Category Archives: eco-craft

makedo+fort cozy=backyard overnight adventure

September 6, 2011 – 1:14 am

Some readers might remember my post on fort cozies that I wrote in 2009. Our fort cozies got a new life with the addition of Makedo components from Australia. I stumbled upon them at our local toy store Geppetto’s Toy Box. They are wonderful little components that provide ways to attach, for example cardboard boxes [...]

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allow me to gush: a review of Action Pack

June 16, 2011 – 7:53 pm

[disclaimer: The review below is for a digital magazine edited by Kathreen Ricketson, the founder of Whipup.net. Many years ago I was a contributor to Whipup.net. Kathreen provided me with a copy of this issue to review free of charge.] Long-time readers of this blog know that I had to wait a long time to [...]

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family potato printing

April 17, 2011 – 5:59 pm

My beloved late mother-in-law set the bar really high for motherhood. Bill, his sister and Bill’s childhood friends all remember a creative ease that seems to have been around the kitchen table on a regular basis. It never sounded as though it was a big production or anything. She just seemed to always have a [...]

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no-rules machine embroidery

July 20, 2010 – 10:10 pm

As I mentioned in my last post. It’s Birthday Week around here. I should actually say that it’s Birthday Week: Part 1. Birthday Week: Part 2 resumes in late August when Bill and I celebrate our birthdays, which are two days apart. Following on the success of the gift bags that we’ve been making for [...]

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my costume/wardrobe chop shop

July 9, 2010 – 1:34 pm

Our daughter is enrolled in a theater camp this summer and the parents were asked to volunteer for some tasks. Given that I think of myself as a somewhat competent seamstress I volunteered to do costume construction and alterations rather than sell tickets or plan the cast party. The camp is performing Jungle Book, Cinderella [...]

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