Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – great recycling projects using things you already have. A few weeks ago I gave instructions for a really cool train desk caddy, How to Make a Starlight Express Desk Caddy. While this one is really fun and uses recyclables, it may not be big enough for
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – stained glass without the glass. I love the look of stained glass but lack the patience needed for cutting the glass just right. These projects offer the same lovely effect – without the need for dangerous cutting and soldering irons. The first project can be
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – this week we’re going full steam ahead with a train desk caddy. I love crafts that allow you to be adaptive and come up with your own designs. One of the Goddesses and I watched our favourite crafter, Mister Maker, create a similar caddy
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making dreamcatchers. OK, so I’m not going to guarantee they will stop nightmares, but that is the legend behind them. Dreamcatchers originated with the Ojibwe people of North America. Legend has it the Spider Woman, Asibikaashi, took care of the people, especially the children, of
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – how to paint like a pro. If you read my post How to Draw the Line to Happiness you’ll understand all the benefits you gain by creating art. The problem for many is they feel intimated by the prospect and unsure of how to start. This
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making woollen dolls. With the weather getting cooler here in Australia our minds turn to all things warm and wool is one of the best of them. Every year, inspired by the cooler temperatures, I vow I’m going to start, or finish, a knitted scarf or blanket.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – colourful sea creatures to celebrate oceans day. Last week’s project, How to Create and Educate for World Oceans Day showed you how to make a shimmering seahorse, crazy crab, cute clams and collages. This week we have a cuddly octopus, foil fish, CD fish, CD crab
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – crafts to recognise World Oceans Day, celebrated on June 8. This year’s theme is ‘healthy oceans, healthy planet’. The World Ocean Day organisation explains how the ocean is like the planet’s heart, connecting people all over the world just as a heart pumps blood to all
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – this week I’m sharing lots of little projects to keep your young children happy and creative. Most of these projects can be done in a few, simple steps and you probably have everything you need to make them already sitting around your home.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – paper mache heads. I love making these life-size heads with my art students. The paper mache process teaches patience and coordination while the decorating process unleashes creativity and imagination. The finished product is full of fun and fantasy and can be used as a decoration
