Day 3 – Infinity t-shirt scarf (Taken with instagram)
This is the easiest thing to make. Take an old t-shirt (XL or bigger) and cut it off below the sleeves. Voila, infinity scarf. Goodwill is a great resource for new or gently used t-shirts.
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Day 1 – Puzzle Box (Taken with instagram) Canon has a website called Creative Park where they share a variety of paper crafts, from easy to complex. This puzzle box was one of the more complicated ones to cut, fold, and paste. But I’ve always loved constructing with paper and cardboard, so the instructions were familiar to me. My daughter could hardly wait for me to finish a puzzle piece before she started making the panda face. I really like how the designer made sure that all the pieces work together so you can create a random face as well.
Well the boxes are (mostly) unpacked here in Bend, Oregon. The only space remaining to be organized is my own creative space. I’ve chosen a corner of the garage, but I lack the basics, like…furniture.
We found some posterboard tucked in with a painting. My daughter has used a few pieces for drawings. We also made a giant origami crane. With the last poster, we attempted a giant paper plane based on these instructions. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2768368762284821227&q=paper%2Bairplane
The plane was really hard to fold, and it does not fly very well. But we spent some quality creative time together. Success!
When I first drove across country to Los Angeles over ten years ago, my first glimpse of the Pacific ocean was looking west down Pico Blvd. Clear blue skies mirrored in rolling waves. Everything seemed brighter, warmer, healthier, and even happier. I was inspired by the beaches, and would make collages on old business cards. Back then, the ocean was huge; the defining feature of the city. Urban life and traffic congestion has left me weary, and I admit I hardly notice the ocean now, even though I live just blocks from the sandy shore.
When I leave this place one day, I will look back at these little pieces of art and again remember what it felt like to see the Pacific ocean for the first time.
Fur hats are more than head warmers. I found some handmade versions online that will make you stand out in a crowd as well as lift your spirits. Just try to keep a frown while wearing one of these hot pink creations with ears. I cobbled together my own version, and you can too. Or if you’d rather buy one, try these sellers on Etsy. mspresto, doriumlux and gobbolino
Foldschool’s genius DIY furniture…
We all know that the most affordable furniture is self-made (time discounted of course.) Foldschool.com offers free patterns and instructions to make three different pieces of kid’s furniture – a chair, rocker, and stool. Using standard sheets of corrugated cardboard, you cut, fold, and glue to create a pint-sized chair, stool or rocker. Despite their size, they are sturdy enough to hold the average adult. Personally I love the natural craft-brown, but you and your child could paint it or cover it in decoupage, or otherwise decorate it in any number of ways.
Now I am just waiting for Foldschool to come up with a design for a little table… Anyone?…
by pauline 