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Take a regular cardboard box (I’d decorate mine to match my room somehow) cut out a side view, place a piece of PET plastic as your window and you have a perfect box to store a pair of shoes – or… craft supplies! This is an Ikea Hack but we caught it over at Craftzine but you could use any box.

Soap dispenser from a tin can

Here’s a tutorial to make a tin can soap dispenser out of a tin can. Sibylle of Funkytime was inspired by the many mason jar soap dispensers, that are on the internet right now, and wanted to make something different. You’ll find the tutorial here.

Making this double sided flower filled scarf is a great way to repurpose old t-shirts.  It is easy to make and does not require a sewing machine or experience in sewing.  This scarf is designed by Pardis Amirshahi, for the Mothering.com community.  Click here for the tutorial and a chance to win 5 years of Living Crafts.  To enter Mothering’s drawing leave a comment on the above link and say you like both Mothering and Living Crafts.  Enjoy!

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Recycle your old winter sweatshirts into spring gardening gloves. This super fast and easy tutorial by Lately Constructed does not require pattern!

This is just about the best use I’ve ever seen for a crib. Ours was used for mostly as a place to put clean laundry before I got a chance to fold and put them away. If empty, it was used for an occasional morning nap by baby. This reuse option, which I found on craftzine, is my favorite so far from Notes from a very red kitchen.

Click here for the tutorial.

Such a great idea to add legs to an old suitcase and make a storage space/table out of it. Here’s the article from eHow.

Craft Stylish shows you how to repurpose an old sweater into one for your small dog. It is one of the most practical I’ve seen on the internet.