Crafting 101

Everyone loves getting something for free and if you haven’t heard, there’s an easy way to do it! Check out Freecycle.org, an organization that’s all about helping you give away things you don’t need for free and getting things for free as well. The best part (and how it relates to crafting) is people are always giving away scraps of fabric, old buttons, ribbon, baby food jars, yarn and more.  I have gotten all sorts of things from local freecyclers and I’ve given loads away (more than just craft stuff too!).

It’s really easy. Go to their website, http://www.freecycle.org/ and  type in your city on the main page. It’ll bring up a listing of different cities and you pick yours. Then it’ll tell you what freecycle groups are in your area and how to join the group. Once you’re in the group, you get to post your offers. Those are the things you have that you want to give away. You can also post your wants. These are the things that you are in need of or searching for. Two more types of posts: taken (obviously, someone has picked up your items) and received (you got what you were looking for!). It’s quite easy!

So check out your local freecycle group today. Most towns have little groups for smaller towns instead of searching in a Houston, TX group, you can look in a LaPorte, TX group to find people close to you. HTH! Share your freecycle treasures with me! I’d love to hear about them!