Welcome to the Walnut Hollow and Kunin Group blog hop! April 22 is Earth Day and we are celebrating with a very special blog hop. Kunin Felt and Walnut Hollow, two “Made in the USA” companies committed to eco-friendly practices and quality products partner to bring you indoor-outdoor home decor projects.
Our teams are sharing projects that pair both Kunin Group felt and Walnut Hollow wood products to create practical and beautiful home decor, organizing solutions, and entertaining items. You can make these projects all year long, not just for Earth Day.
At Kunin Group, it all began with Stephen Seymour Kunin in the 1960’s, “the Father of Craft Felts”. Now The Kunin Group, located in NH manufactures adhesive-backed, die-cut, embossed, and stiffened fabrics in several color and style options using their Eco-fi fiber. Kunin turns trash into treasure using 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. Over six hundred million bottles end up in landfills each year, so far this year Kunin has recycled over 350,000, 000 and counting. This adds the value of environmental stewardship to the fun of making crafts.
Walnut Hollow® began as a small family-owned business in Dodgeville, WI in the 70’s. Walnut Hollow is committed to protecting the environment and replenishing natural resources. · The company’s owners and employees have been since the beginning strongly committed to preserving natural resources through its raw materials consumption practices, production processes, recycling activities, and community involvement. The Ladd’s (owners and founders of Walnut Hollow) have planted more than 300,000 trees and shrubs on personal property in the surrounding area. Whenever possible, raw material is harvested from plantation and managed woodlands for the manufacture of their home décor items and wood surfaces. Through their manufacturing process no wood waste ends up in landfills, all is recycled. Walnut Hollow’s emphasis has always been to bring the best possible quality products to art and craft hobbyists.
Find out more about Kunin Group here:
And find out more about Walnut Hollow here:
- Walnut Hollow website
- Walnut Hollow’s History and Earth-Friendly Practices
- Walnut Hollow Facebook Page
- Walnut Hollow on Pinterest
To see more inspiring projects, continue on the hop using the list below. Your next stop is Kunin Group Felt:
And to sweeten the Made In the USA, eco-friendly fun, we’re having a giveaway! We’re sending an assortment of Walnut Hollow wood products to one lucky crafter. Use the widget below to enter to win!
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I love the idea of both companies “made in America”, also I recycle and upcycle
love the projects.
Hooray for recycling! I try to upcycle things in my crafts and what can’t be upcycled gets recycled.
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Hooray for upcycling and eco-friendly companies!
I am really thankful to Walnut Hollow for having the record of replanting for what they use. Giving back is the way to go.
I try to recycle as much paper as I can when I’m making my paper crafts.
We recycle at our house. When I am crafting, I often use cardboard from boxes, backs of paper pads and also tubes. I also have reused images and embellishment from cards and calendars.
I recycle as much as possible! I save small scraps in a basket to reuse. I send the smallest scraps to the recycle bin. I reuse plastic packaging and cardboard in my art. I use toilet paper rolls for stamps. There are so many ways to reduce the amount of trash!
enjoyed the blog hop. I recycle quite a bit.. even to the point of making my own papers whenever I can.. enjoyed seeing the projects.