My First Weaving a Life Amulet
I made this on a three-ring binder – can you believe it?
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.
Our family takes apart our broken treadmill to learn what was inside and to make it easier to recycle.
Three artists describe instruments they make from found objects in this Maker Camp Hangout.
Two green homes in the Bar Harbor area – super inspiring – amazing home owners!
For my Mom’s birthday, a story about how she is an example of on-the-spot creativity
A life-changing experience meeting Susan Barrett Merrill from Weaving a Life and weaving for the first time on a StoryLoom
The Happy Face Museum in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is one woman’s way of spreading happiness in the world.
Plastic applesauce snack containers and old kids socks make a fun recycled craft for summer camp.
Taking apart an old mattress and box spring was the best workout I ever had while recycling.