Visit Tea Rose Home to see how she made this shabby chic wall art set for $4!
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Visit Tea Rose Home to see how she made this shabby chic wall art set for $4!
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Start saving your plastic wrap boxes now so you can use them to make this unique muffin (or cookie) box for the holidays! Head over to Better Homes and Gardens for more interesting gift container ideas.
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Living Locurto has step-by-step instructions on how to make rings HERE. She made bracelets out of Starbucks sleeves HERE!
ikatbag made cars, scooters and gas pumps out of cardboard. Head over HERE to see how reader Lacey had fun making cardboard cars with her kids too!
ikatbag has tons of other cardboard projects, including this play oven.
Family Fun has a cardboard kitchen tute over HERE.
Organize your scrapbook papers with leftover boxes. Check it out at Scraproom.
NOTE: Reader Diane pointed out that we should only reuse old shipping boxes if we plan to do this project. The new priority mail boxes available at the post office are to be used only for shipping purposes. Thanks, Diane!

Joyful Mama’s Place saved milk cartons to create a dollhouse village.
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With all the back to school shopping, you may find yourself with a few cheap plastic hangers lying around. How about putting them to use as chip clips?
Thanks to Pinterest and Craftster for this great idea and photo!
Fancy up a toilet paper roll and use it to keep your cords under control. Thanks, Re-Nest!
Plastic cups make the perfect carriers for cupcakes. This idea comes from Cookie Madness.
Bringing enough for a crowd? Reuse a shirt box as a cupcake holder! (thanks, Real Simple!)
Save your peanut butter jars and reuse them for easy snack storage (thanks, Choose to Thrive!)
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Visit Full of Great Ideas to see how you can make your own natural and effective weed killer.
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For me, back to school is a time of year when I aspire to be more organized. Here are some ideas I found across the blogosphere to help with this goal.
Beckie over at Infarrantly Creative found a unique way to keep her measuring cups and spoons organized.
Better Homes & Gardens offers tons of free printable labels, including these hanger labels that will help me on my quest to keep mornings more manageable.
Books stay organized with this DIY Book Sling! Super easy to make!
I love this idea from In My Own Style. She transformed a thrift store dresser into a shelving unit! This would be wonderful for organizing crafts or homeschool items.
Keep on top of the new schedules with this free printable from Life’s A Journal.
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Visit Sew4Home to find a huge list of basic sewing tutorials, complete with step-by-step pictures.
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This canopy is made of a store-bought sheer curtain panel and a ceiling medallion! Thanks to Centsational Girl for sharing it!
Use ribbon or fabric scraps and tie onto Christmas lights to make this fun light strand. A great idea by Whitney Carol Designs.
Scrapbook paper as wallpaper gives a quilt-like appearance! This idea was found via Pinterest.
Make your own Pom Pom Rug with the pattern from Lion Brand Yarns. Thanks to Thrifty Goodness for finding this!
Make a Shag Throw Pillow with inspiration from Ameroonie Designs.
Or how about these Fleece Flower Pillows? Visit Come Together Kids for an easy tutorial.
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