Upcycling with Cork, Wine Glass Charm (tutorial)

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Quercus Suber – The Cork Oak People who know me … know my family …  also know we LOVE our red wines. Shiraz, Cabernet, Barolo, Amarone … I could go on and on! Which in effect means, I can go on and on about how many corks we have. Dad had bags full and I [...]

Green Pets: DIY Upcycling Projects for our Animal Companions

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Oh how we love our pets; whether it’s a pooch or a kitty kitty, one with feathers or scales, or others that hop, crawl, squeak, creep or climb … they bring joy into our lives. At the moment I have 3-cats. They, like momma are all green pets and love up cycling! Awesome Kitty Hammock [...]

Creative UpCycling: Giving New Life to Old Newspapers

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Listen to this great Green Diva DIY segment podcast on up cycling newspapers with GD Mizar There’s nothing quite like settling in on the coach or the porch or deck, with a cup of coffee, your dog at your feet and the Sunday paper. I think, however, that’s a tradition fast falling by the wayside. [...]

Re-Purposed to a T: new life for old T-shirts

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What to do with all those T-shirts when the time comes when you no longer wear them; when it’s time purge? Clearly us Green Divas believe in donating those that may not have any special meaning. And of course, Green Divas also take those Ts and repurpose, repurpose, repurpose!

Green Diva Radio Show: Love of Carrots & Waylon Lewis

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We had a full studio and a full schedule this week, featuring an awesome interview with GD Meg’s digital publishing hero, Waylon Lewis, founder and publisher of elephantjournal.com.

10 Easy DIY Gift Ideas for the Non-Crafty Green Diva

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I’m not the craftiest green diva, but I have been so inspired by some of my creative friends lately. Pinterest has become a visual buffet of craft porn and I’ve been having this urge to stop everything, run to Michael’s for supplies and get creative with so much of the old stuff lying around here.

Eco-Art, Green Diva Style

One of our very favorite Green Diva Guest Co-Hosts, Barbara Taylor, did an excellent job preparing for her assigned segment from the last show she did with us. I’ve asked her to blog about it, so here it is . . . I recently guest co-hosted The Green Divas radio show and thought it would [...]