GreenCraft Summer

The Summer 2026 issue of GreenCraft magazine just came out, and it's just as amazing as every other issue for ideas on how to upcycle, repurpose and reuse things that might otherwise end up in the trash.

Amy Camuglia's wearable art project is right up my alley -- I have so many fabric scraps they fill a bin, and a smaller stitch project is better for me these days. She turns her pieces into unique pendants and brooches.

I've also been feeling the itch to make some assemblage jewelry, and Jenny Youg's Beauty in the Lost & Found details how to add antique objects as well as unusual chains to create memorable pieces.

The one project I am absolutely going to try is Christen Hammons' A New Spin on an Old Bag, for which I can use some of the eleven drawstring bags I still have on hand (I had to buy a dozen to make my nephew's bag of money housewarming gift.)

The issue also has a neat article on how to dye using natural botanicals, which I've always wanted to try, as well as ways to use paper scraps, sari fragments, old vintage photo holders and turn them into art, useful packaging and display pieces. Best of all none of it requires you to hold a degree in engineering or rocket science, something I always appreciate. :) This issue should keep me out of trouble for the rest of the summer.

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