Category: Create.
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paint/picnic.
My preschool mama friend invited me to host a painting station for her older kid’s park birthday. I love a good outdoor crafting session so when it comes to creating a special creative project for a park celebration, I am totes in! After some idea sharing, we decided to set…
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fairy wings.
Story time! My little lost his first tooth, and I accidentally caused panic when I told him about the tooth fairy. Just some rando who comes into your home uninvited and takes your teeth? Hard pass. ❌ But we couldn’t not celebrate this childhood milestone, so after some consoling and…
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spring break.
Looking for a Spring break filled with local events and yummy snacks and crafts? Perhaps one of these Bay Area spots will suit your fancy — in alphabetical order: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Go on a walk on the Cal campus and then head over to…
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adinkra symbols.
Another creative library night in the books! Nichole of Asé Arts shared Adinkra symbol history and walked us through how to make our own in stamp form. She shared select symbol meanings and we each picked two that resonated with us: I chose Duafe and Nsoromma. I’ve made stamps before,…
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brews and bookmarks.
For my macrame art gallery launch I hosted a free make and take station at the brewery. It was a beautifully sunny day – so perfect for crafting al fresco! Sharing my bookmark craft here so you can make your own. This craft recipe makes one 7-inch bookmark. You will…
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lunar new year.
Ringing in the Lunar New Year with a Chinese calligraphy class at the El Cerrito Library and Jojo Liu! Jojo shared a brief calligraphy history, described our materials, and then demonstrated basic Chinese calligraphy techniques. For the year of the horse, Jojo prepared worksheets for us to learn the horse…
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macramé art gallery.
You guys, I feel so official! I recently put up some of my macramé on a local brewery art wall – my first official gallery wall as a fiber artist! I even made gallery price tags, with my laminator of course. ☺️ You can currently find six of my pieces…
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how charming.
I am on a bag charm kick! We made bag charms as thank you gifts for a recent school fundraiser, and then bag charms for my kid’s Super Mario birthday celebration. We had a few supplies leftover from the birthday craft so we thought it would be fun to make…
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crafternoon.
Remember when I started a beading club? We made… Wish Bracelets Painted Bead Statement Necklaces Polymer Clay Jewelry Charms Mala-Inspired Necklaces and Layered Bangle Bracelets! And now, drumroll please – After a hiatus in 2025, I’m teaming up again with Sticky Art Lab to offer a Crafternoon series in 2026…
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level up!
Here’s a super simple way to jazz up sticker sheet favors! It’s year two at my kid’s preschool and for his birthday we put together Super Mario birthday favors to stay on theme with his birthday celebrations. I found Super Mario decorate-a-face sticker sheets. They came with nine designs. And…