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My Girl Scout troop has been doing a lot of art related projects recently. In honor of that and in order to be inspired to try a few new types of art, we recently visited several art galleries. The overall favorite was the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, located in northern Tucson, Arizona. This gallery [...]
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 day. Here is [...]
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 daughter needed dragon eggs. Since dragons are rare and difficult to find, combined with the fact that we’re vegan and try never to use animal products (especially the babies of a species), we’ve been working on creating our own magically made up ones. Here’s how we did it: Get a large plastic Easter egg. [...]
I’m a strong believer in following interests and passions. I’ve become immersed in numerous things over the years, including photography. For a time I had my own photo studio. I enjoyed it a lot and still take many photographs (mostly of my daughters and scenery). Since my parents are visiting and my youngest daughter is [...]
Antiquing paper can be lots of fun. We’ve done it for maps, party invitations, and, most recently, for making a poem/riddle look like it had been in the Goblet of Fire. My daughter’s Harry Potter class is having a Tri-Wizard Tournament. Being a planner, my daughter elected to help with the planning of the three [...]
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 for peaceful fulfillment of [...]
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 1 cup [...]
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 [...]
In starting a blog, I did as many do: I googled myself and my websites. What did I find? Photos from Do Life Right scattered on various other sites around the world (more than a dozen countries, actually, so I’m quite flattered). In case anyone is interested, it is this photograph that is the most [...]
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