Everyone has been talking about Amanda Soule’s Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures and how awesome this book is. I’m behind the times, though, so I’ve just now gotten my hands on The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections by Soule. Plan it on my [...]
A lot of people have been talking lately about the CPSIA and how it affects handmade toys. The back story is simple, in an effort to combat the toys being shipped to America dripping in lead paint and dangerous chemicals Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). In theory it’s a great idea, [...]
The other day Amy posted at Crunchy Domestic Goddess about creating toys out of felt. It’s a great idea, you can make nearly anything out of felt. From pretend food to bags, felt is a one size fits all craft tool. That’s probably why I have an overflowing felt stack in my craft cabinet that [...]
I don’t really have a good tip this week for Works For Me Wednesday. But I did find a great one so I’m passing that on instead.
In case you didn’t know next week is TV Turn Off week, one we’re going to try to join in. I’ve been reading a bit on others pledging to [...]
