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Alpha Mom Update: I Said Yes Again! I’m Teaching Upcycled Crafting!

I have been in pretty good control of my Alpha Mom Syndrome this fall.  I have not signed up for anything more than I committed to prior to the fall and that has helped me keep my days from...

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The Halloween Upcycle: Pureed Pumpkin Tutorial!

When I look back at photos from years past, we have pumpkins galore at Halloween – on the porch, in the house, painted, carved – you name it, we had it.  After apple-picking season came pumpkin-picking...

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Upcycled Crafting: Teaching My Young Friends To Decoupage

Decoupage – ahhh – a beautiful French word that makes it possible to glue paper to other stuff and call it art.  At least that’s what I wanted to teach my students.  Sometimes, people can be so...

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Upcycled Crafting: The Paper Towel Cardboard Roll Challenge!

There are still a few classes left in the winter session with my young friends in our Upcycled Crafting class.  They seem to enjoy a challenge rather than following a step-by-step tutorial on how to...

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The Best Way To Fix A Pilled Sweater

The best part about having a friend that you have known all your life, or is as close to you as a sister would be (if you had a sister), is that she can tell you anything – no holds … Continue reading...

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Reuse Before Trashing: A Lesson In Upcycle Crafting

I read an article recently on Huffington Post Parents that aimed at helping bring order to their readers’ homes by providing a list of things to throw out. Throw out? No! To be fair to the author, she...

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DIY: Upcycled Jump Rope

I was brainstorming ideas for some fun projects to try with my new students in my Upcycled Crafting class, when I realized, I never shared one of my favorites from last semester!  I like to work on...

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Upcycled Crafting For Earth Day: Papier Mache Banks

Earth Day is on April 22nd this year and my Upcycled Crafting class is the perfect place to teach kids how to save the planet via their creativity. My students are getting the hang of looking for ways...

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