SuperCute!

[Creative Commons graphic by hasenpfeffer]
There’s a great update on where things stand with the CPSIA over at The Storque Definitely worth checking out!
<3,
Becky

So yesterday I ran across those lovely fence hearts from Outdoor Knit. Writing about that reminded me that my friend Rob posted some pics to Flickr of the Alamo Square Shoe Garden in San Francisco that had me totally intrigued!

For more about the garden, check my post over at Glue and Glitter!
<3,
Becky

I am in love with this project from Outdoor Knit!!!

They decorated a chain link fence by an abandoned lot with tiny yarn hearts. Tons of folks from the community came to help, and I think it just adds so much beauty and whimsy to a previously cheerless place. I’d love to see something [...]

I am sort of swooning over this garbage can made of garbage from Craftster user lovething:

She got the project idea from Mark Montano’s Big-Ass Book of Crafts. We’ve actually got some placemats and coasters made with a similar method that my mother-in-law got me for Christmas at 10,000 Villages. They’re awesome and very [...]

As you have probably figured out, I’m somewhat of a pack rat. Around here, we save anything that looks like it could be useful later on. I found some cool projects for the corks and bottlecaps, that were taking over the kitchen. I’ve recently noticed our collection of glass jars getting a [...]

So I guess I have Styrofoam on the brain today, because I wrote about it in two different places!
First, there was this awesome Hummer made from salvaged styrofoam:

[Creative Commons photo by Clyde Robinson]
And there is a styrofoam recycling event coming up here in Atlanta. The thing that really surprised me about the event is [...]

Check out these amazing dresses from Swainsboro High School’s duct tape prom!

I just love seeing kids encouraged to get crafty! You can read more on their Stuck at Prom website!
<3,
Becky

Conventional beauty products often contain harmful additives to increase lather or give the product a creamy texture. Ingredients like Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS), for example, are in pretty much every skin- and hair-care product. SLS is a known mutagen and skin irritant and is even a suspected carcinogen! Even many natural products even contain some [...]

At this point, our beercap collection is pretty out of control, so you can imagine my joy when Jenny Ryan over at Craftzine posted about this awesome trivet made of bottlecaps and yarn scraps.

[photo by Morgan]
Check out the knitting pattern over at My Amphetamines & My Purls!

OK, I know…I’m a little late to the party on this one, but it’s too awesome to pass up! The Essex County Environmental Center held a gingerbread house contest, but these weren’t just any gingerbread houses – they had to contain green building elements. Check out the winners: