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I’m getting excited about the Maker Faire this Sunday!
I’m getting excited about the Maker Faire this Sunday!
My latest weaving assignment is a reminder of my goal – to find my best life’s work.
I wove black belts from a recycled black t-shirt to commemorate a milestone for my friends.
This winter, my kids and I are taking classes together, and it’s been fabulous!
This woven basket-like bowl taught me new weaving skills for my Weaving a Life course.
My second Weaving a Life assignment
Clean out your plastic milk jugs and send them my way!
The perfect vacation for those seeking Trashmagination inspiration
I made this on a three-ring binder – can you believe it?
Our old jeans make a sturdy cushion for our kids’ hanging tent, the HugglePod.
I made two hooked rugs for Christmas gifts – one for my mother-in-law and one for my dad.
Have you ever made a list like this? It’s a great exercise in figuring out where to direct your energy.
She makes the most amazing Trashmagination art, especially with plastic caps.
A new creative reuse center in Alexandria inspires me!!
Keen & kind Makers at the Columbus Maker Faire inspired me and my family.
For my Halloween costume, I made a globe from plastic caps and carried it like Atlas, the Greek Titan.
3 of my favorite Trashmagination-inspired artists from Art on the Avenue in Alexandria
Highlights from the Silver Spring Maker Faire in September 2013 – the first Maker Faire in the Washington DC area
My top 5 favorites at the World Maker Faire 2013 in New York
This recycled plastic hockey star will be the craft at my daughter’s 10th birthday party – which has an ice hockey theme.
Creative ways I saved money in college
Check out our training PowerPoint on making a comic book of your family history!
The back pockets of my husband’s old jeans become a new home for my daughter’s stuffed toys
Where did I get my early recycling mentality? A textile recycling center where I worked for a summer in 1994.
This craft transforms recycled cardboard toilet paper rolls into something super fun and shiny.