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 […]
Repurposed Denim Bible Cover
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 […]
Cardboard Video Camera Craft
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 […]
Creative “Doing Without”
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 […]
Homemade Wrapping Paper
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 […]