In prep for halloween, I’ve crocheted a blue skull.

I can tell by the little blue skulls reflected in your eyes that you wish you had one too….

The inspiration for the skull: A new book called Craftivity: 40 Projects for the DIY Lifestyle” by Tsia Carson, founder of SuperNaturale.com.

The skull in the book’s white, I think (I got a black and white reviewer’s copy). But blue better captures my mood. More accurately, I had blue yarn left over from another project.

If skulls aren’t your style, but you’re still into crocheting, try the Bag o’ bags. This is a fun shoulder bag, crocheted from other plastic bags! My friend Anna wanted to make one of these a while back — Anna, if you’ve still got the bags, we can make it a 2-woman project –

Other eco-DIY projects — T-shirt underwear (undies made from Ts that don’t fit right but have cool designs), Tyvek basket (woven basket from fedex envelopes).

And if you really, really want a locally made, fair labor produced, enviro friendly wood bed, but can’t afford to buy one right now — Craftivity has instructions for making your own! Just make sure you buy FSC certified wood.

Woodworking too much for you? Crochet yourself a hemp fiber hammock :)

Not all the projects in Craftivity are enviro-oriented, but many are. And all of ‘em are gonna be locally made :)

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