I'm a writer, crafter, Zombie Preparedness Planner, and homeschooling momma of two kids who will hopefully someday transition into using their genius for good, not the evil machinations and mess-making in which they currently indulge. I'm interested in recycling and nature crafts, food security, STEM education, and the DIY lifestyle, however it's manifested--making myself some underwear out of T-shirts? Done it. Teaching myself guitar? Doing it right now. Visit my blog Craft Knife for a peek at our very weird handmade homeschool life, and my etsy shop Pumpkin+Bear for a truly odd number of rainbow-themed beeswax pretties.
Detox baths aren’t the only place where you can gently sneak some of those healing herbs and oils into a kid’s system.
Spotted: Kids’ Detox Bath from The Paleo Mama + 7 Other Kid-Friendly Herbal Recipes Read More 👉
There are so many great things that you can make with old drawers!
20 DIY Drawer Projects Read More 👉
An organized, tidy craft storage system is the difference between a person who is uncommonly artistic and crafty and a person who is basically an extreme hoarder in need of a televised intervention.
My Antique Drawer Craft Storage System Read More 👉
Glass bottles, whether they held your spaghetti sauce yesterday (here’s how to get the label off) or a Coca-Cola fifty years ago (here’s how to make it look shiny and new!), make excellent craft supplies
30 Glass Bottle Crafts Read More 👉
Do you ever see old glass bottles, maybe at a flea market, maybe scrounged from an old dump site (we have one of those back in our woods, sigh…), and think, “That bottle would be so great… IF it wasn’t covered in 50 years’ worth of grime?”
How to Clean Old Glass Bottles Read More 👉
Sometimes an artist needs some inspiration.
Book Review: Living in a Fairytale World, by Mister Finch Read More 👉
These are what you’re going to use for gift tags this year, and for menu cards, and for labels for your potluck dishes, and for party favors.
Spotted: Wood Slice Chalkboards from Little House Blog, and 11 other Wood Slice Projects Read More 👉
Craft an elegram and save the elephants!
Craft Elegrams to Raise Funds for The Nature Conservancy Read More 👉
You don’t need a sewing machine to turn your kid into a vampire, assassin, young Jedi, ranger, or any other hooded creatures this Halloween. All you need is a wrap used for babywearing, and you’ll have this no-sew hood configured in no time.
Make a No-Sew Hood from a Babywearing Wrap Read More 👉
Want a totally eco-friendly way to modify wood, or cork, or leather without paint, without dye, without glue?
Dude, get yourself a wood burner!
Tools to Use: Wood Burner (Plus Six Projects to Use it on!) Read More 👉
These particular Halloween luminaries here?
They are stunning. Stellar. The most beautiful that I’ve ever seen.
Spotted: Halloween Luminaries from Adventure in a Box, and 12 More Luminaries to Make Read More 👉
Who doesn’t love having a spookily-lit Jack-o-lantern shining on their front porch?
Spotted: Solar Light Jack-o-Lantern, and 8 other Halloween Crafts Read More 👉
You should not have to break your heart trying to carve a gorgeous pumpkin this year!
9 Jack-o-Lantern Carving Tutorials That YOU Can Do! Read More 👉
Kids with parents who have the time and energy or money and energy to provide them with pre-reading supplies to enrich their learning shouldn’t be the only kids who have pre-reading supplies to enrich their learning.
Craft Free Speech: Make Moveable Alphabets to Donate to Your Community Read More 👉
Looking for a Halloween craft that doesn’t involve a bunch of junky plastic?
Let nature be your inspiration.
Spotted: Eggshell Ghost Mobile, and 15 More Halloween Crafts Read More 👉
1. Do you love to upcycle? 2. Do you love to refashion? 3. Do you live in Denver, Colorado?
Come to PalletFest! Read More 👉
Crafting doesn’t only have to involve Mod Podge or a sewing machine, and upcycling is more than just playing with toilet paper tubes and bottle caps.
Spotted: Tic Tacs Flashlight, and 9 other Upcycled Flashlights Read More 👉
This method that I’m going to show you is a way to both lengthen pants and, if not to actually shorten them, then at least to make the ubiquitous cuffs look intentional.
How to Sew Cuffs to Lengthen Pants Read More 👉
Is your kid begging for a dollhouse? If so, then you are about to be a hero!
Spotted: Dollhouse from Drawers, and 7 other Upcycled Dollhouses Read More 👉
Sewing pants for a kid? Save yourself some trouble in the long run, and just add knee patches from the get-go. Here’s how to make patches that are built in!
How to Make Patches for Pants as You’re Sewing Them Read More 👉
What’s the COOLEST thing that you could make with a Mason jar?
An FM radio, is what I’m thinking.
NPR in a Mason Jar: The Single Station FM Radio Kickstarter Read More 👉
This pumpkin spice latte doesn’t come from Starbucks, and it DEFINITELY doesn’t cost four dollars.
Spotted: Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte, and 17 More Pumpkin Recipes Read More 👉
Sometimes you want to make a button but you only have, say, a toy dinosaur. Here’s how to make buttons out of basically anything you want.
How to Make Buttons out of Anything with Sugru Read More 👉
The following DIY 3D craft projects all let you experiment with adding dimensionality and movement to your work–no more flat surfaces!
13 DIY 3D Projects Read More 👉
These color viewers are a project that is suitable for a wide range of ages.
How-to: DIY Color Viewers Read More 👉
These DIY 3D glasses are an excellent kid-build, and really fun for kids to play with afterwards.
Kid-Made: How to Make 3D Glasses Read More 👉
For many items, copying an existing piece of clothing is not as hard as you might think.
How to Copy an Existing Piece of Clothing: Vest Read More 👉
I know a great method to repair a knit dress that doesn’t require a patch.
How-to: Repair a Knit Dress with a T-shirt Read More 👉
Check out these grape and toothpick sculptures from The Artful Parent!
Spotted: Grape and Toothpick Sculptures + 7 More Ways to Play with Food Read More 👉
You deserve the right to fix your own stuff.
iFixit and the Right to Repair Read More 👉
You can sculpt with them, pose them on any surface, and they’re re-usable, so when you’re done just unstick and unbend them and put them away for next time.
How-to: Bendy Yarn from Natural Ingredients Read More 👉
My kids love washi tape because it’s colorful and easy to use.
Totally Washi Light Switch Plate Read More 👉
Check out these tutorials for tons of DIY art supplies that your kids are going to enjoy creating with.
20 DIY Kids’ Art Supplies Read More 👉
I mean, kids love cardboard boxes best anyway, right?
Spotted: Cardboard Wheelbarrow and 13 other Cardboard Toys Read More 👉
