Hello, DIYers!

The Spring is a great time to start making small steps towards reducing the waste that is coming out of your home! It can seem daunting at first, but even doing a couple of these small adjustments can start making a big difference! You might choose to create one of the amazing re-usable DIYs below, do a fantastic upcycle project, or just be mindful of having more natural and environmental friendly cleaning products that you can make yourself! Whichever you decide to do, we wish you luck! And we’re so grateful for your environmental concern!

Happy crafting!

Make Your Own Re-Usable Shopping Bags

This fantastic DIY project will have you saving grocery bags left and right!

Found Happiest Camper 

Homemade Breadcrumbs

Has your bread gone stale? Don’t throw it away! Make your own breadcrumbs!

Found Jessica Gavin 

Save Wilted Herbs 

Have herbs at home that are beginning to wilt? Don’t throw them out! Freeze them with olive oil to make convenient herb bombs!

Found Free Your Fork 

DIY Re-Usable Paper Towels

This awesome video will show you how to make your very own re-usable paper towels!

Found YouTube 

Strawberry Vinegar Rinse 

Make your strawberries last longer with a vinegar rinse!

Found Chloes Blog 

DIY Compost Bin 

Found BHG

DIY Home Recycling Center 

This seems simple, right? But there are still so many people who aren’t recycling! Make it easy with a DIY recycling center!

Found Laura Plans 

Avoid Using Plastic Wrap 

Use stretchable and re-usable lid topper instead of using plastic wrap!

Found Real Simple 

Clean Out and Use Old Candle Jars 

Don’t send old candle jars to the trash! Upcycle them!

Found YouTube

Plant Celery Bottoms 

Celery bottoms don’t have to be composted! You can regrow them! Save money and reduce waste at the same time!

Found Gardening Know How

Make Reusable Snack Bags

Ditch the endless zip lock bags with these cute, re-usable bags!

Found Wholefully

Pickle Red Onions Instead of Tossing Them 

If you needed just a part of a red onion, the rest doesn’t have to just go bad in the refrigerator! Pickle them!

Found Gimme Some Onion 

Grass Clipping Garden Mulch

Keep the healthy grass growing on your property for the greater good!

Found Gardening Know How 

Opt for Loose Tea

Pass on the single-use tea bags for loose tea!

Found Willow and Everett

Keep Cut Celery and Carrots Fresh Longer 

Don’t throw out carrots and celery prematurely! Store them in water to keep them fresh!

Found Live Simply

DIY Napkins 

Don’t throw napkins away each night, make your own and do them with your regular laundry!

Found DIY Network 

Lose the Take Out Bag 

Pass on the take out bag and bring your own re-usable bag or box!

Found The New Yorker 

Store an Apple With Potatoes 

Store an apple with potatoes to stop the potatoes from sprouting!

Found Stop Food Waste 

Store Onions In Stockings 

Instead of letting onions go to waste quickly, store them in stockings to make them last for months!

Found Brooklyn Farm Girl 

Bottom of the Jar Vinaigrette 

Use the left over jam that doesn’t seem to amount to much in the jar to make your own incredibly tasty vinaigrette dressing!

Found Cooking With Mary and Friends

Leaf Confetti 

If you have an event coming up, pass on regular confetti and say yes to cutting your own out of fallen leaves!

Found Mother Natured

Save Jars

You can deodorize the lids and make your glass jars totally reusable!

Found Creekline House 

Trim Your Broom Bristles

Instead of throwing out a rough looking broom, try trimming the bristles to freshen it up!

Found Apartment Therapy 

Apple Scrap Jelly 

Use your old apple scraps to make this delicious jelly!

Found The Spruce Eats 

Compostable Toothbrushes As Garden Markers 

Step 1: Switch to a biodegradable tooth brush! Step 2: When your family is ready to switch them out, use the old ones as garden markers for the season!

Found Grippsland Unwrapped 

Cloth Diaper DIY 

Have a baby at home? You can reduce waste (and save a TON of money) by using cloth diapers!

Found Homespun Aesthetic 

Eat Me First Sign

Dedicate a special bin in the refrigerator to food that should be eaten before it goes bad! It helps make meal planning easier and reduces waste of resources and money!

Found Pinterest 

Freeze Leftover Sauce 

Have you made some delicious sauce but over-estimated how much you need? No matter! It’s easy to freeze and use for an easy meal later!

Found Project Meal Plan 

DIY Re-Usable Duster Cloth

Dust your heart out with this DIY dust cloth!

Found YouTube

Stop Junk Mail 

There is no getting around that this is a project, but we believe in you!

Found Huffpost