Crafting a Green World

6 min read 2023-01-02 19:56:28

Three Dozen DIY Building Block Crafts

The most versatile children’s toy is also a toy that has infinite possibilities for DIY. There are so many ways to create your own building block

5 min read 2022-12-27 19:50:50

Whether you’re refurbishing a kid’s hand-me-down building blocks for a new generation, or adding new interest to a current toy, painting building

5 min read 2022-12-20 03:46:30

Wooden building blocks are an heirloom-quality toy… IF you treat them correctly. Which my children did not do! For at least a full decade, I

6 min read 2022-12-16 22:39:04

There are so many DIY Christmas garland options using one of the most eco-friendly and economical materials out there: paper! If you’ve got some

4 min read 2022-12-09 23:15:32

Here’s a craft that’s old enough to be a classic: the paper chain! Okay, hear me out: paper chains are AWESOME. Yes, you did them in preschool.

4 min read 2022-11-21 21:05:44

Although technically I’m still deep in what I have, as the parent of a young ballerina, eventually come to accept as “Nutcracker season” and I

6 min read 2022-11-15 21:00:59

Felt is one of my favorite materials for holiday crafting, because whether I’m keeping a project, making it as a gift, or crafting with a group,

3 min read 2022-11-11 02:23:13

You’ve picked out an old book and prepped its pages–what’s the next step in creating an altered book that you’ll love? Let your imagination

4 min read 2022-11-02 18:48:58

Tights feel like such a wasteful purchase sometimes. They can be so delicate, so easy to snag and rip, so quick to stain and so challenging to wash.

5 min read 2022-10-28 03:49:34

It’s unwieldy, unbalanced, and will definitely put a crick in your neck, but it’s so worth it! This photo shoot with Jack-o-lanterns on our heads

6 min read 2022-10-19 18:00:50

When you buy second-hand (or third-, or fourth-, or fifth-hand!), you have more options if you have the skillset to complete some small repairs. Such

4 min read 2022-10-14 00:33:06

I have been on a zippered pouch kick lately, happily using up all my scraps and stash to make handy little pouches for pens in my backpack, or bobby

4 min read 2022-10-05 18:35:36

My family is SO hard on our stuff. We are the illustrated definition of not deserving nice things, because at any given time we are either muddy,

5 min read 2022-09-28 18:30:55

For my newest altered book project, I plan to make a junk journal for October. In it, I’ll combine cast-off papers and wrappers and other bits of

3 min read 2022-09-19 18:30:08

Picture it: March 2020. Actually, don’t picture it. It sucked enough to live through it the first time. Just recall with me the broad brush strokes