Weaving Stories About Our Ancestors at Obon
At Obon, we remember our ancestors. This year, we’ll do it on a loom, writing messages and stories on strips of fabric. Read more ›
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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. Read more ›
Maker Faire 2016 in Reston, Virginia
Inspiring Trashmagination artists made items from recycled glass, fiber and playing cards. Read more ›
Sewing “Flat People”
My daughter designs a version of paper dolls with fabric scraps. Read more ›
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. Read more ›
Upholstered bench cover from interior design scraps
I salvaged a bench that had mold on its upholstery by making a new cover from interior design sample fabrics. Read more ›
Taiko Bachi Bags
Quilted from Japanese fabrics for two fellow Taiko players who are leaving our performance group Read more ›
DIY Green Screen for Creative Video Projects
Our family loves to make creative video projects and built a temporary green screen. Read more ›
My Nephew’s Baby Quilt
A baby quilt sewn from upholstery samples welcomes my new nephew, Tyler. Read more ›
Crazy as a Loom Weaving Studio
When I visited this studio in July 2009, it became a symbol in my life of following my dreams. Read more ›
Sewing a cover for a bolster from recycled upholstery samples
I made a custom ordered bolster cover for my friend’s yoga studio. Read more ›
Make a Tree Friend – Pre-School Kit
A few years ago, I made a kit that teachers would use to get their class to adopt a tree for the school year. Read more ›
TrashAnatomy Shark Model
Check out the first TrashAnatomy model – an anatomy teaching model made entirely from trash. Read more ›
Woven Mask from Recycled T-Shirts
My latest weaving project for my Weaving a Life course is a mask. Read more ›
Making a Giant Cushion from Blue Jeans
Our old jeans make a sturdy cushion for our kids’ hanging tent, the HugglePod. Read more ›
Upcycle Creative Reuse Center
A new creative reuse center in Alexandria inspires me!! Read more ›
6 Great People I Met at the Columbus Maker Faire
Keen & kind Makers at the Columbus Maker Faire inspired me and my family. Read more ›
3 Awesome Creative Re-Use Artists at Art on the Avenue
3 of my favorite Trashmagination-inspired artists from Art on the Avenue in Alexandria Read more ›
World Maker Faire New York City 2013
My top 5 favorites at the World Maker Faire 2013 in New York Read more ›
Toy Organizer from Recycled Denim Jeans
The back pockets of my husband’s old jeans become a new home for my daughter’s stuffed toys Read more ›