Artsy Fartsy Family

Decorating a pillowcase is a great idea for a birthday party craft or for a girl scout meeting or even just for fun. You can decorate plain white pillowcases that you already have, or purchase a Crayola Create Your Own Pillowcase Kit
I want to point out that the last two are by the amazing Kathy [...]

July 10th, 2008

Steampunk: a fanmade subculture that emphasizes on Neo-Victorian aesthetic. A world of steam engines, clockworks, polished brass, and unpolished leather. Every fandom has its signature tchotchke. Ravers have their glowsticks, furries have their pointy ears, Renaissance festers have Styrofoam swords. What does that leave steampunkers?

Yep. Fashioned after antique goggles [...]

Popsicle stick crafts and activities with popsicle sticks. Craft sticks is another name for these. You can save them all summer long or just buy them by the bag. Either way, craft stick activities are fun, and inspire imagination. My preference is just to put out a bunch of ideas and the supplies, then let [...]

1.  Use fancy beads for making Jewelry like bracelets, earrings or even decorative phone chains
2. Design T shirt graphics to sell on cafe press, like the girls at KremeCheezeShirtz
3. Sharpen chopsticks with a pencil sharpener, then paint or lacquer them for homemade hair sticks
4. Make denim purses out of old blue jeans
5. Braid strips of [...]

Make a felt cell phone cover or make a fleece cell phone cover
The artsy fartsy kids have had quite a few cell phones over the years, usually the prepaid kind because they haven’t mastered the art of sending less than a thousand text messages per day.  I know some parents equate them with privelege, but [...]

Homemade beauty items make fantastic gifts. Not only are they easy and inexpensive, but they’re good for the planet, because they’re not individually packaged and shipped all over the country with preservatives. They use ingredients you already have in the home, so they’re simple. Store them in recycled jars and bottles, but [...]