Tag Archives: crafts

Re-creating crayons

Kids love their crayons — until they break. As a parent, I pick up those broken pieces and place them back in the box or bag with the unbroken pieces waiting for that day my children realize those bits are just as good as before they split in two. It will never happen unless they’reContinue reading “Re-creating crayons”

DIY Delight

I just received a copy of DIY Furniture: A step-by-step guide by Christopher Stuart from Raincoast Books.  I remain in awe of people who see potential and beauty in the oddest things, like black plastic water pipe (newspaper table), rubber doormats (poltrona armchair) and styrofoam (sedia e sgabello chair). While all the projects are worthContinue reading “DIY Delight”