Made By Humans
Make an easy rainbow beaded pin project kit for Girl Scouts or for rainbow-loving kids. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. When I was preparing for my daughter’s (and my troop’s) last Daisy meeting, I wanted to give them a little craft project that was quick and easy to make at the meeting or […]
Make easy DIY painted Mason jars to use as vases as an easy teacher gift or for any occasion. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. I decided Monday that I wanted to go a little fancier with the Girl Scout Daisies end-of-the-year party/bridging ceremony than I had planned, so I spent the week whipping […]
I’ve been on a “Hamilton” fast all month. The cast recording and the mixtape. It’s been really hard for a person who listened to one or the other most weeks for the past eight months or so. But there was a really good reason for it. (And I was reading the Chernow book, which kept […]
Learn how to sew a new hem on your jeans when they are too long for your height or the shoes you wear with them. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Have you noticed that jeans, at least “premium” jeans, these days don’t seem to be made for people of a normal height? Maybe I’m […]
Learn all about what fidget spinners are, how they work and how to make your own. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Fidget spinners seem to have come out of nowhere to be the new favorite must-have thing for kids. While they certainly must drive some teachers crazy, they have a legitimate use, and, what’s […]
I’ve been doing this 100 Day Project for a little over a month now, and it’s been easier and harder than I thought it would be. I picked a thing — hand lettering — that I knew I needed to practice, but that I hoped wouldn’t take a huge amount of time every day. I […]
A super-short film about creativity has inspired me, and it will inspire you, too. This is so good. If you need to cry today, or have a transcendent experience, hang with me for a few. The short film Alike had been on my radar for a while, but I finally took the 7 and a […]