Posted in ATCs, Girl Scouts, art, art trading cards, crafts, how to, photographs by: Lisa
15 Apr
Here are the photographs first, then the directions. These photographs are a year old and don’t show the full extent of our dyeing, but they’ll give you an idea of what the possibilities are.
I first got the great idea of dyeing fabric with Sharpie markers from one of my favorite kid’s science catalogs, Steve [...]
Posted in ATCs, Girl Scouts, Unschooling, art, art trading cards, books, crafts, empowerment, games, homeschooling, party, vision boards, writing by: Lisa
31 Jan
I’ve met a lot of people lately who are feeling stifled and uncreative. They’ve been working hard at parenting, other caregiving (of parents, friends, or other relatives), or in their careers. I hear women, in particular, say there is no time for themselves. No time for pleasure or creativity. No time [...]
Posted in ATCs, art trading cards, environmentalism, green living, holidays, party, photographs by: Lisa
21 Nov
Several years ago, my oldest daughter asked me to please not use paper wrapping paper anymore. She felt that it was a waste of resources to use paper (even recycled paper) for a short term happy ripping effect. Her argument was compelling and we agreed that we’d never purchase wrapping paper again, and we’d reuse [...]
Posted in ATCs, Arizona, Girl Scouts, Tucson, art, art trading cards, crafts, green living, holidays, how to, party, photographs, zen by: Lisa
18 Nov
I’ve always wanted a gemstone tree. I first saw one in a specialty store when I was a child. It was so beautiful, and looked so fragile, I was afraid to touch it. Yet, I did — gently, watching the way the little tree arms moved and the little leaves swayed. My parents bought [...]
Posted in ATCs, Unschooling, art, art trading cards, green living, magazines, travel, zen by: Lisa
28 Sep
I’m not a fan of receiving too many catalogs and other mail that I don’t want. However, I am a huge fan of receiving catalogs in the mail that I’m going to keep around a while and reference. Be sure to check out online catalogs before you have a paper one sent to you. If [...]
Posted in ATCs, Unschooling, Webkinz, art, art trading cards by: Lisa
28 Aug
It’s that time of year again: NOT Back to School time! Whoo-Hoo for all Radical Unschoolers like my family. It is time to celebrate our freedom and life long journey of learning all the time.
What have we been up to?
I’ve been busy updating my list of Unschooling books, websites, and magazines for [...]