making Archives - Our Daily Craft

The Life-Changing Magic of Being a Dabbler

Sarah White July 10, 2017 Creativity Boosts2 Comments

Being a dabbler is a great way to learn new things. It’s probably the way we’re all supposed to be. I spent the weekend with a few of my favorite kick-ass ladies at our self-styled working retreat lovingly acronymed tcoyos. We’ve been doing this for more than three years and, …

What the World Needs: #givewarmth

Sarah White November 28, 2016 Home and Family Life / LifeLeave a comment

I spent a lot of time thinking over the holiday about what I am thankful for, of course, but also about how things feel really hard right now, in America and elsewhere. There is so much divisiveness and uncertainty and we don’t really know how it’s all going to pan …

Make Bad Art — It’s Good for You

Sarah White July 12, 2016 Creativity BoostsLeave a comment

I really hate the idea of calling anything you make “bad.” Things might not turn out the way you planned (so often) but that doesn’t mean it’s bad, just that it turned out differently. But “bad art” is what a lot of people feel like they make, those people who …

Notions: Creativity for Moms

Sarah White October 27, 2015 Creativity BoostsLeave a comment

I’ve had this notion for a long time that what I really want to do is to help moms be more creative. One way to do that is to provide them with ideas for things to make and do with and for their kids, which I write a lot about. …

3 Books for Kids Who Love to Make

Sarah White August 21, 2015 Home and Family LifeOne Comment

My daughter’s school just opened up a tinkering studio, which is completely awesome and I want to live there. It’s great because the school is really dedicated to STEAM education so there are circuits and a 3-D printer but also a sewing machine and yarn (my cast offs, of course). …

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

Sarah White February 6, 2015 Home and Family LifeOne Comment

Sometimes when I’m at the library for a specific purpose (like picking up a book for my Reading Women project) I can’t resist browsing a little bit, particularly in the nonfiction section. So it was that the book Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a …

My #yearofmaking So Far

Sarah White January 14, 2015 Crafts / Life2 Comments

I’ve told you about my little word for the year, but I also decided to take on another challenge for 2015: a year of making. Like it sounds, year of making just means that I commit to making something, anything, every day this year, as well as documenting what I’m …