Do Life Right

I made up the following directions, based on experimentation. For my older Girl Scout troop of 10-13 year olds, each girl took 3-4 hours to make her purse. None were very experienced at sewing, so consider this a “beginners” how-to (I just made two purses with flaps in about 3 hours time - […]

I’ve been a Girl Scout Leader now for seven years. Three or four years ago, my troop got together and surprised me with a vest of my own. I’d made little off hand comments to the parents and girls about how I wished I could earn badges, too. They are all so […]

I’ve been enjoying making pillows since I was twelve and received my first sewing machine. I’ve recently shared my love of pillow making with my Girl Scout troops. We made simple 4 square checkered pillows. My 7.5 year old daughter loved it so much, she made one completely by herself the next […]

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 […]

My younger daughter’s Girl Scout troop (I’m their Leader) recently went hiking at Gates Pass, on the West side of Tucson, AZ. Here are some photographs. All the little green vertical lines are saguaros. Many are hundreds of years old.

Happy LEAP Day! Leap Day is one of my all time favorite days. It’s a Bonus day that always makes me think of rainbows and smiles! To celebrate this occasion, I’ve made a list of my favorite reasons I’m glad I started this blog. I’m also giving each of my daughters […]

Part of bridging to a new level in Girl Scouts is helping to plan (or completely planning) a ceremony. My daughter, in preparation of bridging from Junior Girl Scouts to Cadette Girl Scouts decided to plan our ceremony last month (she doesn’t actually bridge until May). She, with my husband’s and my help, […]

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 […]

Our Girl Scout troop just had a lovely “Goop and Goo Day 2008″. Here are some of the recipes we used (you may recognize some of the recipes, but we had to make our own fun names). Of course, making your own goops and goos are super fun, too. Enjoy!
Smelly Gooey Goodness
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Are you using fabric shopping bags yet? Consider the implications of plastic and paper, before you allow your purchases to be put into either again.
What you can do:

Be aware of the plastic bag problem.
Encourage the shops you frequent to have bag incentive programs; talk with the owner and/or manager - BE NICE. Write […]