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

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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3 DIY Paper Crowns from Upcycled Wrapping Paper

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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DIY Christmas Mad Libs Wrapping Paper (Naughty or Nice)

DIY Christmas Mad Libs Wrapping Paper (Naughty or Nice)

DIY Christmas Mad Libs Wrapping Paper from upcycled brown grocery bags: A little less can go a long way this Christmas season, so remember to recycle, reduce, and creatively reuse… and that laughter is the best gift anyone can give.

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DIY Tabletop Christmas Tree Skirt from an Upcycled Burlap Coffee Sack

DIY Tabletop Christmas Tree Skirt from an Upcycled Burlap Coffee Sack

If you ever find yourself struggling to fall asleep at night wondering, “how do I upcycle this burlap coffee sack into a tabletop Christmas tree skirt?” you have found the right blog. Welcome. Let’s embrace insomnia and eco-friendly crafting together. I’ll open the wine.

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DIY Compostable Eucalyptus Wreath

DIY Compostable Eucalyptus Wreath

I have been fawning over those modern and minimalist wreaths you see all over Pinterest, but over my dead body am I buying a brand new embroidery hoop just to use for a wreath and then throw away. I do own wreath forms, as you may recall from last year’s post on DIY foraged wreaths, but the amount of floral wire I used and then subsequently ended up throwing out irritated me.

Thus, a challenge was born. Could I make a minimalist but completely compostable wreath?

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