The Best Eco-Friendly And Vegan Crafts To Immerse Yourself In

Whether you’re looking for a new way to practice mindfulness, searching for a fresh creative outlet or wanting to keep busy with little ones, here are some of our favourite eco-friendly and vegan craft ideas to become absorbed in this winter and beyond. 

Knit a scarf with vegan wool

When it comes to knitting there are a few green and vegan-friendly options for yarns. Organic cotton yarn is the best choice for quality and the most accessible yarn, but there are also soy cotton and bamboo yarn options. The vibrant colours in this range of eco-friendly organic cotton yarns from Love Crafts might be enough to inspire you.

Read this post from Prima Crafts for great knitting ideas for beginners. From stylish cushion covers to cosy blankets, there’s nowhere your green knitting skills can’t take you. 

Homemade organic candles

Fill your home with natural aromas and cosy flickering light. Follow this guide from Hello Nest for relaxing with therapeutic essential oil candles, letting the calming scents help you unwind. You could even fill your organic candles with dried fruit and flowers like these from Armanda Jones’ blog.    

Non-toxic tie-dye

We don’t think tie-dying will ever stop being cool, but what makes it even better is using non-toxic dyes to ensure this hobby is planet-kind. We love this natural dying kit from The Love Of Colours. New to tie-dying, why not follow this guide from Tie Dye Your Summer? If you’d like to know more about natural home-dying with flowers and vegetables, then read this post from Architectural Digest.

Create a collage from photos and magazines 

This can either be a great way to creatively display holiday pictures or just brighten up your walls with something you made yourself. Here are some tips from Artsy on how to make your own beautiful collage.

Eco-friendly adult colouring book 

Make time to recenter and practice mindfulness with The Mindfulness Colouring Book or this eco-friendly adult colouring book from Bounce Creative Designs.

Repurpose fabrics 

After a clear out we’re often left with some fabrics that can’t be donated and haven’t quite made their way to the textile recycling centre yet. Why not repurpose them with a fun craft project? 

• Make a stylish chevron patchwork quilt 
• New cushion covers from old tops
• Hand-stamped reusable fabric napkins 
• Bring back the early 2000s and make a rag rug
• Decorate your kitchen with homemade bunting 

In fact, why not go all-in with upcycling? Read this post for everything you need to know

Make your own eco play dough

Give this recipe a go from Mommypotamus to make your own play doughs with natural dyes. It’ll be great to entertain little ones or even use it for 3-D Pictionary on your next games night.

Sourcing materials 

In an ideal world, we’d be able to entertain our creative desires by repurposing things we already own, but that’s not always an option. Even so, one day we’ll run out of tee shirts with holes in that can be upcycled. When that happens there are plenty of responsible eco-friendly ways to source eco-friendly craft materials:

• Responsibly taking driftwood and sea glass from the beach  
• Raid your recycling bins for cardboard 
• Buying organic, non-toxic or even second-hand materials 

Eco-friendly and vegan art suppliers 

Some of our favourite go-to eco-friendly and vegan art suppliers and blogs include:

• Crafty Yarts 
• Vegan Art Stuff
• Step By Step Art
• Conscious Craft

Have an eco-friendly vegan hobby you’d love to share with us? Let us know in the comments below! Or show us your creations over on our Instagram.