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Denim Jeans Tote Bag Tutorial

June 30, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 24 Comments

Tuesday of Sprite’s camp week turned out to be a very crafty day. One of my projects was turning a couple of pairs of jeans (plus a few other sewing notions) into a cute tote bag, based on the tutorial at Crafting a Green World. Start with eight rectangles, each 13 x 5 inches. I […]

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Repurposed Denim Bible Cover

June 23, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 12 Comments

My latest creative project was inspired by a request from my husband. His favorite Bible is starting to look pretty bad, and he wanted a custom made cover. A trip to my favorite thrift store was all I needed to find my supplies. On the first afternoon of Sprite’s summer camp, I transformed a pair […]

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Cardboard Video Camera Craft

March 31, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 9 Comments

Sprite has been extra crafty of late. This latest masterpiece is one example. She blogged it. I do believe she’s got an ulterior motive. Remember the cardboard microscope? Soon afterwards I bought her a real one. (Her birthday is in June, and she has asked for a video camera. We’ll see.) This kid is too […]

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Creative “Doing Without”

January 6, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 22 Comments

One of the reasons (among many) that you should not buy your children everything they want (or you should at least make them wait a while) is because you just may short circuit some amazing creativity. Case in point. Can you tell what this is? I mean, besides a lot of recycled boxes? (Yes, the […]

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Homemade Wrapping Paper

December 7, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 19 Comments

Don’t feel sorry for us when I say that we can’t buy Christmas wrapping paper where we live. It’s not a big deal, and it’s an excuse for a very fun craft project. For several years now, I have bought huge sheets of white paper, which we decorate with Christmas themes. It’s a messy and […]

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