This one is another bit of crafty plagiarism, thanks to a mom in my playgroup who recently shared a recipe for play dough that’s really crazy easy. Of course it doesn’t take anywhere near 30 minutes, unless you count the time it takes the dough to cool down so you can play with it, which […]
30 Minute Crafty Plagiarism: Water Bottle Shaker
I have to admit that the last super-quick craft I made was not even my idea. It was Stephanie’s, and I’m pretty sure she stole it from somewhere on the interwebs, too. But it’s too cute not to share. This was a craft for a new year’s party, but kids love to make noise any […]
On Craftiness, Creativity and Are There Really Any Original Ideas?
One of the awesome things about Twitter is that there’s the amazing community of crafty people who are so generous and smart and funny and wise. I guess there are communities like that for a lot of things, but it’s really wonderful to read about people who are helping each other and building each other […]
Simple Shaker
I’ve long wanted to do a website or write a column for a publication that’s all about 30 minute crafts: things you can do when you have almost no time, like I have right now. It occurs to me that that’s a fine addition to this site, so here is the first installment in the […]
Organization Will Set You Free
This morning I wanted to put a button on that cute little pink sweater I made for my baby girl so maybe she could wear it once before she outgrew it. She was sitting beside me happily on the bed and I was thinking “well, it’ll just take a couple of minutes, so why don’t […]
Finishing and Starting
The end of one year and the beginning of the next seems like a good time for finishing projects and starting others, so that’s what I’ve been up to lately. Mostly I was feeling guilty about the baby things I’d started before the little one (who is four months old today!) was born that hadn’t […]
Stay More
I’ve been meaning to get back here for almost a month to mention that my favorite local author and one of my favorite authors from anywhere, Donald Harington, died early last month. He’s been called the greatest unknown writer in America, and I’d agree with that sentiment. His books, many of which chronicle the happenings […]