I love seeing how others make the most of what they find at a creative reuse center. I may talk a good game, but I’m still very much a novice when it comes to upcycling. Thanks to Facebook, I get to peek at the ideas and creations of other re-users,[Read more]
With so much of my creative energy going toward crafts and preparation for the Maker Faire later this month, I’ve found myself at a loss for words. It’s disconcerting, having so much I want to share, but the stories just won’t come. It’s a little like the feeling I have[Read more]
When I was old enough to have a school locker, they were used to hold books. Maybe a photo or two, held on with magnets or Scotch tape. And we had to walk uphill, in the snow, everyday, just to reach our locker, so no one spent much time decorating[Read more]
Garbage. Junk. Scrap. Trash.Most of the time we misuse those words, associating “garbage” with things that are distasteful or beyond use. In reality, garbage is just something we deem no longer useful or wanted and, as a result, we throw it out. But, not all garbage belongs in a garbage[Read more]
When is the last time you shared a want or a need or a hope or a dream? This afternoon, I found myself staring at a bin full of empty Altoids tins, thinking how amazingly easy it was to acquire these. I saw a craft I wanted to try that requires[Read more]
When is a gift box more than a gift box? When it’s sooooo pretty it doesn’t need wrapping paper or a gift bag! This project began a few years ago, when I was searching for something to put handmade cards into, so I could give them as a gift. I had a[Read more]