Posted in Create, Patterns & Tutorials, Sewing, Sewing, Spring, Upcycling on Feb 23rd, 2013
I’ve had this sweater sitting around for a while. I’m not sure where it came from or why I have it because it is too small for me and it’s a wool/cotton blend so I can’t shrink it down and turn it into cute Sesame Seed Design hats. Instead of tossing it into the goodwill [...]
Posted in Crafting with Kids, Create, Kids' Crafts, Paper Crafts, Paper Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials, Spring, Upcycling on Mar 29th, 2012
Sairshe and I took advantage of a sunny Spring Break day earlier this week (today is stormy and rainy, in true spring flip-flopping fashion) and made these pretty flowers made from egg cartons. I’ve been seeing wreaths made from flowers like this on Pinterest lately and as I was tossing an egg carton into the [...]
Posted in Crafting with Kids, Kids' Crafts, Paper Crafts, Paper Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials, Upcycling, Valentine's Day on Feb 9th, 2012
Sairshe and I made some handmade seed paper hearts last weekend for her to give to her pre-k classmates. It was so fun and easy and I hope the kids really plant them and grow flowers! Here’s a tutorial to inspire you to make your own paper. It’s the best way to use up what [...]
Posted in Create, For the Home, Gardening, knitting, Upcycling on Apr 29th, 2006
For my birthday Abby gave me this funny book and have been wanting to make something from it since.It has patterns for silly things like a knitted hand grenade, a glass of beer, picture frames, ear muffs shaped like fried eggs and lots of knitted cakes and sandwiches. Abby and another friend who is …
