What Do You Want to Make Today?
This 30 day art challenge is great for kids, adults or kids and adults to do together. Spend some time making over the next 30 and I promise you’ll feel better. It might even cause you to want to start a new hobby! A creative challenge is a great way to feel more creative, and […]
I’ll admit this one isn’t all that crafty, but my daughter has exactly two more days of school before summer break. And while I’m super excited about all the time we’re going to get to spend together over the summer — at least six of the next 12 weeks — I also have to get […]
I have more than enough knitting needles as it is, but I always wanted to try to make knitting needles. Back when I was making stuff from hardware store finds, I was going to make some needles out of dowels, but I came up with something even easier when we were cleaning out the garage […]
I was sure I had shared this project when I did it with the girl’s class earlier this year, but I can’t find it in my archive, so, because I’m doing it again I thought I would share it this time. Burlap is a great material for new hand-stitchers to work with because it’s pretty […]
Over Mother’s Day weekend I decided I wanted to paint my toenails, so the girl decided she wanted me to paint her toenails. And her fingernails. And my fingernails, too. I don’t wear fingernail polish very often, because between typing and crafting it never looks good for long. And in this case it was even […]
I love the idea of sewing clothes, but maybe not as much the execution. You may remember that I’m afraid of zippers, and there’s only so much you can do with an elastic waistband (and even those I manage to mess up sometimes by making too big, but at least that’s easily fixable). That’s why […]
I needed a simple embroidery project to share with my needle arts classes, so I decide to try drawing on fabric and them stitching and embellishing on top. The inspiration for this idea came from Childhood 101, where she had her daughter draw on burlap and then sew sequins on top. I want to give […]