March 15, 2009
Upcycled Whale
You saw this one coming, right? A whale made from a cycling jersey? A Tour De France “King of the Mountain” jersey? Peter’s request, naturally.READ MORE
March 4, 2009
Grow Where You Are Planted
This simple pot on our front stoop has become somewhat symbolic to me, a sign of season’s change, reminding me there’s even beauty in snow covered dead plants when you look hard enough. Which, in a roundabout way, reminds me…READ MORE
January 7, 2009
Holiday Gifts We Made
We actually just finished giving our gifts, due to snow days, illness, and my forgetfulness. I thought I would share what holiday gifts we made this season.
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March 14, 2008
Girl Scout Friendship Pins
Brownie girls, that is. They made friendship pins to send to our penpals in Colorado (Jessica, don’t look, they are in the mail). I love how completely old school they are. Did you guys make these in the 80’s? Who out there still has one pinned to an old denim jacket from high school? Our 3rd graders just loved these and did such a good job of making them, a very successful project. We picked Girl Scout, Brownie, and Trefoil patterns from here, there are more patterns here, more patterns everywhere if you google friendship pins.READ MORE