Memories of my 43rd Year
Taking the time to remember a great year on my birthday
Hooked Rug Gifts
Rugs I have hooked from recycled yarn, wool, t-shirts and other fibers as gifts to family and friends
Stream Monitoring with the Oakbrook Stewards of Creation
Counting macro-invertebrates during stream monitoring was a great way to see our local area in a new micro-way.
My Mom’s Weaving – Gander Birch
My mom made an incredible weaving of a birch tree forest near where she was born in Gander, Newfoundland.
My Creative Instagram Inspirations
These Instagram feeds are providing a lot of creative energy to me these days for rug hooking, weaving, quilting, embroidery, drawing and interesting craft business models.
Washed Ashore Exhibit at Smithsonian National Zoo
This incredible exhibit of 17 sea creatures made from beach trash is one of the most impressive creative reuse endeavors I have ever viewed.
Webelos Cub Scout Craft from Recycled Materials
We designed a Cub Scout wearing the Webelos uniform as a craft for our den.
Tapestry Weavings with T-Shirt Yarn
I experiment with making small tapestries from recycled t-shirt yarn and other yarns.
Wood Carving Art by Isaiah Fraser from Scrap Wood
Wood carving artist Isaiah Fraser is my brother-in-law and we love creative reuse of wood scraps!
Toddler Craft – Basket from Recycled Laundry Cap
Colorful laundry caps inspire a craft that helps build fine-motor skills for little ones.
Making Handmade Obon Tenugui for Bon Odori Dancing
At the Obon festival at Ekoji Buddhist Temple, people can use a stamp to decorate a tenugui, or cloth hand towel, and then dance with it at the community dance.
Taiko Crafts from Recycled Plastic Caps and Wine Corks
To help celebrate Obon, a Buddhist summer festival, I designed crafts from recycled materials including this taiko player.
First Weavings on my Floor Loom
I finally got my floor loom working and made three weavings from my first warp.
Maker Faire 2016 in Reston, Virginia
Inspiring Trashmagination artists made items from recycled glass, fiber and playing cards.
T-Shirt Quilt – Everybody’s Got Wings
I hand-quilted a t-shirt from an Innovation Engineering conference with a design and message I loved.
Sewing “Flat People”
My daughter designs a version of paper dolls with fabric scraps.
My Family’s Creative Recycling over the Holidays
I love that my family was doing creative recycling in all our various corners of the globe – from recycling yarn, to wood to upholstery samples.
Making Taiko Ornaments for Nen Daiko
To celebrate my taiko performance group, I made them adorable taiko ornaments from applesauce containers.
Recycling Broken Rowing Shells into Furniture
I helped my sister cut up two damaged rowing shells into lengths that can be made into bookshelves, lamps or art pieces for rowing enthusiasts.
Golden Moments Weaving
This weaving project took two years and is like a puzzle of major epiphanies in my life.
Japanese Drum or Taiko from Recycled Plastic Fruit Cups
After noticing the wood grain pattern on a brand of recycled apple sauce containers, I designed this craft of a Japanese drum or taiko, which is often made from a wooden barrel here in the US.
Donating my Green Roof Costume
The green roof company Up Top Acres can now feature my costume to further their wonderful mission of creative urban farming.
Teaching Cub Scouts the New Motto at Halloween
My husband uses a “memory palace” technique at a Cub Scout Halloween meeting to help the boys learn the new Cub Scout motto.
Pac-Man Arcade Halloween Costume from Recycled Materials
My husband Bob designed and built this arcade costume for our son.
My First Five Quilts
I started quilting in 1989 with no training and my first quilts were very oddly constructed. But I loved making them!