architectress
Mounted Antlers from Paisley Wallpaper
DIY Antler Wreath from Primitive and Proper
Pallet Antler Wall Art from Megan Brooke Handmade
Deer Antler Artwork from Uniquely Yours…or Mine!
DIY: Antler Jewelry Holder from The Yellow Postcard
Antler Coat Rack from Camille Styles

What do you think of the DIY antler trend?

10 Thrifty Recycled Crafts for Summer Fun

June 13, 2014 by AllFreeKidsCrafts Leave a Comment

Every kid looks forward to summertime because they get to spend some time doing fun creative activities. Kids get to let loose and run around outside in the sun instead of being in a classroom all day. The challenge, though, is keeping your kids occupied with fun summer activities. My kids are all energy and no down time, so I’m constantly searching for new activities to keep them entertained. Now, I love using recycled crafts to entertain my children because I don’t have to worry about spending a lot of money on projects to keep them occupied. I’ve found that the coolest recycled craft that my kids love are the Adorable Minion Lawn Darts because they can’t get enough of the Minions. This fun craft keeps them outside for hours at a time. I have a hard time getting them to come inside when it’s time for lunch.

Of course, you need to plan for the summer days when the weather might not be as nice as you’d like it to be, so it’s always a great idea to add some indoor activities to your list. Any time I come across cardboard boxes, I immediately grab them because my kids love turning them into a fort or Creative Cardboard Box Cars. They always have a blast making things out of the cardboard boxes. Sometimes they prefer playing with cardboard boxes over anything else. That’s why it’s always a good idea to find new cardboard boxes to bring home.

Most of the materials for these crafts were already in my house, so I didn’t have to scramble around town looking for things that my children can use for their crafts. These no-fuss crafts really made it easier for me to keep my children happy.

Outdoor Activities

Summertime is all about playing with your kids outside in the sun, so you need to have some fun summer activities that will get the whole family outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. The Water Bottle Rocket is the perfect kids craft to get your little ones outside; after all, what kid doesn’t like to shoot things off into into the air?

Indoor Activities

Indoor activities are always a great idea to have for when it’s nasty and rainy outside. Your kids can throw a burst of color into a cloudy day when they make Color Burst Melted Crayon Art. This a great activity idea to do, especially when your kids have a bunch of old, broken crayons that they never use.

If you’re looking for some more summer fun ideas to have with your children, check out the Ultimate Guide to Summer Fun, hosted by our friends at True Aim Education!

What summertime activities do your little ones love to do?

25 Cool Things to Do with Wine Bottles

April 15, 2013 by FaveCrafts 3 Comments

Have you ever looked at an old wine bottle and wondered, “What can I make with this?” In an era when recycling and reusing are all the rage, it seems like a waste to toss a perfectly good wine bottle into the recycling bin…but with the help of our free eBook, 25 Cool Things to do with Wine Bottles, you’ll find tons of great DIY wine bottle crafts that are decorative, useful, and earth-friendly!

From your living room to your garden, these wine bottle crafts can help add beauty and charm to your décor. Turn wine bottles into colorful vases, wind chimes, and even colorful tea light holders. There are tons of uses for empty wine bottles in this eBook, and you may find it hard to even consider tossing a glass bottle into the recycling bin after you see all the awesome wine bottle craft projects we have in store for you.

So whether you’re looking for some unique home décor accents or looking to add some color and texture to your garden this summer, let 25 Cool Things to do with Wine Bottles inspire you to look at that humble bottle of wine in a new light. Gather up some Mod Podge, a collection of your favorite assorted embellishments, and pour yourself a glass of vino as you browse through this great collection of crafts to make with wine bottles.

I love me some decoupage, and wine bottles offer the perfect canvas for creating beautiful decoupaged vases and centerpieces. These Tissue Wine Bottle Vases are great for adding a colorful home accent to your living room or bedroom. You could fill them with real or fake flowers, or just leave them as is in a fun assortment. You can find this easy and fun tutorial, as well as many others, in our free eBook, 25 Cool Things to do with Wine Bottles.

Of course, every wine bottle comes with a cork, so we were sure to include plenty of fun wine cork craft projects in this eBook as well. This stunning and unbelievably simple assortment of Wine Cork Balls are a great way to add some texture and style to your decor and show off your fine taste in wine all at the same time! You could even hang these from the ceiling of a wine cellar or indoor bar to create a nice eye-catching decoration that is sure to have guests talking.

You can find these projects and many other ideas for wine bottles, corks, and more in our free eBook, 25 Cool Things to Do with Wine Bottles. As you can see from these projects, there are tons of uses for wine bottles that are great for decorating, giving, and more…and you can find all these great ideas and tutorials by downloading this free eBook today.

Want to take your eBook on the go? No problem! You can easily print out your very own copy or download it directly to your iPad, smart phone, computer, laptop, or other mobile device. Save it, send it to a friend, or share it with your book club.

As is the case with wine, crafting is much more fun when enjoyed with friends…so download your free copy of 25 Cool Things to Do with Wine Bottles, grab your besties, pour yourselves a glass, and ponder all the fun projects you can make with the bottle once it’s empty!

You can also download this book for FREE at Amazon.com and iTunes!

Download 25 Cool Things to Do with Wine Bottles from Amazon.com (for Kindle readers)

Download 25 Cool Things to Do with Wine Bottles from iTunes (for iPad readers)

Do you like crafting with recycled items? What are your favorite recyclables to use in your craft projects?

Top 10 Most Popular Christmas Crafts from December

December 30, 2011 by AllFreeChristmasCrafts 2 Comments

All month long, we’ve been counting down the top 10 Christmas crafts and updating the list every single week. This list is constantly changing to reflect trends and popular projects for Christmas crafters. As you’ll see below, readers loved everything from centerpieces to ornaments. Before you kick off a new year, take a look back at the month’s best crafts.

Find all ten of these fun Christmas craft ideas in our Top 10 of December collection.

What’s your favorite kind of Christmas craft?

Wine Bottle Crafts

Wine Cork Crafts

Looking for more ways to use old wine bottles? Check out these collections:

What’s your favorite way to decorate with wine bottles?

The BEST Holiday Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

Fall and Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Halloween Crafts for Kids

Christmas Craft Ideas

What’s your favorite toilet paper roll craft?

Recycled Minion Craft Full Tutorial

Made for AllFreeKidsCrafts by Amanda Formaro

Materials:

Instructions

Who is cuter: the evil minions or the yellow ones?

Which of these recycled material crafts is your favorite? Go raid your recycling bin and see what you can make!

Leave a comment telling us which Earth Day kid craft you want to try first!

Leave us a comment telling us what Plastic Spoon Craft you’re going to try first!

What do you think of the DIY antler trend?

Outdoor Activities

Indoor Activities

What summertime activities do your little ones love to do?

You can also download this book for FREE at Amazon.com and iTunes!

Do you like crafting with recycled items? What are your favorite recyclables to use in your craft projects?

Crochet

Jewelry

Knitting

Paper

Sewing

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