come join us in the park!! click here for details. this is a great project put together by some cool folks. we’ll be out there with something crafty for folks to do- please come say hi!!
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Entries from May 2008
Green Tips from Great Kids
May 30, 2008
Don't Shop: Swap
May 27, 2008
That’s the working title of the big family clothes swap we’re planning for back to school time. It’ll be modeled after the Swap-a-rama-rama that was so incredible at the Maker Faire last fall. We’ll have piles of sorted clothing and dressing rooms and manned sewing machines lining the perimeter of the room. Clothes can be [...]
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Mama classes were a huge hit.
May 25, 2008
The mama classes were totally fun. The first night we made appreciation banners out of reclaimed burlap and Kathie’s incredible scrap bucket that has a combination of cut-offs, old sheets and linens and some fantastic totally thrift store vintage curtains (my personal favorite). Everyone walked away with a finished banner and the ability to add [...]
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New Classes on the calendar
May 17, 2008
Appreciation banner class for mamas on Thursday night May 22nd from 6:30-9:00. Come make your very own Family Appreciation banners to spread the love and share the gratitudes. You’ll walk away with an amazing gift to present to your family but we’ll also talk about why family appreciations are so important. We’ll discuss family rituals, [...]
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Upcycling
May 17, 2008
That’s my new favorite word: upcycling. It’s about taking something that’s considered trash and making it into something totally cool or beautiful or all of the above combined with useful. I first heard the word from Virginia Fleck. I thought she made it up. I thought perhaps it was inspired by her amazing mandalas made [...]
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new workshops for grown ups!!!!
May 9, 2008
Crafting Family Goodness By Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll email us to enroll From the minds that brought you Ramonsterwear clothing, Creating Family Goodness, Homeschool Designs and The Future Craft Collective comes this innovative and inspirational sewing and family ritual class. Crafting Family Goodness is about inspiring mamas to handcraft family tradition and connection that [...]
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