Gina Tepper

I thought I would share some of my reuse projects to show how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and also my favoriteâ€¦Repurpose. As many of you may already know about my style is that I love to repurpose items to incorporate into my designs. I love to reuse and recreate… Read more

Earth Day / Milk Carton / Reuse / spring

April 16, 2021

How to Make Beautiful Milk Carton Vases

Learn how to easily make beautiful DIY Milk Carton Vases. There are so many amazing and useful things you can create with stuff you probably already have around your house. One day when I was tossing milk cartons into the recycle bin it occurred to me that I could create… Read more

Gift Wrapping / gifts / Mother's Day / Yarn

April 15, 2021

5 Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas (How to Accent with Yarn)

I have always enjoyed gift wrapping ideas with unexpected elements â€” using yarn instead of ribbon to decorate gifts is a nice way to wrap a present for all occasions. Gifts accented with yarn not only create beautiful and unique designs but also add a unique flair that is sure… Read more

Cans / Crafts / Gift Wrapping / Reuse

April 14, 2021

Beautiful DIY Tin Can Decorations (Reused Can Crafts)

You can easily create beautiful DIY Tin Can Decorations with stuff you may already have around your house. Items that are normally discarded or thought of as trash can be easily transformed into pretty and very useful things. I love to repurpose items and turn them into something unexpected. Everyone… Read more

Necklace Holder Frame with Hanging long necklaces

Crafts / fabric / gifts / Mother's Day

April 13, 2021

Beautiful DIY Necklace Holder (Necklace Storage Ideas)

Learn how to create a beautiful DIY Necklace Holder a perfect necklace storage idea by repurposing a broken picture frame. I love the look of long, layered necklace. They can dress up and add style to almost every outfit. Unfortunately, I have never had a very good way of storing… Read more

Cards / Crafts / Earth Day / kids / Reuse / summer

April 12, 2021

How to Make Handmade Paper (Using Junk Mail)

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make handmade paper? Spring is finally here! Everything is starting to grow and turn green. In the spirit of this glorious season, I created DIY handmade paper made from junk mail, scraps of paper, and natural elements. I embedded flower petals, leaves,… Read more

Crafts / Mother's Day

April 11, 2021

How to Make a Birdhouse Craft Kit (Spring Gift Ideas)

Learn how to make a birdhouse craft kit. With Motherâ€™s Day quickly approaching (Sunday, May 9th), I wanted to share some of my ideas for sweet and heartfelt Motherâ€™s Day gifts. One is this birdhouse craft kit. It is very easy to put together your personalized craft kit, custom-tailored for… Read more

Crafts / Earth Day / Easter / kids / Plastic Eggs / Reuse

April 7, 2021

Decoupage DIY Egg Shakers (Reuse Plastic Easter Eggs)

DIY Egg Shakers is a fun thing to do with all of those leftover plastic Easter eggs. One idea I had is to make decoupage Easter egg shakers. This is a great project to make with kids and they are very easy to create. These plastic egg shakers DIY is… Read more

Easter / Media

April 4, 2021

DIY Spring Decorations (Using Household Items)

I had a great time doing a DIY Easter and Spring decorations TV segment on WBAL NBC affiliate in Baltimore. Click here to watch my DIY Easter and Spring segment. I showed how to make this baby chick pinata hatching from an egg. This pinata is made from a cardboard… Read more

Easter / Reuse / spring / tissue box / Tissue Boxes

April 1, 2021

Surprisingly Creative DIY Spring Centerpiece Ideas

I love to make decorative easy DIY Spring Centerpiece IdeasÂ from reused items. Repurposing items to make decorations make them so interesting and different than anything you can buy. They can be changed frequently because they are easy and inexpensive to make using household items and inexpensive things from the… Read more