sweaters became texting gloves, hats, and even little sweaters for little people

Today kids from Sabina’s Daycare of Westchester came to the workshop and I think it’s fair to say that they all surprised themselves by creating such beautiful game boxes. From cereal boxes, buttons, wall paper samples and an upcycled cigar box, they created a game of checkers contained in a chalkboard box. The challenge was [...]

The second pillow project this week was upcycling pillowcases into beach dresses, complete with 3 pockets in the front for treasures…seashells, beach glass, stones, etc… These were eight-year-olds and we definitely pushed their skill sets over the edge. But I like giving kids something to reach for. I always test my daughter on projects before [...]

This week was all about pillow shams and pillow cases. Above is Miika and buddy Sami fusing plastic bags together to form the backing for picnic blankets. The fused plastic is like thick plastic fabric. So we cut it to the size of the shams, sewed it together and the girls drew pictures on the [...]

I’m always dropping my phone or leaving my keys somewhere. And I can’t stand having them in my pocket…sometimes I don’t have pockets. So, it dawned on me that an apron was the perfect solution. This one is my second one because Miika told me she was tired of seeing my green one. In it’s [...]