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Repairing & Upcycling

Hey DIYer! At thegreenlist.nl a whole DIY team is on hand to give you ideas on how to repair and upcycle more. Pimping up old furniture, repairing clothes, cool crafting tips with waste, they make us very happy! Do you?

Painting job? Check out Moose Färg!

  • 29 December 2025

At thegreenlist.nl, we regularly get questions about painting. Because yes, how do you tackle such a paint job in a more sustainable way? Paint is pretty heady stuff after all: chemical...

DIY wrapping baubles with scrap paper

  • 19 December 2025

You can make surprisingly beautiful things out of scrap paper. You may already have known that. But did you know that you can also use scraps of gift paper, a stack of magazines...

DIY Christmas angel from scrap paper

  • 19 December 2025

A Christmas tree is not complete without an angel, right? And it really doesn't have to be glittery or kitsch. With a few old papers and...

DIY paint old baubles

  • 12 December 2025

Old baubles: everyone has a few lying around. Too glittery, wrong colour, or ever accidentally bought too many of the same (sááái). Throw them...

DIY transparent baubles filling

  • 12 December 2025

Want to hang something fun and personal on the tree quickly? Then get started with see-through baubles. You can find them second-hand - at...

DIY Christmas baubles made with string

  • 1 December 2025

Around the holidays, shops are full of Christmas decorations. What is in one year is passé the next. The Christmas tree - and...

DIY Christmas baubles made with scraps of fabric

  • 1 December 2025

Do you also have one of those boxes of Christmas stuff that you get a bit bored of every year? Chances are there are baubles in there that you...

Sock darning (or hole in knitted jumper)

  • 3 October 2025

With socks, you know one thing for sure: you will lose one at some point or one will lose it to another. Ai, a hole. Throw it away? Well no!....

A sustainable cardigan you knit yourself with knitting yarn from Dutch wool

  • 1 October 2025

We previously delved into the environmental impact of wool and discovered that behind that seemingly sustainable wool there is quite a footprint (pawprint?)....

Solution for too-tight trousers or skirt

  • 15 August 2025

Blood irritating: trousers that are too tight. It's hard to get them closed and when you have them on, they pinch at the waist or on...

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