Kids & Family

Neon Elastic Girl’s Skirt

Neon Elastic Girl’s Skirt

I get obsessed over fabric (who doesn’t right?) and Liberty of London is just right up there with the most beautiful prints. Molly at The Purl Bee shows off the gorgeous Liberty of London Tana Lawn print in her neon elastic girl’s skirt project. The neon elastic and knit trim give a modern edge to […]

Quilting with Kids

By Christine Koh My daughter Laurel and I love working on creative projects – she says she wants to be a designer when she grows up so we can work together. And since this summer represented our first summer off (prior to elementary school Laurel attended a year-round day care), I thought it would be […]

Monster Art Tote

How adorable is this monster art tote from Craftster user, sadsilver. The lined tote bags are very simple, made from fabric from my stash. The monsters are made with polar fleece and eco felt. I stuffed each tote with a sketchbook and the monster teeth are made of six mini twistable crayons. She made them […]

Color chemistry crayons

Color chemistry crayons

This is understandable, really, because the chemical composition of many crayons, even if you ignore the wax binder and just focus on the coloring, is extraordinarily complicated, containing many different pigments carefully blended to achieve just the right color. Even if the formulations weren’t trade secrets, it’d be doubtful if many of them could be fit on a crayon label in a legible typeface.