My Kaboodle

Collect your cardboard scraps and draw a tiered tree pattern with a 90 degree edge on one of them. Use your first one as a pattern (or make a paper...

These Katamari decorations are a great way of using little scraps of felt and ribbon to make brightly coloured decorations for your geeky Christmas...

Nifty! It occurred to me that at least here in the US, you can probably find some 3oz. paper cups which would be just the right size, saving some...

It is very pretty, and I will admit that I am not a fan of destroying books.......but I guess this wouldn't really make the same impression using...

You can also, re-cycle your own paper, and add some natural tint into the mix, it makes beautifull color papers, and also, is very entertaining for...

Like the astroturf, would feel bad destroying a comic to wrap a present. You could however scan and print the comic to save destroying the original....

Don't know why I never thought of this. I very rarely use purchased gift wrap, so this bow is perfect for me. I have made many of them this Christmas...

When I travel out of the country I always bring back the newspapers for wrapping presents - Japanese ones, Icelandic etc. Anything in another language...

You will need a ruller, scissors, a precision cutter, a stick of glue, and a surface to cut. You can use any kind of paper or bendable material such...

This is a great green idea for the holidays! I'll try it with shiny paper and try to make it seem thicker, fuller! I never thought of using a coat...

These are lovely, and I love the recycling idea of them. However, I'd be very concerned about the sharp edges on the stars. If one has children (or...

I was originally going to make the entire Advent Calendar out of wood, but it was December 1st when I decided to make it and it would take too long to...

Arrange 24 tins in a tree shape on a large piece of paper. Trace around the tree and around each tin. Cut out the tree pattern and use then transfer...

Short cuts with only two templates of card. Cut one circle in card and one triangle in card. Using the template cut each circle of shiny (bag) and lay...

This is my origami collection. I already made instructables on how to make some of them: Flower origami ball Origami Christmas decoration Color...

This is great. I do a similar thing my mom used to do with all our holiday cards. I'll add an image (after the recycled batteries charge again for my...

4 e-beads-they can match or contrast to the seed beads. The e-beads are a bit larger then the seed beads. Beading thread, can be bought by the spool....

Well, except that the typical christmas tree is cultivated for this specific purpose, so if we suddenly no longer desired live christmas trees, there...

Thank you! What I like about your video is that you show almost everything very clearly. I think that it's probably impossible to show everything 100%...

Great Idea! I'm gonna look through my unnecessary book pile. Looks like an orange on top. Or a paper towel holder thingy. Anyway, I have one...

This project is cute for my pile-o-cds waiting for a creative way to recyclem. I have only a question: A friend told me once that there is a layer...

this is great, but isnt it a bad idea to cut open a lightbulb because of the vacuum seal?

If this is not the perfect time for some DIY snow globes! These little windows of snowy winter worlds are easy to make and are a wonderful gift or...

This project is great for burned-out light bulbs, but if you are looking to dispose of functional incandescent light bulbs because you've switched to...

This is the tradition in our home as well...all these years later the kids still prefer these over regular ornaments. I used to change my tree every...

Recycled Objects: Box - I used a cardboard box that was too busted up to mail again. Puzzle Pieces - I asked people on Freecycle to give me any...

That "tree" is amazing, and Santa should give you an extra present or three just for thinking it up. It should be easy to save from year to year, but...