I am a huge fan of thank you notes. Any kind of notes really but I especially love thank yous. This time of year our family has a list a mile long of things to be grateful for and people to whom we should be grateful. We are pretty good about writing thank yous. Some [...]

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I admit, I haven’t actually read this book, The Hip Girls Guide to Homemaking. Though I have browsed and perused its pages and have utilized a few of the weekly tips I receive from the author Kate Payne via email. But I look forward to owning this book. And I will leave it out for [...]

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Just a few weeks away. If you want to stitch or sort or screen we’ll be needing you! If you can help during the day SUNDAY AUGUST 28th!!! (PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE!!!) - anytime between 9 and 3 (the event is 10-2) you can email us at futurecraftcollective at gmail dot com and let us know. While the [...]

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Because of some schedule conflicts with the Zilker PTA budget team we are changing the swap from Saturday to Sunday. The new date is  SUNDAY, AUGUST 28th!!!from 10am – 2pm. Zilker Elementary 1900 Bluebonnet! Yes folks! It’s time!!! Time for the Zilker Elementary 4th annual clothes swap brought to you by Future Craft Collective, Andrea’s [...]

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We over here at Future Craft Collective have a penchant for those old fashioned Make Stuff books from the late 60s and 70s. You know the ones. The craft books for kids that were often part of a kids book set such as the Childcraft series or Things to Make and Do or The Children’s Hour [...]

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As we work on our own book Make Stuff Together with Wiley Publishing, (which is seeming even more amazing as our April publishing date draws near), it is brought to our attention that there are a lot of cool craft books out there. And design books. And film, fashion, environment, family life books and more. [...]

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It’s still a ways away, but we are already thinking about the Zilker Green Team/Future Craft Collective Back-to-School clothes swap this coming school year. Ordinarily we hold it on tax free weekend but this year we’re shaking things up a bit. Because so many folks are still away that weekend in one last effort before [...]

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We’re back on Craftzine this season with a new collection of projects under the heading, Reduce, Reuse, Refashion. Our first project out the bag, (pun totally intended) is for these super cool, lightweight and breathable produce bags made from sports jerseys. Get on over there and check ‘em out. And while you’re at it, check [...]

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This weekend I participated in a viewing and panel discussion on the documentary Consuming Kids. It was amazing. And frightening. A documentary I think every parent and educator should watch. The way the modern day marketing machine preys on our kids from birth on is mind boggling. You can read more about my experience here. [...]

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Keeping small business alive is an important part of living green. Check out the 3/50 Project for a quick tutorial on ways to support local small business in your own community.

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