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Diy cork jar tops from recycled cork

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      I dried and prepared tea in some glass jars a while back. I reused instant coffee jars, but didn't want to use the original plastic caps. For a while I used paper with string as a makeshift cap - looked good, but wasn't practical. So I tried to recycle unused cork pin board and glued together something that resembled a cork cap.

Handmade decor alternative to a Christmas tree (also cat safe)

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    Inspiration for this little project came because I have several cats who seem to have a particular climbing interest if anything resembling a tree is brought into our home. And yes that means that sometimes they see me as a tree too. But I still wanted something green and christmas-y at home so figured that a simpler wall decoration would bring just that.

Glow in the dark lantern

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      I wouldn't call this a diy project, but more like a practical idea. I had bought two small candle lanterns a while back. I had a idea to use them as a garden light at night, but didn't get to that, so I thought of something simpler.

Handmade tablet case

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      I enjoy making notebooks from scratch in my spare time and sometimes I don't finish what I have started and I am left with a bunch of half finished notebook parts like covers and text blocks. Well, this is a project for one such part, namely the cover.

DIY wood deckle for paper making

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       This is a simple tutorial for a handmade wood deckle. All you'll need is some wood for the frames and a mesh.

DIY handmade design, decor and pattern paper

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    Maybe you can't find what you are looking for, maybe can't even find something you like, either case here are some ideas to make your own design/ pattern paper...

Handmade recycled paper notebook

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This book is almost fully made using recycled materials, probably close to 95%. The paper for the text block is made from old newspapers, the cardboard for the cover comes from an old book, which otherwise would have been discarded. The only new materials used are the kraft paper for the cover and the fabric for the spine.