Category Archives: Recycle
Indoor Herb Garden
There is nothing quite like cooking with fresh herbs…whether you are preparing a simple mozzarella and tomato salad garnished with fresh basil or an asparagus, potato frittata seasoned with fresh thyme. I like to have a small indoor herb garden … Continue reading
Gift Wrap Accented with Yarn
I have always enjoyed wrapping gifts with unexpected elements — using yarn instead of ribbon to decorate gifts is a nice way to wrap a Mother’s Day present. Gifts accented with yarn not only create beautiful and unique designs but … Continue reading
Handmade Cards
Mother’s Day is the third largest card giving holiday of the year, behind only the winter holidays and Valentine’s Day. Rather than purchasing a card, I like to create a unique and beautiful hand-made card. Here are a two of … Continue reading
Earth Day Crafts
Here are some of my Earth Day projects created from household items and repurposed materials. I always love showing how to create fun and beautiful crafts out of items that are usually discarded and thought of as trash. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Crafts, Everything, gifts, holidays, Media, Recycle
Tagged chalk board, earth day, Gina Tepper, hand-made cards, Handmade paper, milk carton, paper towel rolls, Pillow boxes, planter gifts, rocks, twine, vases, wrapping paper rolls
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Repurposing Picture Frames
Have you ever been in the situation where glass in your picture frame breaks or a frame gets damaged so you can no longer use it? Or maybe you just got tired of the frame or received it as a … Continue reading
Repurposed Aluminum Foil Box
April 22 is Earth Day this year so I thought I would share some of my reuse projects to show how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and also my favorite…Repurpose. As many of you may already know about my style … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Everything, Gift Wrapping, Recycle
Tagged alumunium foil box, earth day, Gina Tepper, maps, plastic wrap box, recycle, repurpose, reuse, sea glass, shells, twin
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Handmade Seeded Paper
Spring is finally here! Everything is starting to grow and turn green. In the spirit of this glorious season, I created seeded paper made from junk mail, scraps of paper and natural elements. I embedded flower petals, leaves and flower … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Crafts, Everything, kids, Recycle
Tagged flower paper, Gina Tepper, Handmade paper, junk mail paper, plant paper, recycled paper, reused paper, seed paper, seeded paper
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Decoupage Egg Shakers
Now that Easter is over, here is a fun thing to do with all of those leftover plastic eggs. One idea I had is to make decoupage egg shakers. This is a great project to make with kids and they … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Everything, kids, Recycle
Tagged beads, decoupage eggs, decoupage white glue, egg crafts, egg maracas, egg musical instrument, Egg Shakers, Gina Tepper, leftover plastic eggs, plastic eggs, rice, sand
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Moss Covered Basket
I have been seeing moss covered baskets everywhere this spring…at home and crafting stores, hardware stores and even at the grocery store. They are very pretty but even the plain ones carry a hefty price tag of at least $20. … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Easter, Everything, holidays, Recycle
Tagged decorative birds, easter basket, Excelsior, Gina Tepper, Juice Bottle, make a moss basket, moss basket, moss cloth, spring basket, twigs, vines
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Inexpensive Easter Crafts and Decorations
I stopped by to see my friends at Let’s Talk Live yesterday to demonstrate my Easter crafts and decorations. Many of my designs use household items and things purchased from the dollar store. I have a lot of fun when I … Continue reading
