Rachel tweeted about this great list of summer kid crafts on The Long Thread - everything from sunprinting to kaleidoscopes to making ice cream in a coffee can.
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Ikea chicken coop
Ikea Hacker has a great chicken coop constructed with parts from an Ikea bunk bed, storage unit, and bottle rack.
Recycled salad box
I’ve always really liked the proportions of Satsuma crates, and the labels are often charming, too. During a recent closet cleaning, I ran across one I’d tucked away and realized it would make a really cute mini-container garden.
I lined the box with a recycled plastic bag and poked some holes in it over the holes [...]
Recycling crayons
It’s probably too soon for kids to be bored with summer break, but I’m going to start sharing some frugal kid-projects from around the net. I found a few posts about reusing small bits of crayons to make big crayons. Zakka Life used candy molds to recycle old crayons into cute shapes. Daily Danny melted [...]
Google Chrome bento
Wow! Anna the Red was asked to make a Google Chrome icon bento, and to videotape the process. I knew she was really creative and had mad bento skilz, but after watching the work that goes into making one bento, I think she’s a little nuts(in a good way).
Beer bottle wall
Erika sent me a link to this neat bottle wall the Sustainable Scientist is building. They’re using a variety of beer bottles in a wooden frame - it’s designed so the bottles are replaceable if they get broken.
Another plastic bottle greenhouse
Andru in the UK built his own version of a plastic bottle greenhouse. He got his bottles through Freecycle, a great idea!
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DIY plastic bottle greenhouse
Here are some great plans for a recycled plastic bottle greenhouse from REAP, an organization in Scotland that works for sustainable development. via Hyperlocavore via Kitchen Mage
Washing machine greywater resources
Homegrown Evolution has a good roundup up of washing machine greywater resources. I’ve thought about doing this, but my washer is in the basement, below ground level, and that makes things a lot more complicated.
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Deluxe cat bed from junk
Ki Nassauer from Junk Revolution is doing awesome stuff with junk again - she made this totally adorable four-poster cat bed from an old table. Oliver the cat looks quite pleased.
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