Things are getting stylish around here…
On a quick whim this young lady of 12 fashioned a Gatsby worthy headband with a cluster of feathers and a few gatherings of leather twine all knotted up. She could have an ETSY shop!
I love it.
DVD Sleeves.
These should be fun to work with, DVD covers from new and old favorites can become great 3D characters, cards or… you tell me..
We are in the thick of school projects these days and boy are they looking great!
Beth and her mom came in with a project to make an imaginary bug with the characteristics that she had been learning bugs have in school. At first both mother and daughter were overwhelmed with all of the possibilities. It was fun to see their creation come together one page, one container, one hanger at a time and before we knew it they had created a super cool bug with multi faceted eyes made from CD’s and bottle caps!
Clever Bug…
Book Bug
Beth
8yrs
We have oodles of Felt Padding to share so glue it, paint it and, shape it. Fun!
It’s true, you learn something new every day.
As Amanda was adding finishing touches to her Raccoon habitat I inquired about something she had built into the tops of her trees. She told me that Raccoons make their nests in trees to stay safe from predators. Wow, I never knew that.
That moment reminded me just how valuable school projects can be. There is a whole layer of applied learning that happens when kids take information they have researched and discovered and apply it to a physical display of what that learning taught them. Amanda is a great example of this process and clever to boot. Her paper towel role trees and glittery night sky helped me feel like I was nesting with raccoons.
Raccoon Habitat
Amanda
7yrs
Xmas Light Scraps!
What do you do when the light strands stops working? You use them for art!
Brilana puttered with many crafty projects on her visit to the studio this particular day but this sock friend gave me a smile in the throws of a particularly active day. She saw something in this simple little ballet style sock that inspired her so she went with it. Sometimes those are the best projects, the one’s that ask for very little to come to life but grant the biggest return in personal satisfaction.
Sock Friend
Brilana
6 yrs
We are so excited to embark on our “yes to mess” journey especially tailored to the 18 mo. to 3yr crowd. The world through these young eyes is an endlessly beautiful place.
My kids and I just got back from a trip to San Francisco. That town is chocked full of wonders for the eyes, for all the senses. I was drawn to this view down a quiet street near Union Square. The street on the whole looked a bit quiet and monochromatic but thoughts in color splash a section to make you stop and ponder…
The world has so much to say. It seems best said it n color.
I love to see how scraps of this or that become something unique and special with only inspiration (and maybe a little hot glue) as the guide. These forgotten bits of fabric come together beautifully to make a carry-all for life’s special little things.