I'm K.C. - I love to make things by hand for my home, but I must make smart choices to stay within my budget. This is how I discovered my joy for crocheting rag rugs, an environmentally responsible craft that I can actually afford! Once I started creating new things by repurposing old, I was obsessed. I hope to share my projects and ideas with other upcycling diy enthusiasts, just like me!

Recent projects

Round wool rag rug crocheted from recycled Pendleton blanket strips

Learn how to make a recycled wool rug made from wool blanket scraps.

I repurpose everyday items in unconventional ways to make useful, one of a kind, upcycled objects to accent my life. I always have multiple craft or diy projects in progress. Learn with me about making rag rugs, crocheting, and quilting. I try my best to keep everything as budget friendly and environmentally sustainable as I can. Whenever possible, I make use of recycled materials. I want to create without waste

white storage shelf displaying a rainbow of toy miniature hot wheels cars

You will never guess what I used to make this hot wheels storage and display shelf

Every craft project that I share with you is both environmentally responsible and affordable. Many are made by repurposing materials that would otherwise have been on their way to a landfill. I am always experimenting, using new materials in unconventional ways. Most of my patterns are flexible enough that they can be completed for free, made with items you likely have on hand. When do I purchase craft supplies, I am always looking to minimize both my spending and my impact on the environment. I want to create without creating waste. Maybe you do too?

Large floor pillow crocheted to look like a pizza. Topped with aplique peperoni, mushrooms, olives, and bell peppers.

Old clothes can be cut into fabric strips and crocheted into a giant floor cushion. It is designed to look like a pizza, complete with applique toppings also made from recycled fabric.

colorful recycled sari silk ribbon is crocheted into a koozie, deccorating and disguising two mason jars

ethically made recycled sari silk ribbon is crocheted into a cozy for any jar or other round container. Covered in the colorful upcycled fabric ribbon, your ordinary jars become elegant organizers for your makeup brushes or desktop.

plastic milk crate decorated with a slipcover crocheted out of bright multi colored recycled sari silk ribbon

cover a plastic milk crate to disguise it. Use it in your home as seating, a stool, an ottoman, a table, or a storage bin. When it is in a slipcover crocheted from recycled sari silk ribbon, no one will be the wiser

handmade large round floor pillow that looks like a road or racetrack

HANDMADE CROCHETED RACETRACK "RAG RUG" FLOOR CUSHION FOR A CHILD'S ROOM made completely from upcycled clothing

a storage basket made from recycled denim jeans and a cardboard amazon box holding balls of yarn

Don't throw away those amazon boxes. Those jeans do not need to go to the landfill. Repurpose these everyday items as recycled denim storage baskets

decorative bowl shaped basket crocheted out of recycled denim jeans fabric yarn

upcycle the denim fabric from old jeans and use that to crochet a simple recycled denim basket. This modern crochet bowl looks great with almost any style of decor and can be completed in just a couple of hours