Made By Humans
Because the Bit is home from school this week, I’ve been stockpiling a few new/different things for her to play with that will keep her entertained without having to be out of the house all day long. I took a trip to Deals (which is sort of a dollar store, but they have stuff that’s […]
This is just the week of looking back at crafty, sensory things we used to love, I guess. Following my report on getting back into water beads (they’ve been out all week in the playroom; we’ve been observing how they plump up more when sitting in water) an online colleague announced she’d just written an […]
It’s been a long time since I did a Things I Love post, but I wanted to let you in on my gift-giving secret. I love UncommonGoods. If you haven’t seen it, you must go check it out. It’s a website and they also have a catalog (which I happened to get in the mail […]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’m not feeling very creative and what I can do to get through this period of time where I’m not that interested in making things. It’s something we all go through as creative people (if you don’t, you’re probably not stretching yourself enough) so it seems useful […]
Looking back at the archives, it looks like I first wrote about water beads last February. We had a package from the dollar store and they stayed in somewhat good shape for at least a few months. (They tend to get broken, dried out and lost over time.) The Bit loved them back then, and […]
I’ve been trying to write a blog post for days about the creative letdown that comes after a really big accomplishment, like writing a book. Or at least it comes for me. Even though I finished my part of the book months ago, having it in my hands, knowing its a real thing out in […]
I love a good project that can combine crafting, playing and learning all in one, like these learning with Perler beads activities. These shapes made with Perler beads (or fuse beads, or iron beads, as they might also be called) are really easy to make and can be used in all sorts of ways depending […]