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Things to Make and Do Calendar

Things to Make and Do Calendar

Choosing the right wall calendar is a huge decision. No, really, think about it – You’re going to live with that calendar most intimately for the next 12 months, staring at its images as you go through the days. Those adorable kittens that were so cute in the early months, the amusing cubicle-clown cartoons, the [...]

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Get Crafty with Grosgrain Style

Get Crafty with Grosgrain Style

You know grosgrain ribbon, right? That sturdy multi-purpose ribbon with strong ribs going across it? Striped, solid, or even printed with polka dots though it may be — yeah, you know grosgrain when you see it. Grosgrain ribbon makes a regular appearance in our old family photo albums — mostly in striped ribbon belts with [...]

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Have a Day: Design a Mood-Change T-Shirt

Have a Day: Design a Mood-Change T-Shirt

It almost breaks my heart that this clever emoticon T-shirt doesn’t exist yet! Have a Day is a submission by a guy called Elbeardo to the on-going T-shirt design contest over at Threadless.com — where they give away something like $2000 in cash and prizes to 4-6 lucky winners every month. Isn’t this a great [...]

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Silly Putty

Silly Putty

Who could have predicted it? Silly Putty seems to be making a comeback, especially in the college dorms… Oh, c’mon, of course you remember that plastic egg-shaped container with a strange stretchy bouncy substance inside! It’s in the American National Toy Hall of Fame and everything. But… what’s the attraction? What (G-rated) activities can you [...]

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Jar of Whimsies

Jar of Whimsies

Now there’s no excuse for feeling that life might be drab, dull, routine, or lacking in creativity — not when a Jar of Whimsies could be yours! One Good Bumblebee kindly scours the world for vintage trinkets and whimsical treasures, and packs them into delightful surprise-pack jars. …a crafter’s new best friend, a treasure lover’s [...]

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