I didn’t actually meet Jamie from Creating Really Awesome Free Things (aka C.R.A.F.T.) at BlissDom, but I saw her there. Blame my annoying shyness for me not going up and gushing all over her. But I’ve followed and enjoyed her blog for a while, and when I saw she was looking for participants for her […]
Places I’ve Been Lately
It seems like I’ve been doing nothing but writing guest posts lately, which is not exactly true, but there has been a bit more of it than usual this week. First, my pal Amanda, who shared her tips on subscription boxes earlier this week, hosted me at Let’s Talk Learning, the blog component of the […]
Using Subscription Boxes in Unprescribed Ways
Today my awesome online colleague and friend Amanda is visiting, offering tips about how to use subscription craft/activity boxes in different ways. Amanda is the Guide to Kids’ Learning Activities at About.com, runs the educational activity website The Learning Treehouse and is the author of the forthcoming book The Everything Kids’ Learning Activities Book (preorder […]
Summer Crafting Fun on the Cheap
I should be writing about the skirt I’m sewing today, but instead I wanted to let you know that I have a new post up on Not Consumed that should help all you crafty mams looking to save on craft supplies this summer. This list of supplies to buy at the dollar store only scratches […]
Where I’ve Been Lately
My writing has been turning up all over the place lately, which is just the way I like it. If you don’t follow me as obsessively as I do, here’s an update. My Summer of No Pants post was featured on Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky!, which is the blog behind the movement. Since I made that […]
Staking Out another Crafty Corner
A couple of months ago I took an online course that was all about planning blog content and tools that would make blogging easier. While I’ve only sort of kept up with the program (and need to get back into it soon!), one thing that did comeout of the class was that I met LaToya, […]
A Quick Recycling Craft for Kids
I have a million things I want to write about right now, but the weight of having just a handful of days between me and spring break (and only a few more between me and Blissdom, and way too many details that need to be ironed out, like how I’m actually going to get there…) […]