Crafty Spring Cleaning

Hi everyone! My younger sister Laci uploaded a video today that is perfect to share on CIG! I was so inspired by it that I thought I'd share it here for all of our GREEN followers. Laci shows how to make a "dryer sheet" and a swiffer cloth out of yarn scraps. Here's what Laci had to say, followed by her video!

This week I show how the dreaded Spring cleaning can be fun and crafty!

First, my fantastic cleaning gloves were inspired by the leading cleaning experts from BBC's "How Clean Is Your House?", Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie!

I am constantly trying to think of ways to save money and of course reduce waste. Here I take scrap yarn to make two easy projects that will reduce cost and waste!

1. Crochet your favorite stitch into any size "sheet" and spray with water and liquid fabric softener (4:1). I used cotton yarn and it works like a charm!

2. Here is an amazing pattern by Linda Permann for a crocheted sweeper cloth (Swiffer, Libmann, etc): http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/03/craft_pattern_crocheted_revers.html



What fun and green ideas, right?! I am definitely feeling the urge to Spring Clean now! Love having a crafty family! ;)

Recycle for Winter Decor--- Make a Snowman!

Before I put all my Christmas decorations away, I had to make another gift!

So here is a cute little vignette snowman made from a Laughing-Cow round cheese box! It also utilizes a baked egg souffle cup from Panera Bread as the base, used dryer sheets for snow on top of the base and batting scraps from a quilting project. Hope my friend, Kathryn -likes it!

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Altered CD Gift Card Envelope

After seeing Deanne's CD ornaments, I remembered that I decorated a CD envelope for a friends birthday. I had burned a disk and used an old CD mailer to create the protective shell. It's a great project to use up scraps and I good way to show off my own CyndiLou "Clipart"! I just glued everything together with Royal Coat and then added freehand doodles. Look for the "Cupcake Girl" CyndiLou Clipart in my photo album in the Creat it Green Yahoo Group area.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/createitgreen/photos/album/1311635450/pic/list

Make a Coke Bottle Lamp

This is one of my favorite recycled projects! It is a lamp that I made from an 8oz glass Coke bottle. I also make 2 different shades...can't decide which I like better! Just pick up a lamp bottle kit at Wal-mart and you'll be ready to go! Let us know how it turns out!